Every day, Poilievre chivvies the prime minister over alleged shortcomings, often of a personal nature
It is obvious that the Conservative Party of Canada enters Parliament every day with one thought in mind: how to personally demonize Justin Trudeau, and defeat the politician who has handed them three straight losses at the polls under three different leaders. The truth used to reside in a nuance. Now it lives in a well-turned or memorable insult, or even baseless allegation.
Liberal Party president Cowan calls internal probe into leaked confidential details from national board of directors, according to memo
The Liberal Party is expecting 3,000 Canadians to attend the May 4-6 national biennial policy convention in Ottawa this week, says party spokesperson Matteo Rossi.
High-level party operatives, experts identify election interference attempts as ‘extremely disturbing,’ call for more communication between intelligence agencies, parties
National campaign manager for the Conservatives in 2021 Fred DeLorey says ‘during the campaign, we did hear the odd rumbling that something was going on’ in regards to election interference, but that ‘after the campaign was concluded, we noticed some results that felt off.’
Pierre Poilievre: a working-class hero in his own mind
In the face of the Conservative leader’s passionate, energetic retailing of half-truths and venom, what can progressive parties do? They can continue to insist on countering with facts, in the hopes that truth will prevail—but more vigorously and more quickly.
Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May
Michael Geist says it’s ‘sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.’
DeLorey’s right: parties should work together to prevent any foreign interference in next election
Once all the panels report, our federal lawmakers should work together to prevent any foreign interference in any election, ever.
Government’s efforts to introduce privacy rules for federal political parties wholly inadequate and totally cynical
If Bill C-47 passes, political parties will remain the only type of group in Canada that don’t have to abide by the basic privacy standards that apply to government agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
Deceit, spin, politics, and a costly plan replace calls for greater transparency
The House Access Committee hopes to have a report out in late May or early June. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s appearance indicated a government intent on resisting and crushing calls for better disclosure legislation. It’s time to fully realize that the broken-beyond-repair access system benefits those in power, writes Ken Rubin.
Canada needs an honourable leader to lead, says letter writer
Our prime minister recently made the news again for all the wrong reasons. He and his family spent their Christmas vacation at a luxurious estate in Jamaica belonging to a wealthy family who made a large donation two years ago to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. Someone out there, who truly believes in the ideals of the Liberal […]
Poilievre could easily earn the support of the working poor—but he won’t
The working poor are not tied to any political party, only their socio-economic concerns. But they don’t have the means to lobby as they are too busy working. Could the Conservative leader become the voice they need in Parliament?
