‘Polarizing’ Alberta campaign ‘a harbinger of what to expect’ in next federal election, say insiders
It would be a mistake for Pierre Poilievre to run on a populist message in the next federal election as that vote will be decided in the suburbs of major urban centres, not in rural ridings, says Prof. Duane Bratt of Mount Royal University.
‘Liberals in trouble’ over China’s attempted meddling in Canadian elections, say pollsters
The China interference story has ‘long legs,’ and some twists and turns. The Liberals should be ‘quite concerned because if the current Conservative advantage consolidates and the longer the numbers stay here, it becomes the new normal, and it will require more effort to dislodge the trend line,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.
Ontario’s proposed polling ban would leave voters ‘in a dark room,’ says Nanos
Polls may have a ‘negative impact on voter turnout,’ but banning them is ‘not a silver bullet,’ says a Samara Centre for Democracy spokesperson.
May remains optimistic despite poor polling, vows to elect 12 Green MPs in next election
Despite no discernible ‘honeymoon’ in the federal Greens’ polling, party leader Elizabeth May says she isn’t discouraged about her party’s future.
Liberals need to ‘get off their asses’ and take Poilievre seriously before it’s too late, say some Grits
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s growing support in public opinion polls is making some Liberals nervous, saying it should be a “wake-up call” to the party, while other Liberals say it’s a normal bump for any new leader. “The Liberals need to get off their asses,” said one former senior Liberal who spoke to The Hill […]
Year-long deadlock between Libs and Tories could be ‘new normal,’ but ‘perfect storm’ of inflation and health-care crisis creates a ‘windfall’ for opposition parties this fall: Coletto, Nanos
A week out from the official return of Parliament on Sept. 19, the Liberals and Conservatives appear deadlocked in the polls, and analysts predict this winter will provide a “perfect storm” of issues for all the opposition parties. But if the Conservatives hope to defeat the Liberals in the next election, it will be up […]
The politics of vacation shaming
OAKVILLE, ONT.—While researching this column, I discovered that if you criticize a politician for going on a holiday, you’re guilty of something called, “vacation shaming.” The idea is everybody, even politicians, deserve a peaceful, stress-free holiday. And yes, I would agree that it’s wrong to shame a vacationing politician, except, of course, when political circumstances […]
Trudeau Liberals should be ‘worried’ about bleeding support to Conservatives, say veteran pollsters
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau losing ground in national public opinion polls, and the Conservatives gaining traction even though they are in the midst of a leadership campaign, the Liberals should be “worried” because the next election will see the governing party asking Canadians for a fourth mandate which is an uphill battle for any […]
An ominous poll for the Liberals
OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to a recent Nanos poll, the leaderless Conservative Party of Canada is currently a whopping five percentage points ahead of the Liberals, 36-31. Of course, the immediate takeaway from that number is what it tells about the “horse race” aspect of Canada’s political scene, i.e., the Conservatives seem to be pulling ahead of […]
Canadians are concerned about the mental health of health workers; they should be
If the health workforce was a patient, it would be in critical condition. The public seems to get it. New results of a nation-wide survey by the University of Ottawa, conducted among members of the Angus Reid Forum from March 4-8, 2022, paint a troubling picture of how we feel about health workers. Overall, nine […]
