‘Get back into shop floors’ and contrast Carney’s ‘lurch to the right,’ say NDP leadership hopefuls of party’s path forward
With four people vetted for the NDP leadership race, the candidates are keying in party unity, labour ties, and cost-of-living solutions.
Politics and the Pen packs the house at the Château Laurier
It was a sold-out crowd at Politics & the Pen schmooze-fest fundraiser for the Writers’ Trust of Canada at Ottawa’s Château Laurier Hotel on Sept. 24. The annual fundraiser, which raised $530,000 last year for Canadian writers, attracted a crowd of about 500 people as political Ottawa came out in droves and in their best […]
Ontario Conservative EDAs slam nomination process in last election at recent meeting, say party sources
Some federal Conservative electoral district association presidents lashed out at party headquarters officials at a recent meeting for failing to hold fair nominations, and for appointing between “80 to 90 candidates” when the last election was called, say Conservative sources. The exchanges took place at a Sept. 11 virtual meeting held by the Conservative Party’s […]
Bloc eyes provincial PQ win, but says it won’t affect strategy in the House: ‘our goal has always been the same’
The Bloc Québécois is supporting the sovereignty-focused Parti Québécois in the next provincial election, which could mean the federal party is less likely to collaborate with the minority Liberal government, says political scientist Eric Montigny.
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.
