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- Watch for provincial governments to attack Carney for not doing enough in the budget. Mind you, none of this means Carney won’t survive the onslaught. It
 
- Watch for provincial governments to attack Carney for not doing enough in the budget. Mind you, none of this means Carney won’t survive the onslaught. It
 
- Watch for provincial governments to attack Carney for not doing enough in the budget. Mind you, none of this means Carney won’t survive the onslaught. It
 
- A recent study by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, noted that '[social media] influencers, not parties, or newsrooms, dominated distribution and attention across
 
								
											- A recent study by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, noted that '[social media] influencers, not parties, or newsrooms, dominated distribution and attention across
 
- A recent study by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, noted that '[social media] influencers, not parties, or newsrooms, dominated distribution and attention across
 
								
											- Doug Ford's photo-op may have been a silly and overly theatrical stunt, but as someone once said, 'if it’s stupid but works, then it
 
- Doug Ford's photo-op may have been a silly and overly theatrical stunt, but as someone once said, 'if it’s stupid but works, then it
 
- Doug Ford's photo-op may have been a silly and overly theatrical stunt, but as someone once said, 'if it’s stupid but works, then it
 
- Until their respective political circumstances change, Canada’s political parties will be heading down different strategic paths.
 
- Until their respective political circumstances change, Canada’s political parties will be heading down different strategic paths.
 
- Until their respective political circumstances change, Canada’s political parties will be heading down different strategic paths.
 
- Mark Carney realizes that, for the average voter, economics trumps everything else, including the environment. But he has his work cut out for him.
 
- Mark Carney realizes that, for the average voter, economics trumps everything else, including the environment. But he has his work cut out for him.
 
- Mark Carney realizes that, for the average voter, economics trumps everything else, including the environment. But he has his work cut out for him.
 
- By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price.
 
								
											- By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price.
 
- By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price.
 
								
											- To win the next election, the Conservative leader doesn’t have to be liked; he just needs to get people to agree with him.
 
- To win the next election, the Conservative leader doesn’t have to be liked; he just needs to get people to agree with him.
 
- To win the next election, the Conservative leader doesn’t have to be liked; he just needs to get people to agree with him.
 
- The Ontario premier seems to lack any ideological connection to his political base. Although his approach to politics might come across as supremely cynical,
 
- The Ontario premier seems to lack any ideological connection to his political base. Although his approach to politics might come across as supremely cynical,
 
- The Ontario premier seems to lack any ideological connection to his political base. Although his approach to politics might come across as supremely cynical,
 
- The “us versus them” mentality is baked into Quebec’s political psyche. With all the uncertainty in today's world, it’s not hard for Quebec’s separatist-minded
 
- The “us versus them” mentality is baked into Quebec’s political psyche. With all the uncertainty in today's world, it’s not hard for Quebec’s separatist-minded
 
- The “us versus them” mentality is baked into Quebec’s political psyche. With all the uncertainty in today's world, it’s not hard for Quebec’s separatist-minded
 
- In my view, more funding of local news or the regulation of 'Big Tech' won’t really help either journalism or democracy.
 
- In my view, more funding of local news or the regulation of 'Big Tech' won’t really help either journalism or democracy.
 
- In my view, more funding of local news or the regulation of 'Big Tech' won’t really help either journalism or democracy.
 
- In my view, if Pierre Poilievre is going to win, he’ll do so not by copying Mark Carney’s pragmatism, which would mean fighting him
 
- In my view, if Pierre Poilievre is going to win, he’ll do so not by copying Mark Carney’s pragmatism, which would mean fighting him
 
- In my view, if Pierre Poilievre is going to win, he’ll do so not by copying Mark Carney’s pragmatism, which would mean fighting him
 
- Things are dreary for the NDP, which makes it extremely difficult for the party’s fundraisers to convince donors to generously open their wallets. It’s hard
 
								
											- Things are dreary for the NDP, which makes it extremely difficult for the party’s fundraisers to convince donors to generously open their wallets. It’s hard
 
- Things are dreary for the NDP, which makes it extremely difficult for the party’s fundraisers to convince donors to generously open their wallets. It’s hard
 
								
											- Musk’s America Party lacks a regional base, it doesn’t represent a defined demographic group, and its ideology is vague. But new parties in the United
 
- Musk’s America Party lacks a regional base, it doesn’t represent a defined demographic group, and its ideology is vague. But new parties in the United
 
- Musk’s America Party lacks a regional base, it doesn’t represent a defined demographic group, and its ideology is vague. But new parties in the United
 
- Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
 
- Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
 
- Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
 
- Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
 
								
											- Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
 
- Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
 
								
											- Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
 
- Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
 
- Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
 
- It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
 
- It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
 
- It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
 
- Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
 
- Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
 
- Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
 
- Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game.
 
- Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game.
 
- Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game.
 
- One of the key principles of fundraising is that you don’t give your donor base a chance to relax, which is to say, you
 
- One of the key principles of fundraising is that you don’t give your donor base a chance to relax, which is to say, you
 
- One of the key principles of fundraising is that you don’t give your donor base a chance to relax, which is to say, you
 
- Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers.
 
- Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers.
 
- Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers.
 
- Mark Carney’s alliance with the boomer generation could pose future challenges for the Liberals. For one thing, if the Liberals do anything that boomers consider
 
								
											- Mark Carney’s alliance with the boomer generation could pose future challenges for the Liberals. For one thing, if the Liberals do anything that boomers consider
 
- Mark Carney’s alliance with the boomer generation could pose future challenges for the Liberals. For one thing, if the Liberals do anything that boomers consider
 
								
											- Bob Plamondon paints Diefenbaker as a passionate, charismatic, quick-witted politician who, above all else, strongly identified with the common people.
 
- Bob Plamondon paints Diefenbaker as a passionate, charismatic, quick-witted politician who, above all else, strongly identified with the common people.
 
- Bob Plamondon paints Diefenbaker as a passionate, charismatic, quick-witted politician who, above all else, strongly identified with the common people.
 
- If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
 
- If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
 
- If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
 
- The Harper syndrome is weakening the Conservative Party because instead of looking forward, it keeps looking back. It’s hard for a party to advance that
 
								
											- The Harper syndrome is weakening the Conservative Party because instead of looking forward, it keeps looking back. It’s hard for a party to advance that
 
- The Harper syndrome is weakening the Conservative Party because instead of looking forward, it keeps looking back. It’s hard for a party to advance that
 
								
											- People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
 
- People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
 
- People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
 
- It’s easy to say things like a campaign should change its messaging or alter its tone, but to do this during an election campaign
 
- It’s easy to say things like a campaign should change its messaging or alter its tone, but to do this during an election campaign
 
- It’s easy to say things like a campaign should change its messaging or alter its tone, but to do this during an election campaign
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to an old military adage, “amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.” So just to sound professional, I will forgo discussing topics related
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to an old military adage, “amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.” So just to sound professional, I will forgo discussing topics related
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to an old military adage, “amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.” So just to sound professional, I will forgo discussing topics related
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—Recently, while attending a luncheon in Toronto, I made a bit of a political faux pas. You see, the guy sitting next to
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—Recently, while attending a luncheon in Toronto, I made a bit of a political faux pas. You see, the guy sitting next to
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—Recently, while attending a luncheon in Toronto, I made a bit of a political faux pas. You see, the guy sitting next to
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—The most interesting playing piece on Canada’s political chessboard right now is the Bloc Québécois. It might be just a regional and third
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—The most interesting playing piece on Canada’s political chessboard right now is the Bloc Québécois. It might be just a regional and third
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—The most interesting playing piece on Canada’s political chessboard right now is the Bloc Québécois. It might be just a regional and third
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—When analyzing a current political situation it’s sometimes useful (and fun) to engage in a little bit of speculative counterfactual thinking. For instance,
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—When analyzing a current political situation it’s sometimes useful (and fun) to engage in a little bit of speculative counterfactual thinking. For instance,
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—When analyzing a current political situation it’s sometimes useful (and fun) to engage in a little bit of speculative counterfactual thinking. For instance,
 
								
											- CHANDIGARTH, PUNJAB—As Canada’s regional bulls snort and paw the ground, Canada’s North is invisible and forgotten, and the West is mad as hell. The Liberal minority
 
								
											- CHANDIGARTH, PUNJAB—As Canada’s regional bulls snort and paw the ground, Canada’s North is invisible and forgotten, and the West is mad as hell. The Liberal minority
 
- CHANDIGARTH, PUNJAB—As Canada’s regional bulls snort and paw the ground, Canada’s North is invisible and forgotten, and the West is mad as hell. The Liberal minority
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—English poet Alexander Pope once said, “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” If that’s the case, then
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—English poet Alexander Pope once said, “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” If that’s the case, then
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—English poet Alexander Pope once said, “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” If that’s the case, then
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—Ever since he came up short in the 2019 federal election, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has been taking an awful lot of
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—Ever since he came up short in the 2019 federal election, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has been taking an awful lot of
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—Ever since he came up short in the 2019 federal election, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has been taking an awful lot of
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the ironies of the 2019 election is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who pledged to end the politics of division in
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the ironies of the 2019 election is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who pledged to end the politics of division in
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the ironies of the 2019 election is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who pledged to end the politics of division in
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—If the 2019 federal election has taught us anything (and it probably hasn’t) it’s that political parties need some genius scientist to invent
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—If the 2019 federal election has taught us anything (and it probably hasn’t) it’s that political parties need some genius scientist to invent
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—If the 2019 federal election has taught us anything (and it probably hasn’t) it’s that political parties need some genius scientist to invent
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you think the ongoing Canadian election has featured too much negativity, better buckle your seat belt because it’s likely going to get
 
								
											- OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you think the ongoing Canadian election has featured too much negativity, better buckle your seat belt because it’s likely going to get
 
- OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you think the ongoing Canadian election has featured too much negativity, better buckle your seat belt because it’s likely going to get