Trudeau should go big or go home
Whatever message the government is trying to send clearly isn’t breaking through, and the overwhelming appetite is for change.
Liberals need a new narrative
By losing the recent byelection, the Liberals not only lost a chance at creating a good narrative, but also lost control of the narrative. If the party is going to survive this, it’ll need a new story very soon.
Trudeau can’t fight Poilievre and internal dissent at the same time, say some MPs and political insiders
If Trudeau does not stay on as party leader, longtime Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux says he may not seek re-election next time around.
Liberal leadership and policy choices post-byelection loss will shape advocacy strategies leading up to 2025 election, say lobbyists
Regardless of the prime minister’s leadership decision, the Liberals will now be ‘hyper-focused on short-term gains’ to quickly win back voters, says former party staffer Muhammad Ali.
Winds of political change blowing everywhere
Justin Trudeau believes his strong campaigning skills will kick into high gear when people finally have a chance to compare and contrast him with Pierre Poilievre, but Poilievre has a head of steam going which gets people excited. The winds of change have not bypassed Canada.
Trudeau’s leadership faces further stress tests in series of coming byelections
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s judgment could also be under scrutiny pending the party’s performance in the Elmwood-Transcona, Man., byelection, says pollster Nik Nanos.
First Nations, industry say feds’ B.C. salmon farming transition timeline ‘irresponsible, unrealistic, and unachievable’
Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation Deputy Chief Isaiah Robinson says the imposed five-year transition undermines reconciliation and economic self-determination for First Nations
Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives
Unlike the embattled prime minister, ‘no one has really any expectations’ of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
What is the political gospel of St. Paul’s?
The man who took on the top job to rescue the Liberal Party is now the main reason that same party could be obliterated in the next election. Unless, once again for the good of the party, he chooses a different path.
Justin Trudeau should pull a Doug Ford, say he got it wrong
Justin Trudeau has to do something dramatic to let Canadians know that he really is listening and the capital gains reversal could be it.
