Trump, the John Gotti of U.S. politics
The infamous Mafia don of the Gambino crime family became an unlikely media star. He was so bad he was good.
There’s ‘no Plexiglass between our borders’ protecting Canada from global authoritarian sentiment, ex-judge warns
Former Supreme Court justice Rosalie Silberman Abella told a McGill panel the global community had demonstrated few consequences for countries that departed from the principles of democracy established after the Second World War.
Feds give CBC a budget boost
Fasten your seatbelts. Canada is in for a long election run.
Trudeau’s betting on himself
If the Liberals release an election TV ad highlighting Trudeau’s beaming face, the public’s reaction could be along the lines of ‘Not that guy again. I’m so over him.’ Trudeau-focused ads might end up reminding people why they don’t want to vote Liberal.
Liberal MP Hepfner may have to duke it out with NDP MPP Monique Taylor in ‘progressive bellwether’ riding of Hamilton Mountain in 2025, say Liberal and NDP insiders
The southern Ontario riding could show whether the left-of-centre vote is coalescing behind the Liberals to stop the Conservatives, or is splitting, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.
Conservatives ‘riding the stronger horse’ in competing narratives about budget: pollster Lyle
The Liberals made it ‘eminently clear’ the change to capital gains tax ‘is a fight that they want,’ says former Liberal staffer Carlene Variyan. But so far the Tories have ‘batted it down pretty well,’ says former Conservative staffer Laura Kurkimaki.
Fresh hires in offices of PM Trudeau and ministers Wilkinson, Valdez
For her part, Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez has added a new Quebec regional affairs adviser to her team, Camille Leblanc.
Sponsored travel climbed back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 as MPs accept trips to Israel, Taiwan, U.K.
MPs accepted travel worth more than $850,000 in 2023, including from lobby groups, foreign governments, and non-government organizations.
Is there another Charest in the Quebec Liberals’ future?
The son of a former Quebec premier, Antoine Dionne Charest says he isn’t eying party leadership, but is looking to make a mark on the province’s political scene.
Time for some Liberal soul searching
The Liberals are getting to a place where they need to decide if they are going to stumble into an election walloping, or do something about it.
