Leadership matters in recruiting truly representative candidates
Whether or not women exert meaningful influence in legislatures and Parliament depends in large part on the partisan stripe of who holds power.
Alberta election shows wooing reluctant Tory voters still a high bar for Singh, says pollster Coletto
The Alberta NDP left too much room for the United Conservative Party leader to define herself, a mistake the federal NDP and Liberal leaders can’t make with Conservative Pierre Poilievre, says former NDP comms director Mélanie Richer.
Attacks on Johnston a politically convenient way to avoid the hard conversations
Despite some public pronouncements, I can’t imagine anyone in political Ottawa wants Johnston to step aside. Then, they’d have to talk policy and solutions.
Byelection result in Portage-Lisgar, Man., will signal if Poilievre has been able to consolidate party’s base, say politicos and experts
Four byelections in three provinces are set to take place on June 19.
‘Polarizing’ Alberta campaign ‘a harbinger of what to expect’ in next federal election, say insiders
It would be a mistake for Pierre Poilievre to run on a populist message in the next federal election as that vote will be decided in the suburbs of major urban centres, not in rural ridings, says Prof. Duane Bratt of Mount Royal University.
Nomination process ‘a distinct problem that has to be examined,’ PM’s national security adviser tells committee studying foreign interference
The Procedure and House Affairs Committee was busy last week probing deeper into foreign interference in Canadian elections and what to do about it.
Is Justin Trudeau planning a snap election?
A summer campaign could avoid a Conservative pivot and allow the Liberals to portray Pierre Poilievre as a man who is always ‘putting the country down.’
On foreign interference, Poilievre wants to stir up scandal without knowing the facts
As Jagmeet Singh considers Pierre Poilievre’s call to force a public inquiry, he must ask whether protecting democracy is the Conservatives’ main motivation.
Before insisting on public inquiry, leaders should review confidential information
It is disappointing that Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet would make up their mind without reviewing the relevant confidential material on this important subject.
Déjà vu all over again?
On May 29, Alberta voters will be mystified about the version of Danielle Smith that will take charge if elected. Will it be the fire-breathing Smith of the UCP leadership campaign or Smith 2.0 who will gracefully accept federal assistance during wildfires, a cooperative member of the Canadian family?
