A Conservative postmortem: Tory MPs should conduct a rigorous, fact-based review of what worked, what didn’t, and determine their future
Now that Justin Trudeau is gone, are the Conservatives prepared to leave fighting the culture wars to Donald Trump, because their current approach scares many Canadian voters away. Geoff Norquay digs in.
Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows
The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn’t grown since 2015, which experts say isn’t surprising given the Liberal government’s 2024 budget forecast the population to shrink by attrition.
‘It makes a lot of things easier’: ex-staffers turned MPs say Hill experience proving a boon
More than 100 first-time MPs were elected on April 28, and are now readying for Parliament’s fastest post-election return since 1988.
‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet
The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal of lifting hundreds of thousands of Canadians out of poverty.
To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall
To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some senior Conservatives are considering moving the party’s convention to this fall instead of the spring 2026. And former two-term Calgary MP Devinder Shory says Poilievre should resign as party leader, call […]
‘Feeling forgotten’ and ‘left behind’: why more young men are voting Conservative
Young male voters backed the Tories, while boomers flocked to the Liberals in an election that saw generations grapple with dividing ballot-box questions.
‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali
Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be consulted.
Polls, the campaign, and Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre dramatically narrowed the lead the Liberals had built—10 per cent at one point—but he carried too much political baggage. His attack-dog persona in the run-up to the campaign demonstrated a lack of internal calibration; he looked like a schoolboy next to Mark Carney who comported himself with erudition and sobriety.
In politics, a ‘near victory’ is a defeat
Why did so many voters conclude that it was more important to stop Pierre Poilievre than to deny the Liberals a rare ‘four-peat?’ How can they win if federal politics are indeed a two-horse race for at least the near future?
Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct
A lobbyist may face a cooling-off period during which they may not engage in advocacy with an official if the official could be reasonably seen to have a sense of obligation towards that lobbyist because of political work—both paid and unpaid.
