Governing Liberals look to channel their inner opposition party as they go head-to-head against Conservatives in new fall session
Despite being the governing party, Government House Leader Karina Gould says Liberals will hold Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ‘to account’ this fall session. Meanwhile, MPs and cabinet ministers tell The Hill Times about their legislative priorities this fall.
Poilievre urges NDP to support his non-confidence motion when Parliament resumes
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre held a press conference in Parliament Hill’s West Block today to announce that he will present a non-confidence motion “at the earliest opportunity” when Parliament resumes next week. This follows the decision by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to cancel the supply-and-confidence agreement that helped Justin Trudeau’s minority government hold onto power. Facing […]
Blame games on politically-targeted bot campaigns ‘irresponsible’ without verification, says researcher
Newsrooms ‘didn’t do a great job’ when first reporting on the bots promoting a Poilievre rally, and that’s ‘the danger in horse race political coverage,’ says media expert Brian Daly.
‘All bets are off’: Liberal-NDP rupture leaves ‘the clock ticking’ on Parliament’s lifecycle
Jagmeet Singh’s declaration that he has ‘ripped up’ the Liberal-NDP deal is like ‘lighting a match and setting the bridge on fire,’ says former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. ‘There’s no going back.’
This Labour Day, don’t be fooled by fair-weather friends
Both Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are failing workers with their anti-labour policies.
Poilievre lacks pizzazz, and that’s OK
For conservative politicians, lacking star power is actually a feature, not a bug.
Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and pivoting to accuse NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh of “selling out” the workers. By maintaining the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement, Poilievre argued Singh wasn’t on the side of unionized rail workers who the […]
‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention
‘Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,’ says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews with the Conservative leader in two Ontario cities went viral.
Conservatives make good use of their time
Even though the next election is likely over a year away, the Conservatives have been running their fundraising machine at full throttle.
It won’t be easy when the election rolls in
Political parties will exploit our hopes and fears by prepping candidates to ensure our choice is driven by reactionary emotions, not critical analysis. Luckily, we can sift through the noise, and to make an informed decision instead.
