The Conservative ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment is past due

The Tories keep electing leaders who can’t adjust to changing political landscapes, or can’t read a room.
NDP ‘lost the gut’ of the party, losing working-class voters to Conservatives, say leadership hopefuls looking to rebuild

Three of the leadership contenders took part in an Oct. 28 panel before party faithful gathered for the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation event.
Opposition parties can’t afford to call Liberals’ bluff on budget vote, say pollsters

‘If the budget falls, it needs to be seen as the fault of the opposition,’ but Carney needs to do more to prime Canadians for ‘generational’ challenges, says Abacus CEO David Coletto.
‘There’s no industry without U.S. access’: struggling auto sector renews call for trade deal amid latest tariff woes

Conservatives MPs and auto industry heads are calling for a full repeal of the EV sales mandate as the sector grapples with growing uncertainty and renewed tariff threats from the United States.
‘A platform to raise my voice’: youth activism at the centre of Sen. McPhedran’s Vote16 bill

The increasing demand from young people for the vote is a result of feeling that their interests and issues—such as housing affordability, a low happiness rate, high suicide rate, and opioid use among young Canadians—aren’t being reflected in policy, says Vote16 co-founder Aleksi Toiviainen.
Conservative B.C. riding association launches confidential survey to gauge Poilievre’s support

The survey, launched three days after Pierre Poilievre’s controversial remarks, is ‘Just to confirm the support that I know is already there,’ EDA president James Barlow told The Hill Times.
Poilievre’s Trumpian language to appease some supporters risks his losing the rest of the country

Quebec Conservatives are now privately speaking out against their leader to the media. Whether these MPs are worried enough to organize their delegations to get to Calgary in January remains to be seen.
It’s politics first, as usual

The bottom line is that, even in the current moment of significant disruption and uncertainty in the world and in Canada’s relationship with the United States, our political parties are still not seeking opportunities to work together for the sake of the public.
Poilievre still isn’t selling hope, just nastiness

It may be true that Stephen Harper still supports the current Conservative leader. But his denials to one side, if Harper is having doubts about the current leader’s stewardship of the party, Pierre Poilievre’s days as leader are numbered. Calgary will tell the tale.
Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust

The real test will come with the delivery of Liberal commitments, which makes next month’s budget so important.