Politicians, start your engines: the campaign kickoff
The Hill Times
This federal election could cost $570-million: Elections Canada
That’s down from the COVID-year election in 2021, which cost $574-million at 2025 prices, but up from 2019’s cost of $492-million.
Federal election one of ‘most consequential’ in Canadian history, say political players
The winner of this election will be handed a list of issues that will be outside their control, says pollster Frank Graves. ‘This is not a business as usual election.’
And we’re off—election campaign 2025 is underway
Canada’s 45th general election will cost an estimated $536-million, according to Elections Canada.
Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’
A Conservative source told The Hill Times that ‘at least 75 per cent’ of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, ‘support the Republicans in the U.S.’ and have been ‘favourable’ to Donald Trump. But the source also noted that almost all Conservatives do not support Trump’s idea of annexing Canada as the 51st state.
Liberal lead ‘built on toothpicks and very dry sand’ as party’s fortunes tied to perceptions of Carney rather than policy, polls suggest
The Liberals’ voter pool is volatile and open to moving to other parties, says Abacus Data’s David Coletto, meaning the first impressions of Mark Carney must last until the election for the party to claim a fourth consecutive victory.
April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has been spinning his wheels in a feckless attempt to transfer the enmity he so successfully encouraged against Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney. That will be a tough sell.
The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins
In the run up to the election, the goal for lobbyists is to educate key decision-makers on their priorities so they can effectively advocate for those interests post-election and hit the ground running, according to GRIC president Hunter Doubt.
We need more people doing the critical jobs in Canada
Canada’s health-care system, our military, border services, and the RCMP all need attention. It’s been too long a wait already. We need more people. Let’s go get them.
Surging in the polls, PM Carney calls general election for April 28
Thanks to the ongoing trade war with the U.S. fuelling their momentum, the Carney Liberals enter the campaign with the wind at their backs but things could change during the 37-day campaign, says Ipsos pollster Darrell Bricker.
