Record Alberta opioid deaths in April a ‘blow’ to Conservative focus on recovery, but don’t bet on softened stance: Tory pundit
The Conservative solution to the opioid crisis is not just about reducing deaths, but also keeping streets safe, says Anthony Koch.
The play of politics: elections and leaders
In Portage-Lisgar, Man., the Conservative vote increased by 12 per cent, exceeding the party’s collective loss of nine per cent in the other three ridings. So, in fact overall, the Tories remain well-positioned to win the next election.
Byelection results and Mulroney leave a message of moderation for Poilievre
The Conservative Party’s right flank could be damaged by the People’s Party, but its left flank is in deeper disarray.
No time for politicos to rest this summer
Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
Trump hands Poilievre’s Conservatives the bully’s blueprint to power
Those seeking the highest office have every right to criticize and hold to the government to account, but not to carry hyperbole into a much darker place. It is time to adopt a higher standard.
‘Polarizing’ Alberta campaign ‘a harbinger of what to expect’ in next federal election, say insiders
It would be a mistake for Pierre Poilievre to run on a populist message in the next federal election as that vote will be decided in the suburbs of major urban centres, not in rural ridings, says Prof. Duane Bratt of Mount Royal University.
Who should know what at core of opposition leaders’ refusal to look at top-secret annex
It should be an opposition caucus member, but not the leader, that looks at the classified annex, says former Tory staffer Andrew House.
Is Justin Trudeau planning a snap election?
A summer campaign could avoid a Conservative pivot and allow the Liberals to portray Pierre Poilievre as a man who is always ‘putting the country down.’
On foreign interference, Poilievre wants to stir up scandal without knowing the facts
As Jagmeet Singh considers Pierre Poilievre’s call to force a public inquiry, he must ask whether protecting democracy is the Conservatives’ main motivation.
Pollsters say Poilievre leadership kicked Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ into overdrive, but don’t discount Liberals
‘They should feel good but not confident’: pollster Nik Nanos says Conservatives can’t take ‘soft’ Liberal fundraising numbers for granted.
