Conservative fundraising machine on track to smash 2023’s historic $35.2M record as Grits play ad-buy catch-up
With another $3.32-million in the bank this quarter, the Liberals have ‘money to play with,’ but they can’t afford to waste it on ineffective ads, says Conservative strategist Cole Hogan.
Amid growing questions over his leadership, Trudeau looks ahead as PMO, PCO vet some MPs for cabinet and PS positions
Meanwhile, Andrew Bevan, Marjorie Michel, Azam Ishmael, and Terry Duguid held an election readiness briefing for the national Liberal caucus last week.
Conservative filibuster costing millions of dollars, say NDP and Green MPs
The impasse in Parliament is now in its fourth week as Conservatives continue to demand the feds release unreacted SDTC documents to RCMP.
‘We’ve got ourselves in a tangled mess’: legal expert discusses possible path forward out of House impasse
Meanwhile, Government House Leader Karina Gould says Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs are ‘afraid’ to stand up to Conservatives over the ongoing filibuster.
Liberals, Tories, and NDP remain united in court battle for ‘exclusive jurisdiction’ over voter data
New documents obtained by The Hill Times show the parties plan to focus their appeal on whether provincial laws should have jurisdiction over federal political parties.
Grits’ new campaign director has the resumé and respect needed to right sinking Liberal ship, say former staffers
Replacing Jeremy Broadhurst with Andrew Bevan swaps ‘one extremely seasoned, experienced, and competent political operator with another,’ says former ministerial staffer Olivier Cullen.
Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap
As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t reflect the PM’s proof points.
New Liberal campaign director to present election plan Wednesday as MPs request vote on Trudeau’s leadership
Andrew Bevan, who was appointed to the role on Oct. 13, will provide regular updates to the caucus on election readiness and plans for the next election, according to the Liberal Party.
Gang of 24 comes up a dollar short and a day late
The cardinal rule of politics and governance is presenting a united front to the public. Rubbing their noses in the party’s dirty laundry is the death march of being out of touch. Bottom line here? From the Liberal Party’s point of view, the only thing worse than Trudeau remaining as prime minister is his leaving.
Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23
The Liberal national caucus met on Oct. 23 where sources say about 50 Liberal MPs stood to speak either for and against Justin Trudeau staying on as party leader. Here are some of their names.
