NDP, CPC MPs take joint Manitoba riding-redraw appeal to PROC
The Procedure and House Affairs Committee recently heard MPs’ objections to the final proposed new maps for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with NDP MP Daniel Blaikie making pitches for both provinces.
Poilievre’s ground game for next election should focus on 24 ridings O’Toole lost by slimmest margins in 2021, say politicos
Conservatives lost the 2021 election by a slim margin of 16,928 more votes in 24 ridings across the country.
With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing
Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett.
MPs push back against ‘stunning’ riding boundary, name changes in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: ‘these symbols are important’
Three Nova Scotia Liberal MPs oppose significant ‘surprise’ riding border changes in their ridings, while New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson says the renaming of his is inaccurate and overlooks communities.
Trudeau’s Hamilton cabinet meeting sounds like a campaign rollout
The Liberal cabinet’s decision to meet in Hamilton is not about tourism. It is about politics. If the party is to retain its position in government, or secure a majority, it needs grow its base in areas like Hamilton and Windsor.
If snap election happened now, Conservatives would win 141 seats and Liberals 139, say Fournier and Nanos
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals should be worried that the progressive vote is not united behind them at this time, and this will be the key deciding factor in the next election.
Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador final riding proposals could help swing certain districts: Grenier
Plus, the electoral redistribution commission for Manitoba tabled its final proposal on Dec. 6, which includes a reversal of its suggested expansion of Churchill–Keewatinook Aski.
As NDP ups pressure on health care, a PM focused on re-election may not want to make supply-and-confidence deal last, says strategist
Pollster David Coletto says opposition parties have not yet drawn clear ‘battle lines’ to differentiate their own positions from the government.
Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists
Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers.
‘Too close to call’: Forty-candidate Ontario byelection will pit Katie Telford against Jenni Byrne for best ground game, say pollsters
Insiders will be watching whether Pierre Poilievre’s team can take tools from landslide leadership win ‘to become similarly strong in a real campaign where it’s the general public, and a lot more voters,’ says Innovative Research’s Greg Lyle.
