Note to Poilievre: politics of personal destruction can only go so far
The big question is whether relentless personal attacks on Justin Trudeau, aided and abetted by sympathetic media and endorsed by former prime minister Stephen Harper, will work for the Conservatives.
Security establishment needs to show leadership in controversy over attempted Chinese interference in Canadian elections
The attempted Chinese meddling in Canadian elections has been dominating the news for months. Since February, Don Valley North MP Han Dong has been facing a serious allegation that he’s been a witting partner of the Chinese interference network in Canada. Last month, based on two anonymous national security sources, a Global News story alleged […]
Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads
Recent allegations of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have added to the complex interplay of ethnicity and politics in Canada. There is an echo here of Igor Gouzenko’s revelations of Soviet espionage in Canada in 1946, which led to the imprisonment of a Jewish Polish-born Communist MP, writes Nelson Wiseman.
A new Harperian strategy?
Former prime minister Stephen Harper believes a populist-oriented Conservative Party could stand for its traditional values while at the same time freely rail against globalist capitalism and corporate greed. In other words, instead of wiping out the Liberals, his new strategy might be to wipe out the NDP.
Trudeau, Liberals should treat China’s election meddling controversy as politically ‘life-threatening event,’ say politicos, pollsters
The China interference controversy is more explosive than the SNC-Lavalin, blackface/brownface or WE Charity scandals, and could carry serious fallout for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says Prof. Duane Bratt of the Mount Royal University.
Feds need to better communicate what Critical Election Incident Public Protocol does, says Rosenberg
‘Communication on the protocol needs to change,’ says Morris Rosenberg, who says the federal government did not do a good job communicating the panel’s work in 2021. ‘Nobody knew about it. It’s called the public protocol.’
Then and now: intergovernmental relations
Nelson Wiseman’s most recent book, 1950s Canada: Politics and Public Affairs, devotes one section in every chapter to intergovernmental relations as these play a central role in Canadian politics.
Trudeau faces a daunting task
The government would like nothing more than a channel-changer on foreign interference investigations. Even if the Liberals succeed, with the appointment of a special rapporteur and multiple committees, all eyes are still on government foibles.
Liberals ‘not out of the woods’ politically on foreign interference, but Poilievre must avoid ‘alienating’ voters, say politicos
When announcing a special rapporteur on election interference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s messaging rightly responded to an ‘erosion’ of public trust, says Liberal strategist Carlene Variyan.
Greater regulation of political party nomination contests needed to prevent foreign, domestic election interference: Democracy Watch
The watchdog organization and a former would-be Liberal candidate are calling for stricter regulations on third-party registration and disclosures, and enforcement of rules on where and when nomination contests are held.
