Readying the spring-sitting scorecard
The prime minister’s resilience, the opposition’s strategy, the U.S. election, and the Canadian economy make for interesting watching between now and June.
‘Bad news across the board for Trudeau’: Conservatives would win 217 seats if an election held today, according to new Innovative Research poll
In the leadership attributes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trailing Pierre Poilievre by a double-digit margin, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle. ‘It is very rare to see an opposition leader win on things like competence. That normally falls to the prime minister. So he’s in deep trouble.’
Does the NDP need a miracle? It needs two
Since Pierre Poilievre is riding high in the polls and his party’s war chest is bursting, does anyone seriously believe the NDP, with its relatively meagre resources, has the firepower to effectively degrade the Tory leader’s brand? Nope.
Political leadership pulling through in the hard moments
Times like these require smart, wise, experienced, and attuned leadership, which the various political players are delivering. Let’s hope it can be sustained.
Challenging times ahead for Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh
The prime minister has the most obvious problems, but that doesn’t mean the Tory and NDP leaders don’t have their work cut out for them.
No time for politicos to rest this summer
Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
On foreign interference, Poilievre wants to stir up scandal without knowing the facts
As Jagmeet Singh considers Pierre Poilievre’s call to force a public inquiry, he must ask whether protecting democracy is the Conservatives’ main motivation.
‘All out brawl’ expected in next election in 18 ridings with high populations of Chinese-Canadians, say political players
Pollster Darrell Bricker says the Conservatives will likely make China’s alleged meddling an election issue, while all parties and CSIS will be paying closer attention to social media in these key ridings.
To be more successful, the NDP can reclaim its heritage of left-wing populism
A way forward for the NDP is not so much in countering the Liberals as it is about capturing the main anti-establishment thrust from the Conservatives.
