With deep divisions on Israel-Hamas war, could foreign policy become a ballot-box issue?
‘I think foreign policy will be a bigger issue in this election than it has been in the last several elections,’ says pollster Frank Graves.
Dogmatism an existential threat to Liberals’ political fortunes in Atlantic Canada, say pollsters
While the growing public warnings from within the federal Liberal caucus and at the provincial level over climate policies have so far remained polite, Abacus Data’s Tim Powers says they may not remain so the longer they are ignored.
Riding redistributions complete, Liberals start consulting EDAs on divisive issues of resource allocation
Any riding that has been changed by 30 percent or more will have to be reconstituted according to draft rules by the federal Liberal Party.
For first time since 2015, next election expected to be a referendum on Trudeau’s leadership, say political players
Nik Nanos, CEO of Nanos Research, says the next election could be a referendum on Justin Trudeau’s leadership or on whether Pierre Poilievre is too risky a choice for prime minister. But others say it’s too early to predict the ballot question.
Today is the International Day of Democracy: it’s time for Canada to step up
There is multi-party consensus that Canada should be supporting global democratic development.
Setting terms of foreign interference inquiry cools political temperature on process but not substance, say observers
‘How we’re going to get answers may be cooled down, but the subject matter itself is still very much a live wire,’ says former Conservative staffer Yaroslav Baran.
Trudeau’s tumbleweed of tumult
Symbolically, a sense of losing is becoming a metaphor for the Liberal leader.
Despite lagging polls, Young Liberals’ head says youth wing ‘fired up’ and growing strong
Many young people still hold progressive values, but ‘if given the chance, they will vote for Poilievre, not because they’re ideologically aligned, but because they feel he’s in their corner,’ says former Tory candidate Mattias Vanderley.
‘Alarm bells should be going off at Liberal HQ’: Conservatives report a $9.5-million fundraising lead in first half of 2023
‘The Liberals can take literally nothing for granted,’ says pollster David Coletto as the Liberals fall behind in fundraising and approval numbers.
Disappointed MPs set sights on legislative changes as Ontario finalizes new federal riding map
Ontario’s redistribution commission ultimately agreed to act on only five comparatively minor boundary-related changes called for by Liberal and Conservative MPs.
