Angus to announce leadership intentions early in new year
New Democrat MP Charlie Angus said in a Facebook post last week that he’ll indicate early in the new year whether he’ll run for the party leadership, but he first wants to see if there’s enough financial support for him to do it. “Making a run for national leader is a massive commitment and I […]
A word of advice for Mr. Wonderful
Kevin O’Leary, if he does read or study political history, ought to look at the chapter on Michael Ignatieff. Because if the self-described Mr. Wonderful does enter politics, he doesn’t want to suffer the same spectacular flameout that the former can’t-miss candidate and Liberal leader Ignatieff experienced. The putative political career of O’Leary has some […]
Quebec, Ontario crucial to Conservative leadership race
Conservative leadership candidates are setting their sights on battleground provinces of Ontario and Quebec as the race heats up. Leadership candidates from Quebec could have an edge in what is a very crowded contest so far. Conservative MPs Steven Blaney (Bellechasse-Les Etchemins-Lévis, Que.) and Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) are the only two current Parliamentarians from Quebec […]
Senior Conservatives helping run O’Toole leadership campaign
Since announcing his decision to run for Conservative Party leadership in mid-October, Conservative MP Erin O’Toole has garnered about a dozen MP endorsements and has built a campaign team that includes a number of senior veteran Conservative advisers. Mr. O’Toole announced his bid to become the next Conservative Party leader on Oct. 14, and has […]
Leitch reaches out to those ‘ignored and mocked’ by Liberals, elite
Conservative MP Kellie Leitch’s latest effort to raise funds for her federal Conservative leadership bid invites those feeling “mocked and ignored by the Liberal and media elite” to join what she’s calling the “Revenge of the Comment Section” movement. She said in a Facebook post last week that it’s “clear that my campaign has touched […]
Early days for Alexander campaign, with hunt still on for manager
It’s early days for Chris Alexander’s leadership campaign. With the hunt still on to find the right campaign manager, but with a small team in place, Mr. Alexander says he’s looking to run a campaign led by grassroots input, with a “positive message,” focused on economic issues. “We need to renew the party, to be […]
NDP leadership: Charlie Angus has edge among NDP supporters, poll suggests
Northern Ontario New Democrat MP Charlie Angus has not yet declared an intention to run for the NDP leadership, but a new poll suggests the onetime folk singer and community activist has a slight edge on the only member of the party’s caucus who has confirmed consideration of a run, British Columbia MP Peter Julian. […]
Memo to Kellie Leitch: Don’t copy Donald Trump
TORONTO—A 2010 Stanford business school study argued that negative product reviews actually increase sales for a company when it is relatively unknown. This is because, the argument goes, any publicity increases product awareness (although negative reviews for well-known products have the opposite effect). “This suggests that whereas the negative impression fades over time, increased awareness […]
Leitch is more Clinton than Trump
OTTAWA—Donald Trump is now the president-elect of the United States. Whether you like it or not (I don’t), you have to accept the result. Democracies don’t always give us the verdict we want, and when they don’t, sulking isn’t the solution. Most of the world seems to be in a funk about Trump’s win, but […]
Deepak Obhrai says ‘old Canada’ media is biased against him
Conservative leadership candidate Deepak Obhrai is alleging that some national media commentators are biased against him for being a visible minority. The MP for Calgary Forest Lawn, Alta. attributes the bias to “institutional discrimination,” and says it is evident in their coverage of his leadership campaign. A couple commentators he singles out deny any discrimination. Specifically, Mr. […]
