Houston tests the waters
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston did not confirm a leadership bid in his CTV interview, but did respond ‘in French’ that he was studying the language, a sure sign of national interest. Two million views of Houston’s video have Conservatives across the country talking.
The CPC’s Harper problem
The Harper syndrome is weakening the Conservative Party because instead of looking forward, it keeps looking back. It’s hard for a party to advance that way; it’s difficult for it to grow and adapt.
Seat projections a ‘headache,’ but overall ‘good showing’ for polls in this election: pollsters
Ipsos pollster Darrell Bricker says if the pattern created in this election were to persist, Canada could be moving to ‘a two-party political system in which progressives are going to be facing off against conservatives.’
Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?
Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
The true election loser? The mainstream press
This was an abysmal demonstration of Canadian mainstream journalism perfectly affirming the emperor’s-new-clothes’ approach to their democratic duty.
‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech
Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by the party in the 2021 federal election.
Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C.
An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44 stops in B.C., 32 in Quebec, 10 in Alberta, nine in Nova Scotia, and six in Manitoba.
How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?
Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Farewell to the old order
With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties, the old order of national politics could change faster than Newfoundland and Labrador weather.
No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service
All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits. Time will tell whether how much of a ‘change’ the next prime minister is from the last one.
