Carney better start going full throttle
Canada is now Mark Carney’s problem. He actively campaigned on it being his problem. And I’m politely asking him and his government, on behalf of 41 million of my buddies, to imagine how they’ll respond to the next crisis, when it comes. We need to know now.
High-stakes fall sitting ‘first real test’ for Carney and cabinet who have ‘zero latitude for error,’ say Liberal MPs, political players
‘Carney still hasn’t defined himself in the House of Commons. His style, it’s going to be interesting,’ said one Liberal MP.
Doug Ford’s political nihilism
The Ontario premier seems to lack any ideological connection to his political base. Although his approach to politics might come across as supremely cynical, it seems to be working.
Podcast interview not enough: campaign director Byrne should speak to national council about her future role with the party, say senior Conservatives
After skipping two national council meetings, Jenni Byrne attended the Aug. 17 meeting where delegate selection rules were passed.
Can the opposition hold its own in a Trudeau-free Parliament?
The Conservative Party spent years optimizing itself to defeat Mark Carney’s predecessor but the current prime minister has a very different personality; and the NDP is a non-factor in our federal politics—so much so that a real recovery may prove extremely difficult.
Poilievre expands his message playbook as party preps for Parliament’s return
The Conservative defeat last election brings a new opportunity to move beyond the risk-averse messaging of a campaign, and seize the political moment.
Pride attendance may no longer be a litmus test for LGBTQ support, but absence still sends a message, say politicos
‘Pride is not necessarily welcoming to everyone anymore, and that’s the opposite of what it should be,’ says conservative commentator and transgender advocate Blaine Badiuk.
Will the withered NDP disappear? No, it will not
Despite its current malaise, the NDP is too thoroughly embedded in the fabric of Canada’s political culture to unravel completely.
Late report on 2024 finances ‘so outdated it’s useless,’ says Democracy Watch as most major parties ask for more time
The federal Conservative Party was one of only five registered parties to report its 2024 financial statement by the June 30 deadline, while the NDP and Liberal figures won’t be ready until the end of August.
Musk versus Goliath
Musk’s America Party lacks a regional base, it doesn’t represent a defined demographic group, and its ideology is vague.
But new parties in the United States can sometimes make electoral waves if they become political vehicles for charismatic and powerful people. The jury’s still out on Musk’s America Party.
