Controlling the campaign message
One of the more interesting battles that occur during elections is the one between politicians and journalists over who is going to control the message. The battle lines in this conflict are clear.
We, the media, haven’t done enough to explain how devastating foreign interference can be for individual Canadians
These people are Canadian citizens—our kin. Part of our family. And we’re hanging them out to dry. They’re crying out for help, help that they are legally and morally owed, and we’re shrugging it off.
Liberals’ success thanks to being less ideologically anchored than other parties
The biggest insult opponents used to hurl at the Liberal Party was that we’re ideological whores who stand on the mushy middle and believe in nothing but winning elections. Yet, it’s also key to the party’s success over the last 100 years.
Women are flocking to the Liberals in this election
The Liberal leader is leading in all demographic groups except for men aged 35 to 54.
Trump-led U.S. an ‘unreliable partner’ for Canada, says expert group: ‘we’re dealing with an administration that doesn’t believe our country has a right to exist’
The Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations says the dramatic shift in U.S. behaviour requires a Canadian strategy based on three principles: diversifying Canada’s trade and security relationships, addressing the country’s declining productivity levels compared to other G7 countries, and ‘providing for our own security.’
Liberals could pick up five to six seats in Alberta, but NDP’s bleed in votes could also help Conservatives, say strategists
Alberta has long been a stronghold for the federal Conservative Party, but political insiders say the Liberal Party’s rapid surge in the polls over the past two months has put at least five of the province’s 37 ridings into play for a potential Mark Carney win in the upcoming election. In an interview with The […]
Conservatives target labour vote as NDP support wanes, but union leader says there’s ‘no substance’ behind catchy slogans
‘You might see Poilievre going around to shop floors, but has he ever been on a picket line?’ asks NDP national director Anne McGrath.
Canada needs a national strategy for security, trade, and economy to contend with Trump, say political science experts
‘A royal commission on securing Canada’s future is not optional. It is essential,’ reads a March 24 open letter to the prime minister, signed by almost 100 experts in political science and other fields.
AFN election priority report urges parties to make ‘clear, firm’ pledges to First Nations
The Assembly of First Nations has also issued a list of 36 ridings where First Nations voters ‘can decide’ the election outcome.
Pundit panel: what is each leader’s biggest weakness?
‘Message discipline has long been [Pierre] Poilievre’s kryptonite, and anyone expecting him to abandon the affordability focus in favour of a singular message on Canada-U.S. relations would be mistaken,’ says ex-CPC staffer Josie Sabatino.
