Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign
In the first three days after the election call, the Liberals spent $301,000 on Meta ads for the party and their leader, outpacing the Conservatives’ combined $150,000.
Liberal and Conservative safe seats likely to stay, but NDP less certain, say pollsters
There are 111 safe seats across Canada, based on wins by candidates with a margin of 25 per cent of the vote or greater in the previous federal election in 2021.
Grits go-getters in digital election ads, overtaking Tory pre-writ lead on Meta spending
Liberals take decisive day-one lead, spending $118,000 on Facebook and Instagram as Conservatives coast on a half-million-dollar pre-election-week spend on the platform.
Will Canada emerge stronger and more united? Here’s hoping
Three issues will be bundled into one overarching challenge that will dominate this election’s discourse: how leaders propose to deal with the White House, how they’ll protect our independence, and how they plan to grow Canadian prosperity.
Pen to paper: recent letter of intent formalizes plan to create Indigenous Peoples Space
The plan to turn 100 Wellington St. into an Indigenous Peoples Space was first announced in 2017, but until recently, it had yet to be formally set out on paper.
From compassion to complacency: Canada’s dangerous retreat from global aid
The U.S.’s recent actions illustrate the stark consequences of blanket cuts; for just Action Against Hunger Canada’s programs, it will result in more than five million children in conflict zones losing access to crucial nutrition services.
Carney takeover top reason for Liberal revival: poll
Thirty-five per cent of the new Liberal supporters had previously backed the NDP, while 29 per cent had migrated from the Conservative Party.
Poilievre needs to ‘put some new material in the window’ as polls narrow and Carney gains ground, say strategists
Running a campaign focused on Liberals failings and likening Mark Carney to former prime minister Justin Trudeau is ‘probably not enough’ says Conservative strategist Tim Powers.
Ex-staffers throw their names into the electoral ring
The list includes recent cabinet chief of staff Marianne Dandurand, who’s running for the Liberals in her one-time boss’ riding of Compton-Stanstead, Que.
Liberals to push ahead with pharmacare, but program’s fate under Conservatives is unclear
Health Minister Kamal Khera highlighted Yukon signing onto the pharmacare deal since Mark Carney became prime minister, saying the Liberal government ‘will continue to make sure we deliver for Canadians.’
