Prime Minister Singh? Don’t laugh
In a recent Ipsos survey, pollster Darrell Bricker found that 54 per cent of respondents wanted Justin Trudeau to step down in 2023. The same poll found that 59 per cent had an unfavourable view of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. This is not a ringing endorsement of either of the two traditional parties that have ruled the roost in Canada since Confederation. In the same poll, Jagmeet Singh scored the highest approval rating of any federal leader at 53 per cent.
It’s better for Singh to be Singh
To be successful, a politician has to be real. That’s to say if a politician tries to be something he or she isn’t, it often comes across as inauthentic.
Trudeau’s Hamilton cabinet meeting sounds like a campaign rollout
The Liberal cabinet’s decision to meet in Hamilton is not about tourism. It is about politics. If the party is to retain its position in government, or secure a majority, it needs grow its base in areas like Hamilton and Windsor.
Conservatives dismiss criticism of Poilievre’s $1,700 fundraising dinners as ‘gimmicky politics’ from ‘financially strained’ NDP
The more expensive ‘outlier’ fundraisers are part of Pierre Poilievre’s responsibility to raise funds for his party ahead of the next election from a ‘broad range’ of Conservative contributors, says strategist Yaroslav Baran.
Notley’s policy gambit
Anyone who’s expecting the Alberta election to be a battle of policy platforms will be sorely disappointed.
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 […]
