Liberals’ pre-budget ‘full-court press’ to win back younger voters a stress test for caucus election readiness, say politicos
Despite flooding the zone ahead of the budget, being aggressive will only take the Liberals so far, and budget announcements without proper execution would bring any momentum to a screeching halt, says former Conservative staffer Andrea Sarkic.
As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target
Only 11 per cent of the new money announced in the much-anticipated defence policy update will be doled out in the first five years of the 20-year plan.
Foreign Interference Commission: PMO staff say CSIS briefing notes do not match the briefings they heard, CSIS director will return for further questioning
Given the discrepancies, foreign interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue decided the commission will recall CSIS Director David Vigneault for further cross-examination on Friday.
Liberals lose, Conservatives gain in new riding boundary breakdown of 2021 electoral results
Election Canada’s transposition of vote analysis will help federal parties determine the battleground ridings for the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Who’s who in Conservative whip, House leader shops
Kenzie Potter remains chief of staff to House Leader Andrew Scheer, while Nathan Ellis is in charge of Whip Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s team.
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.
As illiberal regimes spread in a year of elections, Canada must defend vision of democracy as ‘best guarantee’ of freedom, says Ignatieff
Authoritarian regimes are increasingly exploiting democratic norms and language to justify government overreach and cronyism, warns ex-Liberal leader in speech to University of Ottawa.
How to navigate post-fact politics: skeptically, but attentively
Today’s politics is entirely personality and performances. The bickering plays out like an annoying soundtrack, and the temptation to tune it out can be overwhelming—and unwise. Politicians can invent and evade facts all they want. Climate change doesn’t care. But we should.
Has Poilievre peaked too soon?
Thanks to their agreement with the New Democratic Party, the Liberals now have a year to aggressively sell its vision to Canadians. And that doesn’t involve an axe-the-tax.
With new electoral map coming into effect April 22, MPs and candidates preparing for next election
Only 45 ridings remain unchanged, while five new ridings will be created, and 293 will have anything from a minor tweak to a major change.
