Ex-staffers to ministers Hajdu, Carr hit the campaign trail
Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu has seen a couple of staff departures of late, with Roy Karam and Aisling MacKnight both going on leave. A Cape Breton University alumnus, Mr. Karam had been on the job as the Atlantic regional affairs adviser in Ms. Hajdu’s office since September 2018, serving at the […]
If anyone sees the NDP, ask them to call home
CHELSEA, QUE.—Maybe a cash reward would help. The RCMP might be want to employ their sniffer dogs. A plea on social media could produce useful leads. One way or the other, something must be done: there is a federal election coming and the NDP has gone missing. It isn’t entirely the fault of the party’s […]
Liberals’ UN peacekeeping pledges left half finished
As Canada exits its peacekeeping mission in Mali, an expert in the field says Canada has only met half of its commitments to re-engage in UN peacekeeping missions, and those that were met are not being sustained. Walter Dorn, a defence studies professor at Kingston’s Royal Military College and Toronto’s Canadian Forces College specializing in […]
Time for Conservatives to swear off phony attacks on Trudeau
HALIFAX—Canada’s Hard Right understands that anger is the new mother’s milk of politics—well-financed anger. An angry person is a person you can enlist and manipulate more easily. Anger is the favourite motivator of the Conservative Party of Canada, and its supporting entities like Rebel Media. It is unvarnished emotionalism designed to provoke action without thinking. […]
Scheer’s elephant problem
OAKVILLE, ONT.—The recent spate of Liberal attacks on the Conservative Party reminds me of the six blind men and the elephant parable. You’ve heard that story, right? It’s about six blind men who come across an elephant for the first time, and to ascertain its appearance, each man touches a different part of the animal’s […]
‘The New NDP’ chronicles rise of party under Layton, Mulcair in unparalleled detail
ST. JOHN’S—A new book about the New Democratic Party offers exceptional insights into the party’s evolution from an undisciplined ideological group to a political marketing powerhouse. Current leader Jagmeet Singh and his strategists should pick up a copy, and quick. The New NDP: Moderation, Modernization, and Political Marketing is a rare inside look at how […]
‘Canada is warming at twice the rate of the global average. Is the government doing enough to combat climate change? Is your party offering anything powerful on that front?’
Cory Hann Conservative strategist “Canadians trusted Justin Trudeau when he said he would protect the environment and lower Canada’s emissions. Instead, all they got was a carbon tax. Not only is Canada failing to hit our Paris Agreement targets, we are getting further away. As an environmental policy, the carbon tax is a failure. It […]
Montreal Liberals predict party will appoint replacement for outgoing MP Nassif over nomination contest
With Liberal MP Eva Nassif “pushed out” and the election call only days away, Quebec Liberal insiders are speculating the party will appoint its preferred candidate and not hold a nomination contest in Vimy, Que., to replace her. Veteran Montreal Liberal insiders interviewed for this article said that one key reason the party leadership “pushed […]
Election is Liberals’ to lose: Greg Lyle
The 2019 federal election begins with the odds favouring the Liberals. While it is not difficult to imagine losing scenarios for them in a campaign in which each party gets their fair shares of ups and downs, the Liberals should end up with the most seats. How can that be? What are the key factors […]
Widespread opposition to carbon price, even among left-leaning voters, as price ticks up, study suggests
Many Canadians rank the environment high on their list of preoccupations, but there’s little appetite for a carbon price to rein in emissions, according to a new study released Thursday. The latest data from the Digital Democracy Project suggests that while 17 per cent of respondents indicated the environment was a top election issue, on […]
