Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is ‘the Conservatives’ to lose,’ with surveys speaking ‘as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party today as it does to Pierre Poilievre’s effectiveness at focusing on meat-and-potato issues.’
Election priorities shifting to U.S. trade war, say pollsters, strategists: ‘it’s an existential crisis to our country’

The carbon tax is ‘yesterday’s issue,’ according to Nik Nanos, founder and chief data scientist of Nanos Research.
PacifiCan has new president after Jones departs

Plus, PCO deputy secretary Mollie Johnson adds clean growth responsibilities to her existing role.
Carney makes ‘the right moves’ with quick launch, as leadership hopefuls aim to ‘bring alienated Liberals home,’ says pollster Lyle

Mark Carney’s early entry and growing support are good for his membership sales, says ex-Liberal staffer Alex Kohut. But many of those insider backers could be a drag on him in a general election, says veteran Tory leadership campaigner Fred DeLorey.
Liberal MPs defend proposed policy walk-backs from leadership candidates as party meets on election readiness

Liberals faced questions about losing touch with voters, but some MPs said the leadership race is an ‘opportunity’ to reconnect with Canadians.
Liberal leadership race a chance for Tories to dominate political ad space, say experts

However, a former federal Liberal candidate says the leadership race can provide the party with a captive audience for their messaging.
Liberals offer united front on Trump, but caucus split on candidate best fit to lead the party

U.S. President Donald Trump also drops numerous bombshells for Canada in his World Economic Forum address as Liberals meet in Ottawa.
The Liberal race is on, so where’s Poilievre?

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre appears stuck in a twilight zone, locked in a bubble with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the Liberal leadership candidates silence his talking points and ‘axe the tax’ on their own.
Carney emerges as early top MP pick after caucus meeting

Liberal MPs gathered on Parliament Hill for a caucus meeting on Jan. 23, convening for the first time since the party’s leadership race began. The caucus meeting came a week to the day after former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney launched his leadership bid from Edmonton, Alta. The race’s other frontrunner—former deputy prime minister […]
LeBlanc keeps his chief, rookie minister Thompson elevates new one

Post-shuffle staffing decisions are starting to roll in, and Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has also confirmed two key comms staff.