MPs facing notable riding shifts next election are doing ‘double duty’ this summer
Many MPs whose ridings are adding new territory ‘are taking full advantage of this summer to get to know some of these communities a little better,’ says Conservative MP John Williamson.
‘It’s all out war now’: Liberal MPs, senior Grits predict a ‘volatile’ summer with ‘lots of political games’ and ‘machinations’ at the ‘rockiest’ time of Trudeau’s leadership
Damaging PMO leaks about Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is ‘not a great style of leadership,’ says Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research.
Upcoming Montreal byelection will be ‘a pretty important stay-or-go indicator’ for PM Trudeau, say political insiders and MPs
The Liberals are highly likely to win the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun race, but things could get complicated in the three-way contest between the Liberals, Bloc, and NDP, says former Liberal staffer Jeremy Ghio.
Once a coveted safe Liberal seat, Toronto-St. Paul’s now a ‘swing riding’ and leaning Conservative, says pollster Lyle
A veteran GTA Liberal says that their party will win the Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection, but with a single-digit margin.
Trudeau internally announces provincial campaign co-chairs for next election, Liberal sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the newly appointed national campaign committee ‘unequivocally’ last week that he will lead the party in the next election, according to Liberal sources.
Parties should ‘govern themselves’ but must better regulate nominations and voter data, says former candidate Maddeaux
Digital privacy expert Colin Bennett says complaints of improper use of Conservative voter lists in the York region riding contest offer a ‘real-life example’ of the problems with parties self-regulating their nomination races.
Liberal MP Chagger steps down as chair of powerful Procedure and House Affairs Committee
‘I want to fight for my constituents’ voices,’ says Waterloo, Ont., MP Bardish Chagger of her decision to resign from the committee in order ‘to stay focused’ on the riding as her priority.
Trudeau tells Grit MPs not to expect any dramatic boost in public support until next year
The Tories’ double-digit lead is not so much an endorsement of Pierre Poilievre as leader, but because Canadians want a change in government, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.
Conservative Facebook ads reach out to Chinese-Canadians as Liberals take local approach to budget sales pitch
The Tories are running ads about supervised consumption sites in Ontario and British Columbia on Facebook and Instagram. Meanwhile, individual Liberal MPs are advertising from their own pages about budget initiatives.
Liberal ridings raised more cash in 2022, but Conservatives had $12-million more in the bank
At the end of 2022—the most recent publicly available filings with Elections Canada—the federal Conservative riding associations had $25.4-million in the bank, compared to the Liberals’ $13.4-million. All riding associations must file their 2023 financial statements with Elections Canada by May 31.
