Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?

Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power.
Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious

Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: ‘He has only one pitch: a hardball to the head.’
Canada needs its own Marshall Plan for refugee resettlement

The idea behind the Marshall Plan could be applied to a world approach to resettlement of refugees.
Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?

Expert warns of an ‘accidental election’ if parties don’t budge in the current political stalemate, as Conservatives filibuster House proceedings and the Bloc Québécois sticks to its OAS ultimatum.
Accountability matters now more than ever

Everyone—media and politicians—needs to lift their game if we’re to stem misinformation and a further collapse in trust.
Words that don’t describe Poilievre: refined, respectful, open-minded, writes B.C. reader

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, much like U.S. presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump, takes bully-boy pleasure in concocting undignified phrases to describe people he deems to be a threat to his “anything-goes” quest for power. There is a myriad of descriptive phrases that could be used to describe Poilievre, but the following words would […]
Poilievre says Conservatives ‘go around’ Hill media, alleges ‘anti-conservative bias’ after ending CTV News boycott

CTV News dismissed two staff over altering a soundbite from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, which the union says it’s looking into. Meanwhile, Poilievre says the Hill media is ‘largely state funded or has indirect reasons to suck up to the federal government.’
Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark

Latest government data shows RCMP, Correctional Services Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as well as Canada Revenue Agency paid the most overtime in 2023.
No confidence, but no rush: Conservatives keep mum on platform amid bid for snap election

Lack of pressure from the governing Liberals, and a distant election provides room for the Conservatives to leave policy ‘undefined,’ say politicos.
Colbert underscores the obvious: Poilievre is Canada’s Trump

Poilievre’s media hatred is well-known, but his disdain for fellow MPs has recently come into greater public focus.