Election platform release a ‘pass/fail’ exercise with little reward for expedience, say politicos
Parties must weigh the optimal time to capture voters’ attention with the potential pitfalls caused by even minor errors when deciding on platform-release dates.
NDP has a familiar team fighting to keep its presence in the House
‘For the NDP, the battle of this campaign is going to be fought in their incumbent ridings,’ and target ridings, says strategist Jordan Leichnitz.
Q&A | Unpacking the ‘astonishing’ swing in federal polls with Frank Graves
‘The stakes are very high’ this election says Ekos Research’s Frank Graves, and voter ‘emotions are very important’ in driving how campaigns take shape.
Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war
It can never be politics as usual again with the United States. Mark Carney has talked about the political imperative that this new and totally unexpected truth poses for this country.
Despite dip in polls, Conservative path to victory remains possible, say political players
If the Conservatives hope to win the next election, they’ll need to address Trump’s tariffs alongside the cost of living, says pollster Nik Nanos. ‘If he can come down with that extra punch, he can win the election.’
If gap narrows, number of seats with a margin of less than 1,000 votes could decide the election
We are at the halfway point in the election, but much could happen in the yin and the yang of the campaign.
Canadian International Council co-hosts conference on ‘Liberal democracy in the rearview mirror?’ April 15 in Toronto
TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Conference: ‘Liberal Democracy in the Rearview Mirror?’—Massey College, Section 1, and the Canadian International Council host a day-long conference on ‘Liberal Democracy in the Rearview Mirror?’ exploring the state of and prospects for liberal constitutionalism at home and in the world. Participants include former German ambassador to Canada Sabine Sparwasser, Canadian political scientist Thomas Homer-Dixon, and […]
Carney’s driving Grits’ momentum, but polls suggest Tories hold upper hand in ‘commitment gap’
Angus Reid’s poll released last week found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal and 36 per cent planned to vote Conservative. But that 10-point spread is reversed for committed voters, and Shachi Kurl said the challenge for the Liberals is to ensure that voting intention becomes a reality.
Election campaign should be about creating a new economy, not extending and expanding the old one
So far, the politicians are letting us down. If the job of government is to represent the future to the present, they get a failing grade. But we will all be losers.
Poilievre: we’re just not that into him
Pierre Poilievre’s polished daily performances continue to be, primarily, laments for the sorry state of the country, extended complaints about the ‘lost Liberal decade,’ simplistic policy promises and the occasional tangle with any real journalist who breaks through the daunting line of party enforcers that police every large rally.
