de Adder’s Take: 04-02-2025
Day 11: Tariffs—on everything, everywhere, all at once
Plus, a better way for Canada to weaponize its oil exports.
Ripper offers a detailed, accessible, engrossing look at the making of Pierre Poilievre
Mark Bourrie sets out to tell Pierre Poilievre’s story from the beginning, and shows not only his origins and how they shaped the man currently seeking the Prime Minister’s Office, but also how little that person has changed in 30 years.
Pollster Coletto joins panel digging into views on immigration to Canada on April 3
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 Senator Simons to Talk Migration Challenges—ISG Senator Paula Simons will join her former colleague Ratna Omidvar, now immigration policy fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University, for a panel discussion: “Cities of Migration: Navigating Migration Challenges Across Canada’s Varied Urban Landscapes,” hosted by TMU. Other participants include Doug Saunders, Mary Rowe, and Dr. Zhixi […]
Day 10: Singh and McPherson campaign in Edmonton
Plus, a first pass on Mark Carney’s housing platform.
Daily snapshots of the key ridings leaders are targeting on the campaign trail
The Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green, and Bloc Québécois teams are making stops in regions that will be key to their electoral fortunes on April 28.
‘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.
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, […]
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.
