Liberals offer united front on Trump, but caucus split on candidate best fit to lead the party
U.S. President Donald Trump also drops numerous bombshells for Canada in his World Economic Forum address as Liberals meet in Ottawa.
Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race
The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else in the playbook.
Vying for viral: Liberals need authenticity to bridge digital divide with Tories, says online marketing strategist
As they fight for votes, Liberals can no longer rely on ‘polished, top-down’ TV ads to compete with the Conservatives’ ‘organic online long game,’ says EOK Consults’ Harneet Singh.
The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders
Anyone who says certain people have no right to run does not grasp the true nature of democracy: that anyone should aspire to the highest office in the nation.
Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos
Alongside a $350,000 registration fee, the Liberal Party will take a 25 per cent cut of all leadership campaign donations over $500,000.
Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, who spent the morning of Trump’s second inauguration doing an interview with CP24’s morning show, said Canada needs to be strong, smart and united. ‘The key is not to be scared.’
Atlantic Grits open to ‘practical’ leadership candidate who gets rural Canada, say local Liberals
The carbon tax remains a non-starter in the region, says Abacus Data’s Kelly Bennett, as it’s become ‘a symbol of broader discontent, and misunderstanding of Atlantic Canadians.’
Drawing the wrong conclusions
The Liberals have mistaken their party as too ‘woke’ instead of realizing the problem is their policies aren’t enough for the working class.
Changes to Liberal leadership rules ‘thin silver lining’ amid foreign interference cloud, says national security expert Carvin
Liberal Party organizer and strategist Angelo Bakoulas says restricting the vote to members with permanent residency or citizenship was ‘the only choice.’
Israel happy to wait for potential Conservative government, says former Canadian envoy
‘I do hope that some of the policies will change, and the sooner the better,’ Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says of Ottawa’s approach to his country.
