Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching
Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they’ve inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in 2015? Measured by what I call ‘the John Crosbie Rule,’ the answer is no.
Election? What election?
The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated by threats from the U.S. president.
Poilievre picks Scheer over Lantsman
Pierre Poilievre’s decision to select Andrew Scheer as the interim opposition leader shows that he does not want any competition in the temporary job that he would like to fill permanently following an Alberta byelection.
Senate throws a lifeline to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Senator Peter Harder’s bill would prohibit the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level.
Top 10 most influential Conservatives in federal politics
Jenni Byrne, the former Conservative campaign director and a close confidante of Pierre Poilievre, is facing criticism for the party’s failure to win the April 28 election. It remains unclear whether Poilievre will choose to part ways with her.
A Conservative postmortem: Tory MPs should conduct a rigorous, fact-based review of what worked, what didn’t, and determine their future
Now that Justin Trudeau is gone, are the Conservatives prepared to leave fighting the culture wars to Donald Trump, because their current approach scares many Canadian voters away. Geoff Norquay digs in.
‘Feeling forgotten’ and ‘left behind’: why more young men are voting Conservative
Young male voters backed the Tories, while boomers flocked to the Liberals in an election that saw generations grapple with dividing ballot-box questions.
Polls, the campaign, and Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre dramatically narrowed the lead the Liberals had built—10 per cent at one point—but he carried too much political baggage. His attack-dog persona in the run-up to the campaign demonstrated a lack of internal calibration; he looked like a schoolboy next to Mark Carney who comported himself with erudition and sobriety.
In politics, a ‘near victory’ is a defeat
Why did so many voters conclude that it was more important to stop Pierre Poilievre than to deny the Liberals a rare ‘four-peat?’ How can they win if federal politics are indeed a two-horse race for at least the near future?
Ford’s embrace of realpolitik
If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to make you his enemy, then you’re his enemy.
