Pollsters expect ‘acrimonious, intensely fought’ federal election campaign, high-tech ‘black ops’ from domestic and foreign third parties
The next election campaign is shaping up to be one of the most “acrimonious, intensely fought,” and “unprecedented” runs in Canadian political history, involving populism and the use of “high-tech black ops through algorithms and social media” by domestic and foreign players, say pollsters. “[The most important aspects will be] the high-technology black ops, through […]
Liberals getting ‘homework’ done on new NAFTA before passage in U.S. and Mexico, but NDP say bill being rushed
Ahead of the looming October election, the NDP is charging the government with rushing passage of the new NAFTA implementation bill, but the Liberal chair of the House Trade Committee counters that “homework” is being done to prepare Canada for potential ratification of the deal by the United States. Bill C-100 was introduced on May […]
If he wants to win, Scheer needs to build his own brand, separate from Ford’s and Kenney’s, say political analysts
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will have to build his own strong brand to win the October election as perception about his close association with Ontario Premier Doug Ford could prove to be politically risky and could drag down the federal Conservatives in the upcoming federal campaign, say pollsters. “People are taking a closer look at […]
Liberal backers want to implement new NAFTA now, but Conservative supporters want to wait until after looming election, poll suggests
Canadians are split over when to implement the renegotiated NAFTA, a new poll suggests. A Forum Research poll suggested that 51 per cent of Canadians think the new NAFTA—formally called the USMCA or CUSMA in Canada—should be implemented now, while 49 per cent say the implementation should wait until after the upcoming federal election. Support […]
PSPC Minister Qualtrough names new press secretary
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough recently promoted communications adviser Marielle Hossack to take over as her new press secretary. Ms. Hossack has been working in Ms. Qualtrough’s ministerial office since September 2018, and had spent almost a year leading up to that working as a parliamentary assistant to Ms. Qualtrough as the Liberal […]
Former prime ministers, rivals, come out to celebrate John Turner’s 90th birthday
John Turner, the oldest living former Canadian prime minister, was toasted at his 90th birthday party on June 10 at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. Organized by his former PMO staffers Lisa Haley and Marc Kealey, the party drew a crowd of 205, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former prime ministers […]
Next election shaping up to be a much more contested affair than originally predicted
OTTAWA—In light of the recent code of conduct clarifications around registered lobbyists and political commentary, I have arrived at the conclusion that the risk level involved is inversely proportional to the actual value of the strategic advice that is being offered, essentially being wrong is the new being right. So, if giving bad advice is […]
MMIGW’s finding of ‘genocide’ will be a problem for Trudeau
TORONTO—Genocide is one of those words that one does not toss about, like confetti. One does not treat “genocide” like it has no meaning. It has a very specific meaning. Justin Trudeau knows it is a serious word because of what he has said in the recent past. He knows that the word “genocide” describes […]
Kenney should stick to campaigning against carbon tax and pipelines, or else run federally: Conservative MP Tilson
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s plan to help the federal Conservatives defeat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in the upcoming election campaign should be limited to issues of “common interest,” including the carbon tax and pipelines, and if the Alberta premier wants to campaign on other issues, he should run for federal office, says a veteran […]
Environment will break through the electoral noise with 100 Debates
Unprecedented, near impossible, and absolutely necessary. All reactions I’ve heard when I’ve talked about an ambitious effort to create a country-wide, non-partisan conversation on the environment during the upcoming federal election campaign. Although Kim Campbell’s famous quote comes to mind, that “An election is no time to discuss serious matters,” GreenPAC is putting this notion […]
