Judge supply-and-confidence agreement’s success on getting ‘good things done’, not payoff at the ballot box, say NDP strategists
‘It’s just too soon’ to throw out the Liberal-NDP deal says Cam Holmstrom, noting NDP threats around withdrawing due to the ongoing health-care crisis are part of the party’s ‘bargaining position.’
Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists
Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers.
‘Rock and a hard place’: party insiders say managing internal divisions on gun control Singh’s ‘biggest test’ as left-leaning hunters set sights on rural, northern MPs
Bill C-21 amendments are a ‘no-lose’ scenario for the Liberals, regardless of NDP support, says Nik Nanos, who expects more ‘sensational’ behaviour as parties look to fill campaign war chests in 2023.
Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists
The Conservative strategy is based on building a ‘continual narrative’ of getting officials ‘on the record’ agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements on inflation, says Shakir Chambers.
Thoughts for food: Ag Committee, Competition Bureau prepare dual studies into ‘greedflation,’ grocery sector
With the federal competition watchdog announcing it will study how the government can combat rising grocery prices, the New Democrats are already celebrating having “forced” Members of Parliament to call for the investigation a week before. However, Liberal and Conservative MPs say accusations of “greedflation” may be “putting the proverbial cart before the horse” on […]
Liberal-NDP deal should weather Conservative attacks to keep boosting public health
As the Conservatives’ support climbs, so might the Liberals’ desire to avoid a potential election. This provides leverage to the NDP for it to press more demands within the agreement.
Will Singh embrace populism lite?
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Thanks to the NDP, I’m unable at this point to make a fully confident prediction about what kind of communication strategies will be employed in the next federal election. The best I can do is make a forecast that has only a two-thirds confidence level. That’s to say, it’s easy for me to predict […]
New NDP attack ad against Poilievre part of its ‘fight to be relevant,’ says pollster
A new ad released by the NDP attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has garnered significant media attention since it first appeared online, and is part of that party’s “fight to be relevant,” says pollster Nik Nanos. “When you’re a third party and a partner in a parliamentary coalition, it’s easy to be crowded out by […]
NDP caucus members angling to be ‘adults in the room’ as House resumes
Senior NDP MPs say they’re going to rise above whatever mud-slinging might take place between the Liberals and Conservatives, and will be heavily focused on pressuring the Liberals to deliver on the promises made in their supply-and-confidence agreement—but, experts say they can’t ignore the newly minted Conservative leader altogether, as he is cutting into their […]
New operations director on deck in Minister Sajjan’s office
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan scooped up Emily Heffernan from National Defence Minister Anita Anand’s team to take over as his new director of operations in mid July. Heffernan, who had been deputy director of communications to Anand since just after the 2021 federal election, fills a vacancy left by Sher Rodrigo, who exited Sajjan’s […]
