Pundit panel: what is each leader’s biggest weakness?
‘Message discipline has long been [Pierre] Poilievre’s kryptonite, and anyone expecting him to abandon the affordability focus in favour of a singular message on Canada-U.S. relations would be mistaken,’ says ex-CPC staffer Josie Sabatino.
Arctic security takes spotlight as Canadian sovereignty remains key campaign issue
The prominent focus on defence this election shows ‘a reorientation’ as Canada faces ‘an existential threat,’ says Liberal John McKay, who is not seeking re-election.
Liberal and Conservative safe seats likely to stay, but NDP less certain, say pollsters
There are 111 safe seats across Canada, based on wins by candidates with a margin of 25 per cent of the vote or greater in the previous federal election in 2021.
The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival
This election, the NDP is fighting to survive, therefore it can’t do anything for us.
Meta ad spending indicates Conservatives ready for election whenever, and whoever the Liberals choose, say strategists
While the NDP can’t compete with the cash other parties have spent on Meta ads, an unorthodox swing is ‘exactly what the underdog needs right now,’ says former digital director Michael Roy.
Singh’s no-win scenario
It’s hard to see how Jagmeet Singh can overcome this no-win scenario. Of course, Captain Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru test, but he cheated.
In the heart of Montreal, Liberals look to maintain dominance and avoid repeat of byelection shock
Liberal leadership candidates faced off in battleground Montreal near the epicentre of their September byelection loss.
NDP needs to go ‘back to the drawing board’ on election strategy or face further drop in the polls, say pundits
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he and his party have no “plan B” in the next election other than winning, but with his party slipping closer to single digits in the polls, strategists say he needs a better plan than to just go down swinging. On Feb. 18, the Angus Reid Institute’s latest survey indicated […]
Liberals unveil their vision for CBC/Radio-Canada’s future as looming snap election jeopardizes their plans
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says it’s important to complete her mandate, but Carleton journalism professor Chris Waddell says he’s ‘not sure this will survive much longer than the announcement.’
An election about who’s best to handle Trump spells trouble for Bloc Québécois, say observers
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and 51st-state remarks are ‘actually strategically and politically good’ for the Liberals, says former Grit staffer Jeremy Ghio.
