Voters don’t want likable, they want change and results, say pollsters
When Canadians go to the polls, they aren’t comparing politicians to perfection, they’re comparing them to their opponents, says pollster Nik Nanos.
The authenticity game
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that talking a good populist game is more politically advantageous than any agenda devoted to actually improving peoples’ lives.
Finding Canada’s Kamala
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves his post, who could shepherd the Liberals through the next election?
Where are the sharp edges in the Liberals’ Cotton Revolution?
Knives seem to have been replaced by quills in this gentle revolt to oust the prime minister.
India interference allegations exposing who’s not ride-or-die for Canada
There are too many ops in the Canadian media and the political class, and they need to be flushed out into the septic tank of national betrayal.
Liberal caucus should have adopted Reform Act for process to oust Trudeau, says Grit MP Casey
Having the mechanism would provide ‘more structure’ and make any decision ‘a bit more final,’ says Liberal MP John McKay. ‘It may not be a happy result’ but it would be a ‘clear expression’ of the will of caucus.
Liberal sources say it would be a ‘tactical mistake’ if cabinet ministers and MPs shut down Trudeau dissidents at Wednesday’s caucus meeting
Denying the June request for a caucus-wide meeting following the Toronto byelection loss was a mistake, and could have helped the party avoid the current turmoil, says Liberal MP Ken McDonald.
The gender gap and the comprehension gap
Voters don’t understand the deeper issues that hurt them, and neither major party is in a hurry to enlighten them.
Holt’s majority win in New Brunswick a monumental maritime moment
The question now is how the Liberals will address the crises facing the province, and if the new premier can manage a fresh, large, ambitious caucus.
Unarmed Hill security were the true heroes on Oct. 22, 2014, says Heather Bradley, who speaks publicly about that awful day for the first time
On Oct. 22, 2014, the first person in security who came face-to-face with gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was Const. Samearn Son who stood at his post at the base of the stairs inside the front doors of Parliament. Son, unarmed, lunged towards Zehaf-Bibeau, stopping him long enough to shout ‘gun, gun, gun.’ This warning gave MPs, staff, and the media milling about at the top of the stairs time to run and hide.
