A western Conservative’s advice to Pierre Poilievre
Voters also want to like the people they vote for, so have fun on the stump. Hold them to account using humour and make fun of yourself, too. That shows humility, something that is in short supply in politics, but that voters highly value.
Renewed ‘Team Canada’ effort in the U.S. needs to take advantage of parliamentary links on Capitol Hill, says former Grit MP Easter
‘Those personal relationships built up over time are extremely important and I don’t think are recognized enough by cabinet ministers,’ says Wayne Easter.
Apples to oranges
Given the current environment, a Liberal cry about Donald Trump’s political approach crippling Canada could have limited appeal.
OGGO takes centre stage as top committee arena for uncovering ‘scandals’ and ‘bombshells’
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee’s work made headlines in 2023 for its scrutiny of government spending, including studies into the ArriveCAN app and McKinsey contracts.
Readying the spring-sitting scorecard
The prime minister’s resilience, the opposition’s strategy, the U.S. election, and the Canadian economy make for interesting watching between now and June.
Cracks in Ukrainian consensus have Conservatives on the defensive
At issue are five votes during which the Conservatives were the lone party to vote against a new modernized Canada-Ukraine trade deal and increased funding for Operation Unifier.
Anaida Poilievre’s Quebec charm offensive
Given the strategic importance of having strong representation from Quebec in a potential Poilievre government, the Conservative leader’s wife is now likely to be centre stage in the province.
Poilievre’s threat to delay House break is ‘grandstanding’: North Vancouver letter writer
The current grandstanding by the Conservative Party, where MPs may be forced to stay in Ottawa and lose the Holiday break, is as anti-Democratic as it gets. I for one had already had a meeting with my MP postponed, as he had to stay in Ottawa to deal with this mischievous tactic—now our new date […]
Poilievre tests the limits of populist flim-flam with his pitch to Canada’s workers
The current version of the strategy is to capitalize on the crushed dreams of middle-class prosperity, and the horrendous income inequality the whole right-wing approach to socio-economic decision-making caused.
Poilievre continues to place Trudeau on Canada’s ‘most unwanted’ list and his strategy appears to be working
Pierre Poilievre’s usual modus operandi is to take a page from Donald Trump 1.0: the country is going to hell in a handbasket, and it’s all the fault of one man.
