Pierre Poilievre may be done
The Conservative leader has shown no inclination or ability to temper his highly polarized style, which makes his chances in the next election appear unpropitious.
Poilievre and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
The Conservatives did everything the wrong way in dealing with Chris d’Entremont’s floor crossing, handing their political opponents a win.
Liberals’ ‘quiet confidence’ the best move as budget ‘dominoes’ fall with the Conservative caucus count, say politicos
‘If you’re the Liberals, you let this play out,’ and don’t get in the way of any opposition mistakes that may ultimately ease the passage of the budget, says Summa Strategies’ Tim Powers.
Can anyone in Canada capitalize on the Mamdani effect?
The NDP and Conservatives both seem to be lacking the political acumen needed to cash in on voters desperate for a response to the cost-of-living crisis.
Potential PCO intelligence cuts ‘counterintuitive and risky,’ say national security experts
The government’s effort to find savings by scrapping duplication risks undermining the country’s limited analytical capacity, says Stephanie Carvin.
The critical-minerals battle is being fought on land—and over the sea
Internal documents give the impression Canada would gladly abandon its current support for a seabed-mining moratorium if some standards were in place.
‘It’s none of their business’: Senators hit the brakes on new staff ethics code after political-disclosure rules make waves
Central to concerns is a need for staff to disclose broadly defined personal political activities undertaken outside of work.
A true conservative party fought its last election 25 years ago
Any society needs both moderate conservatism and moderate liberalism to develop in a balanced way.
MPs to vote on $10.8-billion spending boost in new estimates
The Canadian Dental Care Plan will receive the largest portion of the funds at $1.6-billion, with Indigenous Services, Crown-Indigenous Relations, and National Defence each requesting over $1-billion.
Proposed collective bargaining changes could ‘influence the opinions of arbitrators’ to consider feds’ fiscal situation: lawyer
The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its potential to infringe on workers’ rights.
