Who would be the best Canadian leader to ‘manage’ a Trump presidency?
Canada has been relatively slow to consider the potentially catastrophic effect of another Trump presidency. It better get a move on.
‘Trump takes personal things personally:’ Liberal strategy to compare Poilievre with Trump ‘desperate,’ and a ‘delicate dance’ that could backfire, say political players
Between now and November, Donald Trump is going to make a lot of news, so the Liberals don’t need to publicly link Pierre Poilievre with the former U.S. president, says pollster Nik Nanos.
The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024
The election could still be more than a year away, but things are heating up. This year’s Top 100 list reflects some changes in the political lay of the land. Get ready for 2024.
Will Trudeau’s third act include a surprise ending?
Absent future careless misjudgments, bureaucratic boondoggles or mishandled global, domestic, or climate emergencies, Justin Trudeau could pull off a miracle recovery. Or at least another minority.
Too toxic for Fox News, Carlson is just the ticket for Smith
Conservatives need to convince Canadians that they are centrist enough to be trusted in government. But linking themselves to the likes of Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson will not reinforce that sentiment.
Liberals ‘defined’ by opponents in social media ads in 2023 as Conservatives outspent incumbents on Facebook
Conservative ads opposing the Liberals’ gun control and streaming bills were among the most-seen sponsored posts about the government last year.
Have I told you the one about Ron Wood?
Known as ‘Woody,’ Ron Wood, a former Hill reporter in the 1960s who became a top adviser to then-Reform Party leader Preston Manning, died on Jan. 17 in Calgary. His friend Jim Armour called Wood a ‘genuine character.’
‘In the 1970s and 1980s, Peter was quite simply a legendary talent and friend’: Tom Axworthy
Peter O’Malley, a skilled communications consultant who had also served as Ed Broadbent’s press secretary in the late 1970s and 1980s, died on Jan. 12. He was a gifted storyteller, lovely, fun, curious, intelligent, and one of the Hill’s best conversationalists.
House is back: buckle up for an unruly 2024
Buckle up. We’re three years into a Parliament that history suggested would last only for two. The party governing in minority is in a polling slump from which it seems unable to recover. The prime minister, now in his eighth year of governing, is convinced he can achieve an unlikely fourth consecutive election win. The […]
Boissonnault to talk about innovation, sustainability, and the future of work on Jan. 29 at NAC in Ottawa
MONDAY, JAN. 29 House Sitting—Parliamentarians return to Ottawa following six weeks in their constituencies. The House will sit until Friday, Feb. 16. The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It will sit Jan. 29-Feb. 16, and will break for one week (Feb. 19-23). It returns for one week […]
