As Conservatives lead in polls, Liberals need a new agenda with a clear strategic vision, say pollsters
Disappointed with the Liberals for their failure to address issues like affordability, voters are now seriously looking at the Conservatives, says pollster Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.
NDP ‘a loser’ in recent byelections, should be ‘very worried’ about hemorrhaging support to Liberals, say political players
Recent byelection results should make the NDP rethink their supply-and-confidence deal with the government, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.
Byelection results show Tories still have work to do to win general election, says pollster Lyle
Former Tory staffer Yaroslav Baran said byelections in four safe seats were a poor test of how voters are responding to current issues. But former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom said the two Manitoba ridings were a perfect ‘microcosm’ of the challenge facing the Tories.
Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls trade barbs, each claiming to be more qualified: ‘I’m the only one who actually runs a government,’ says Crombie
Even if Bonnie Crombie fails to win the Ontario leadership, the Mississauga mayor says she will still run for the provincial Liberals in the next election.
China’s meddling single most important reason for slipping Liberal support in polls, say political players
It’s not enough for the Liberals to have a strong message and to execute their plan; they need their two primary opponents to create the conditions for them to be more competitive, says Nik Nanos.
Poilievre thinks he can trash his way to power like Trump, but don’t be surprised if Trudeau pulls off another surprise
If values play a role in the next election—the values of Pierre Poilievre against Justin Trudeau’s—don’t be surprised if the Less Shiny Pony pulls off another surprise. Especially when the punches start flying both ways.
‘All out brawl’ expected in next election in 18 ridings with high populations of Chinese-Canadians, say political players
Pollster Darrell Bricker says the Conservatives will likely make China’s alleged meddling an election issue, while all parties and CSIS will be paying closer attention to social media in these key ridings.
Harjit Sajjan: see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
Whether at defence or international development, Harjit Sajjan has failed to distinguish himself, writes Nelson Wiseman.
Do Trudeau Liberals risk repeating Tories’ 2015 blunder?
For now, it seems, there is a timeout on who is out and who is in to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.
Welcome to parliamentary pickleball, where the blame flies back and forth
This dynamic, this blame game, is not new to our politics, but it has never seemed this ridiculous.
