‘All out brawl’ expected in next election in 18 ridings with high populations of Chinese-Canadians, say political players
Pollster Darrell Bricker says the Conservatives will likely make China’s alleged meddling an election issue, while all parties and CSIS will be paying closer attention to social media in these key ridings.
Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos
The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on either side of the Chamber reflects the tone at the top. ‘Both the Liberals and the Conservatives are feeling a lot of pressure.’
Trudeau’s message to potential leadership candidates at Grit policy convention: ‘Cool your jets a little bit,’ say senior Liberals
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will lead the Liberals in the next election, reportedly telling one potential leadership candidate last summer to ease up. Pollster Nik Nanos says Trudeau should be worried about the polls, but he’s still politically strong to lead the party for another run.
More transparency, addressing ‘epidemic of over-classification’ needed to tackle decades-long foreign election interference issues, say national security experts
Royal Military College of Canada professor Christian Leuprecht called Beijing’s subversion ‘the single greatest threat to Canada’s sovereignty and democratic way of life today.’
Launching new centrist party a ‘long shot,’ but could ‘disrupt the political system’ says Abacus CEO Coletto
Centre Ice Canadians founder Rick Peterson said the group is looking to offer an alternative in a ‘rage-filled world of social media, populism, extremities on the left, extremities on the right.’
Affordable housing tops list of policies approved at Liberal party convention
At the first in-person party convention in five years, individual Liberal MPs spoke out in favour of successful policy resolutions on affordable housing, divestment from fossil fuels, and support for farmers.
‘The energy is not there’: Liberals need to address ‘enthusiasm gap’ at the riding association level, say convention attendees
Despite being outstripped by the Conservatives in polling and fundraising, Canadians are satisfied with the job performance of the Trudeau Liberals and will re-elect them for a fourth mandate, says Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia.
The Danielle Smith paradox
Given all the negative news swirling around Alberta’s premier, you’d think she would be an underdog going into the upcoming provincial election. On the other hand, many pundits and pollsters believe she’s still the odds-on favourite to win.
Cabinet ministers describe ‘electric,’ ‘ebullient’ atmosphere as Liberals hold first in-person policy convention in half a decade
‘This is about the Liberal movement. This is about us, this is about building for the future,’ says Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault saying ‘people are happy to see each other, they’re happy to be in person.’
DeLorey’s right: parties should work together to prevent any foreign interference in next election
Once all the panels report, our federal lawmakers should work together to prevent any foreign interference in any election, ever.
