Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win
Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
All we are saying, is give peace a chance
Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their own ranks? It isn’t what most Canadians want.
Houston tests the waters
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston did not confirm a leadership bid in his CTV interview, but did respond ‘in French’ that he was studying the language, a sure sign of national interest. Two million views of Houston’s video have Conservatives across the country talking.
The CPC’s Harper problem
The Harper syndrome is weakening the Conservative Party because instead of looking forward, it keeps looking back. It’s hard for a party to advance that way; it’s difficult for it to grow and adapt.
May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’
Elizabeth May’s says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on climate.
Seat projections a ‘headache,’ but overall ‘good showing’ for polls in this election: pollsters
Ipsos pollster Darrell Bricker says if the pattern created in this election were to persist, Canada could be moving to ‘a two-party political system in which progressives are going to be facing off against conservatives.’
Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse
‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam Abou-Dib, who is ‘concerned’ the shrunken NDP caucus will be bad for workers.
Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain
Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening
Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ‘because someone needed to.’ He also had the help of more than 500 volunteers who flooded the riding.
Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet
Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
