Trudeau’s horrible summer

Last week’s revelation of a former Nazi soldier getting a standing ovation in the House was the final nail in the coffin of a bad political season for the Liberal leader.
Challenging times ahead for Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh

The prime minister has the most obvious problems, but that doesn’t mean the Tory and NDP leaders don’t have their work cut out for them.
‘If it’s real, he doesn’t need to maintain it’: Conservative momentum a matter of message discipline and staying the course, say Tory pundits

While the Liberals ‘flounder,’ Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s only challenge is keeping his caucus ‘on the same page’ with Canadians’ affordability struggles, says Summa Strategies’ Daniel Perry.
The silence of the House speaks volumes

The House of Commons is for everyone, so why should Black Canadians hear anti-Blackness that goes unremarked?
Convention speaker sends ‘wrong message’ CAF culture could roll back under potential Poilievre government, say experts

However, the Conservatives have been strong voices calling on the government to address sexual misconduct in the military, and ‘they cannot go back on that rhetoric,’ says Charlotte Duval-Lantoine.
One year in, Poilievre’s party-unity efforts on point, say pundits, Tory delegates

In addition to the leader’s tone, the path to the next federal election will also be carved by the Conservative Party’s newly elected national council, which has the task of overseeing the nomination of 343 candidates across the country.
Embracing homophobia and transphobia is not a smart move for Poilievre

History shows us that politicians who fish for votes by sowing division don’t fare too well in the long run.
The Poilievre Party or Harper 2.0?

For now, Pierre Poilievre is out-working Justin Trudeau. If the PM still has the energy and ideas to lead the country, he needs to put on the gloves, climb back into the ring, and prove it.
Happy Conservatives meet in Québec City

Pierre Poilievre has been trying to keep things cool at the convention, with good reason. This is his clan’s first gathering in five years, and likely their last national confab before a federal election where they’re hoping their guy will win.
Despite lagging polls, Young Liberals’ head says youth wing ‘fired up’ and growing strong

Many young people still hold progressive values, but ‘if given the chance, they will vote for Poilievre, not because they’re ideologically aligned, but because they feel he’s in their corner,’ says former Tory candidate Mattias Vanderley.