Political leadership pulling through in the hard moments
Times like these require smart, wise, experienced, and attuned leadership, which the various political players are delivering. Let’s hope it can be sustained.
Armed with fundraising war chest, Conservatives take to social media and TV with ad blitz
By hammering home the party’s message ‘online, at every press conference, every speech, every rally, you really hit mass impact,’ says digital campaign specialist Cole Hogan.
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.
