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.
Poilievre isn’t singing a new tune on anger, it’s a remix
Savvier than many would care to admit, Pierre Poilievre is telling us who he is by what he doesn’t say, more than what he does.
A trickle of PR won’t douse the Liberals’ flaming poll numbers
No one should write off Justin Trudeau or the Liberal Party, but neither should the Liberals be so naïve as to just dismiss recent data or think a simple change of tone will make things better.
Tories’ anti-WEF attacks little more than an ‘us versus them’ campaign
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s anti-World Economic Forum stance is not the manifestation of a ‘fringe’ conspiracy viewpoint. Rather, it’s just a mundane political tactic.
Tories face a Jekyll-and-Hyde image problem
Pierre Poilievre’s makeover is the latest instalment of two-faced conservatism—red meat for the base, porridge for the general population—until they win.
‘If this was a poker game, this is a big tell’: Conservative ads go all-in on softening Poilievre’s sharp edges, say politicos
Former Tory campaign director Fred DeLorey says Liberals have made a ‘huge strategic mistake’ by allowing Poilievre to define himself first.
Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights
‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.
The curse of unserious politicians
Imagine how far along we’d be as a society if we didn’t have these time-wasters holding us back. It’s maddening and frustrating.
Amid growing demands for political change, Trudeau’s best hope remains Pierre Poilievre
There’s no doubt the country is very much in the mood for change, but it’s clear the Conservative leader may not be positioned to take advantage of that state of affairs.
After Conservatives underperform in byelections, some party stalwarts, pundits question if Poilievre’s leadership is ‘all hat and no cattle’
Pierre Poilievre doesn’t need to convince Canadians that they want change, he just needs prove that he’s the change they want, says David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.
