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.’
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.
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.
Q&A | Baylis says business bona fides make him the best Liberal pick to oppose Poilievre
Former Liberal MP and businessman Frank Baylis represented the Montreal riding of Pierrefonds-Dollard from 2015 to 2019, but chose not to seek re-election.
Liberals must ditch carbon pricing and ‘activist-driven policies,’ says leadership hopeful Arya
The backbench Liberal MP says he’s the kind of leader who would make ‘tough choices’ and the ‘bold political decisions’ necessary to set Canada on its proper course.
‘Anything’s possible now’: Liberal MPs shift from ‘hopelessness to optimism’ after Trudeau bows out, though this could fade without the ‘right’ leader
Liberal MPs say they’re feeling bullish about the party’s electoral prospects, but also say Justin Trudeau’s delayed departure leaves little time for a proper leadership race, and for the next leader to prepare for the federal election.
The race is on! Let it be merciful
CHELSEA, QUE.—Here is the choice facing the federal Liberal Party in this moment of national peril—and it needs to decide, pronto. In broad strokes: does it want a tough-talking, centre-right guy in a dark suit as its new leader, to convey maturity and stability and stare down the nasty U.S. president-elect Donald Trump? Or, will […]
What will and may happen by March 24
The new PM could entice the NDP to jettison its plan to vote down the government by promising that a reconvened Commons would speedily legislate a new electoral system, something the NDP has been demanding for decades.
Leadership race positions Liberals to own coming news cycles about Donald Trump
Tight timelines, rigid rules, and a big-ticket entry fee will force most Liberal leadership lightweights to bow out.
Liberal leadership hopefuls face uphill battle to present themselves as ‘change’
It’s difficult to ‘firebomb’ the Trudeau legacy during the leadership campaign when many party members still approve of the prime minister, says pollster David Coletto. But this leadership race is ‘the first act of the general election,’ and candidates will have little time afterwards to ‘pivot,’ says former Liberal staffer Dan Arnold.
