Liberal, Conservative campaigns ‘at war,’ Scheer ‘vigorously swinging to land a punch’ on Trudeau: pollster
The Liberal and Conservative campaign teams are “at war” trying to unsettle each other, and the possible minority Parliament that could result could be dysfunctional, carrying “significant instability,” says a high-profile pollster. “The war rooms are at war with each other,” said Nik Nanos, chief data scientist and founder of Nanos Research. “If it’s a […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau out East, Scheer and Singh in Ontario, and the GG is on the move
Good Wednesday morning, Today is the eighth day of the federal election campaign. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be making his mark on the campaign trail early this morning in an interview with Ocean 100 Charlottetown scheduled to air at 6:00 a.m. Atlantic time. At 9:30 a.m. Atlantic, Mr. Trudeau will make a policy announcement […]
First debate a dress rehearsal PM hopefuls needed to prepare for prime time, say pundits
Last week’s leaders’ debate was an important trial run for the three that showed up, a dress rehearsal pundits say was needed as each showed gaps in brand and messaging that will need to be ironed out before the “real test” against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Coming on day two of the 40-day campaign, the […]
Elections Canada expects 30,000 expat voters in this election, Perrault says
PARLIAMENT HILL—With Canadians living abroad now able to vote no matter how long they have been outside the country, Canada’s chief electoral officer says Elections Canada expects 30,000 expats to register, but he is urging expats to register soon. Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault said after a January 2019 Supreme Court ruling that expats now […]
Canada formally joins Arms Trade Treaty as experts urge cancelling Saudi LAV deal over Yemen war
PARLIAMENT HILL—Canada formally acceded to the Arms Trade Treaty on Sept. 19, which aims to create common arms trade standards between signatories, but arms control experts from academia and civil society organizations are urging the federal government to stop exporting Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) to Saudi Arabia over the Kingdom’s war in Yemen. The deal […]
Riding to watch: Liberals, NDP face off on affordable housing battlefield in wavering Parkdale-High Park
TORONTO—As he walks down Queen Street West on the second day of the election campaign, Arif Virani is hailed by a honking minivan carrying cheering, sign-waving supporters. Fresh from dropping campaign signs at some of Parkdale Village’s ubiquitous Tibetan restaurants, he is stopped by various residents looking to shake his hand, ask him a question, […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s in St. John’s, and St. Peter’s Bay; Scheer’s in Winnipeg; Singh’s in Ottawa-Centre and Sudbury; and May’s in Waterloo and Parry-Sound Muskoka
Good Tuesday morning, It’s lucky day No. 7 in this 40-day election campaign and, as pollster Nik Nanos said, it’s “like a knife fight in a telephone booth.” The Liberals and Conservatives are statistically tied so their respective war rooms have been busy digging up the dirt on the other party’s candidates. The proverbial mud […]
On the road again: many media organizations taking ‘flexible’ approach to party leader tour coverage
As the party leaders kicked off their national campaigns last week, The Hill Times took a look at which media organizations are joining them on their buses and planes, and what sort of planning goes into coverage of leader tours in a 40-day sprint toward election day on Oct. 21. The Globe and Mail parliamentary […]
Opposition leaders expected to push Trudeau’s ‘emotional buttons’ on SNC-Lavalin to make him look ‘arrogant, out of touch, entitled,’ says pollster Lyle
With the SNC-Lavalin controversy back in the news, one of the country’s leading pollsters expects the opposition leaders to go after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the campaign trail and in the leaders’ debates to push his emotional buttons and to get a reaction that will make him look “arrogant,” “out of touch” and “entitled,” […]
Digital ads the story of election 2019 budgets, say campaign vets
A shift towards even more digital advertising is the most likely change to the way the parties will spend their money during this fall’s election campaign, say veterans of previous campaigns with the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP. “I suspect digital is going to become more and more the battleground. That’s where more campaigns should be […]
