D’Entremont denies he was pressured by Conservative MPs to sanction Grit MP Baker in the House
Liberal MP Yvan Baker also alleges a ‘double standard’ in the House after Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre’s single-day sanction for refusing to apologize over language deemed ‘unparliamentary.’
It’s hard for politicians to ‘resist the temptation’ of using intelligence for ‘partisan purposes’: ex-CSIS official
Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre failed to ‘rise to the moment,’ says former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom.
Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?
Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power.
Atlantic Liberals feel ‘dramatic’ drag of Trudeau’s unpopularity, says pollster
‘These are small, small communities,’ says former Liberal staffer Nick McRoberts, who is from Prince Edward Island. ‘Everyone knows each other, and MPs need to be connected to their neighbours.’
The decline and fall of the Liberal empire
On top of everything else, the Liberals are losing the ability to set the national agenda as the NDP and Bloc Québécois are continually pressing an embattled prime minister for political concessions as payment to keep their parliamentary support for his minority government.
Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?
Expert warns of an ‘accidental election’ if parties don’t budge in the current political stalemate, as Conservatives filibuster House proceedings and the Bloc Québécois sticks to its OAS ultimatum.
‘Enough is enough’: nervous Liberal MPs push for Trudeau’s exit before the next election
As some in the Liberal caucus organize a call for the prime minister’s resignation, a number of former Liberal MPs, cabinet ministers, and prominent party members are also expected to ask Justin Trudeau to step down in the coming weeks, say Liberal sources.
‘Not surprising’ Trudeau regrets breaking electoral reform pledge as Conservatives soar, says Fair Vote Canada
The prime minister’s comments on electoral reform on the Uncommons podcast were part of a larger communications strategy to talk to ‘niche’ audiences, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali.
Is the Liberal ‘Light Brigade’ following their leader into disaster?
Are the Liberals content to walk into the political valley of Death as the Light Brigade did in Alfred Tennyson’s poem?
‘They want to be everywhere right now’: Conservatives go big with ‘full suite’ of election-ready social media ads
Grit strategist Greg MacEachern says the Liberals may have ‘missed the boat’ on defining Pierre Poilievre, allowing the Conservatives to succeed in a messaging vacuum.
