Daily snapshots of the key ridings leaders are targeting on the campaign trail
The Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green, and Bloc Québécois teams are making stops in regions that will be key to their electoral fortunes on April 28.
Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals
Of the 343 ridings to be contested, 34 have historically chosen the party that takes power at every election since at least 2011.
Pundit panel: what policies will get parties votes?
‘It’s quaint to assume policy will matter in this election,’ says former Liberal PMO staffer Dan Arnold.
Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign
In the first three days after the election call, the Liberals spent $301,000 on Meta ads for the party and their leader, outpacing the Conservatives’ combined $150,000.
Poilievre needs to ‘put some new material in the window’ as polls narrow and Carney gains ground, say strategists
Running a campaign focused on Liberals failings and likening Mark Carney to former prime minister Justin Trudeau is ‘probably not enough’ says Conservative strategist Tim Powers.
Change is in the air: number of MPs not reoffering highest in last 25 years
Roughly 18.3 per cent of incumbent MPs aren’t running for re-election this year, and the reasons why are varied.
Stretch between potential April 2 U.S. tariffs and voting day will be ‘critical’ to the election outcome, say political players
With the U.S. president’s April 2 tariffs looming, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to call an early election is a high-stakes gamble that could backfire, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.
Gaming out the first period
Some important things could be revealed over the course of the first two weeks of the 45th election campaign.
Trump’s most despised adversary has an election
It’s beyond troubling that Canada is always being singled out for its supposedly nasty negotiating stance, and alleged unfair trading relationship with Americans.
Election a chance for party leaders to be the adults in the room
Elections are naturally a divisive time. Although the tenor of the campaign and the country currently highlights a call for unity in the face of an external threat, the underlying goal of any election is to split voters into teams and see who ultimately comes out ahead. But as politicians of—almost—every stripe tap into the […]
