‘Charlie would make an incredible leader,’ Angus touted as potential NDP leadership candidate, Chow tops poll of NDP supporters
In an NDP leadership race that doesn’t have any candidates yet, veteran NDP MP Charlie Angus is attracting a fair amount of support on social media and among party insiders, while former MP Olivia Chow has emerged as the favourite in a recent poll by Ekos Research. Sally Housser, a senior consultant with Navigator and […]
Bernier, Clement lead declared Conservative candidates in survey, but more would prefer someone else
Conservative MP Maxime Bernier has a narrow edge over Conservative MP Tony Clement among declared candidates in the Conservative leadership race, according to a new survey, though the same poll indicates a greater number of Canadians are undecided or waiting for another candidate to come forward. A phone survey of 1,345 Canadians by Forum Research, […]
Kellie Leitch’s fundraising success indicates deep shift in party dynamics
A staggering lead in fundraising support for Ontario Conservative MP and leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, combined with the fact Conservatives have not elected a federal leader from Ontario in 60 years, has given party members in the province hope that their turn is coming. Although it is still early days in the campaign for the […]
New book on Trudeaumania due out in October
We may be living through Trudeaumania 2.0 right now, but there are still opportunities to dig deeper into what the first version was all about. Trudeaumania, written by Paul Litt and published by UBC Press, is due out in October and explores the political phenomenon that swept Canada in the late 1960s as Pierre Elliott […]
Bilingualism ‘critical’ for leadership candidates, Supreme Court judges: Languages czar
It’s crucial for both judges on the Supreme Court and political party leaders in Canada to know both French and English, says Canada’s official languages commissioner. The Hill Times sat down with Graham Fraser before he wraps up his decade in the job at the end of his current term on Oct. 16. Though language tensions have […]
The team behind Kellie Leitch’s leadership ‘exploratory committee’
Conservative MP Kellie Leitch was first to enter the Conservative leadership race, having filed her registration papers with the party on April 6, and the team of volunteers behind the former minister’s “exploratory committee” so far include a number of well-known conservative campaign organizers. “We’re getting very strong indications,” said Sander Grieve, co-chair of Ms. Leitch’s […]
The people working on Chong’s Conservative leadership campaign
Conservative MP Michael Chong, who officially launched his bid for the federal Conservative leadership on May 16, has a website, some swag, and a number of volunteers working on his campaign. Bram Sepers, a staffer under the former Conservative government, is his campaign manager and press secretary. Mr. Sepers was previously Mr. Chong’s Hill assistant for about two years […]
Five issues that will haunt Tony Clement’s candidacy
TORONTO—Some political leadership candidates are truly inspirational, energetic, and brimming with bold, innovative ideas. Others are stiff, lack charisma, recycle shop-worn ideas, and are delusional about their chances of winning. Guess which category Tony Clement falls into? Clement, who represents the riding of Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont. was the fourth candidate to enter the race to […]
Think the Conservative leadership race is a yawn fest? The NDP has it worse
OTTAWA—The federal New Democratic Party is having a leadership race? Who knew? Even though it officially kicked off two weeks ago, it is so far a bigger snooze fest than the Conservative race. That doesn’t seem possible, but it is true. It is hard to believe that a year ago the NDP was leading federal […]
Federal parties eye Halifax as potential convention host, StrategyCorp recruits new VP
Halifax is suddenly the hot destination for Canadian politicos. Both the federal Conservative and Liberal parties are considering hosting upcoming conventions in Atlantic Canada’s most populous city, according to an Ottawa insider with ties to the Liberal Party who spoke on a non-attribution basis. The Conservative Party is eyeing the city as a potential host for its […]
