Who’s backing the Liberal leadership contenders?
Mark Carney is out in front with Liberal caucus endorsements, with Chrystia Freeland a close second compared to the handful of names supporting the other candidates.
Recent weeks a ‘dizzying’ experience for Liberal staff, say current, former aides
Even with her 15 years of experience as a staffer, Marci Surkes says the recent ‘tumult and volatility’ is ‘up there in terms of periods of extreme change.’
Premiers take spotlight with all-hands-on-deck pushback on U.S. tariff threat
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have taken opposite extremes in advocating for Canada’s response to the U.S. tariff threat—but both are useful, say observers.
Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race
The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else in the playbook.
Vying for viral: Liberals need authenticity to bridge digital divide with Tories, says online marketing strategist
As they fight for votes, Liberals can no longer rely on ‘polished, top-down’ TV ads to compete with the Conservatives’ ‘organic online long game,’ says EOK Consults’ Harneet Singh.
The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders
Anyone who says certain people have no right to run does not grasp the true nature of democracy: that anyone should aspire to the highest office in the nation.
Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos
Alongside a $350,000 registration fee, the Liberal Party will take a 25 per cent cut of all leadership campaign donations over $500,000.
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Similar to the Weimar Republic, many today have become disenchanted by the outcomes of an adherence by all parties to neoliberalism.
Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, who spent the morning of Trump’s second inauguration doing an interview with CP24’s morning show, said Canada needs to be strong, smart and united. ‘The key is not to be scared.’
Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts
Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.
