Day nine: Two Liberal New Brunswick ridings on Conservative radar

Plus, Statistics Canada publishes the latest data on Canada’s energy export to the U.S.
Christiane Fox to talk ‘collaborative strategies for interprovincial trade’ on April 3 in Toronto

MONDAY, MARCH 31 Conservative Leader Poilievre to Hold a Rally—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First rally. Monday, March 31, at 6 p.m. AT at the Fredericton Capital Exhibit Centre, 355 Smythe St., Fredericton, N.B. Details: conservative.ca/events. TUESDAY, APRIL 1 Economic Reconciliation Summit—Canada 2020 hosts “The Indigenous-led Economy: 2025 Economic Reconciliation Summit.” Industry innovators, […]
‘A respected colleague’: former Reform, Conservative MP John Cummins died on March 2, age 82

Plus: the Embassy of Peru hosts a cooking masterclass, Nunavut’s new Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell joins the ISG, Rose LeMay’s new book is coming April 22, and longtime Liberal organizer Bea Ross has died.
Pundit panel: what policies will get parties votes?

‘It’s quaint to assume policy will matter in this election,’ says former Liberal PMO staffer Dan Arnold.
Day six: Tories and Greens fight for Nanaimo

Plus, Canada’s retaliatory plan for U.S. auto tariffs to be revealed next week.
Day five: Carney gets his chance

Plus, Poilievre holds a rally in progressive party territory in Vancouver.
Ex-staffers throw their names into the electoral ring

The list includes recent cabinet chief of staff Marianne Dandurand, who’s running for the Liberals in her one-time boss’ riding of Compton-Stanstead, Que.
Q&A | The politics of pitching fiscal restraint and public service cuts with Sahir Khan

‘No magic math’: an expert in government finances addresses why cutting waste won’t fund election promises.
CBC’s Montreal HQ to host leaders’ debates April 16 and 17

Also, two Liberal and three Conservative MPs confirm they won’t reoffer, more notable names join the running list, and the Black Class Action Secretariat is down but not out after a Federal Court decision.
Canadian Medical Association digs into ‘politics of change’ at three-day summit March 26-28

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 AFN National Chief to Deliver Remarks—Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will deliver remarks on “Indigenous Economic Leadership in a Changing Global Landscape,” hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto. Wednesday, March 26, at 11:45 a.m. ET at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Details: canadianclub.org. Webinar: ‘Canadians’ Response […]