If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant?
The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way out, say strategists.
A new voting strategy: prevent a Liberal majority
Strategic voting appears to have achieved its goal and is saving us from the Conservatives, yet again. But with election day looming and the Liberals maintaining their miraculous turnaround in the polls, it’s time for left-of-centre New Democrat and Green voters to consider a new voting strategy: prevent the Liberals from winning a majority government. […]
Poilievre’s ethics pitch more about framing Carney as a ‘corrupt politician’ than attempt at reform, but some ideas are good, say observers
Pierre Poilievre is anchoring his ethics reform plan in what he calls ‘Accountability Act 2.0,’ a nod to the original Federal Accountability Act introduced in 2006 by Stephen Harper’s Conservative government.
Pundit panel: what closing messages should the leaders make to voters?
‘I’m not sure there has ever been an election in Canadian history where the ballot question lined up so perfectly in one candidate’s favour,’ says former Liberal PMO staffer Dan Arnold.
Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right
Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister from day one.
Canada, the European Union, and the Eurozone
If Canada were ever to turn to the Eurozone, its buck would stop in Frankfurt, home of the European Central Bank. Mark Carney’s former bank would be no more. Hard to imagine and highly unlikely, but so was America’s turn to Donald Trump, not once but twice.
Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts
Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments
Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red
NDP challenger Joel Harden is emphasizing local representation in his second bid to unseat Liberal Yasir Naqvi—this time federally.
Shut out from Tory nominations in Calgary, ex-Conservative joins Liberals while another runs as Independent
Ranbir Parmar, who hoped to represent the Tories in Calgary McKnight, has joined the Liberals after not being allowed to contest the nomination. Minesh Patel, who faced a similar experience in Calgary Skyview, is running as an Independent.
Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation
Supply management has become a proxy for Canadian nationalism, which means politicians will want to own it during the campaign, say observers.
