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 […]
Trucker-protest paralysis reveals need for leadership in Ottawa, occupation of Canada’s capital shouldn’t be left to just Ottawa mayor and chief of police
As the end-of-January truckers’ protest near Parliament Hill transformed into the early-February occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core, residents and their representatives on the capital’s city council have reached their breaking point and are desperately looking for leadership from the many elected officials in town. The other group desperate for leadership are the truckers themselves, according […]
Clash of the tired: pandemic fatigue and political opportunism at odds as COVID protest persists
Nearly two years into the global pandemic that has changed day-to-day lives, the frustration around an uncertain exit strategy is hitting Canadians hard. And according to polling—and more visibly, from the “Freedom Convoy” that recently took over downtown Ottawa, pandemic fatigue is setting in. Despite public health measures changing as often as they have, with […]
No buyer’s remorse after federal election
The federal election is now four months in our rearview mirror and recent polling done by Discover by Navigator shows that support for the parties remains relatively stable from the 2021 election result. With a slow start to Parliament resuming and much of the COVID attention squarely on the provinces, it is perhaps no surprise […]
Upcoming carbon price increase to ‘pose some of the greatest challenges to the Trudeau government yet,’ argues Angus Reid’s Kurl
The federal carbon price is rising for a third time this April, reaching $50 per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions, but amid high inflation and affordability anxiety one pollster suggests it may prove a challenge, and a test, for the Trudeau government to sell to Canadians. “The timing and amount of the upcoming federal carbon […]
