Election campaign should be about creating a new economy, not extending and expanding the old one

So far, the politicians are letting us down. If the job of government is to represent the future to the present, they get a failing grade. But we will all be losers.
Poilievre: we’re just not that into him

Pierre Poilievre’s polished daily performances continue to be, primarily, laments for the sorry state of the country, extended complaints about the ‘lost Liberal decade,’ simplistic policy promises and the occasional tangle with any real journalist who breaks through the daunting line of party enforcers that police every large rally.
Pundit panel: who’s got the biggest rally?

This week, our pundit panel is weighing in on the debate around campaign rallies. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has routinely drawn big crowds to his rallies, beginning with his campaign for the party leadership, and carrying right on through to this election campaign. Numbers are hard to verify, but the consensus seems to be that […]
Cost of living, housing the top priority for young voters, not Trump

In a federal election dominated by trade and sovereignty, generation Z is prioritizing affordability when casting their ballots, a recent Abacus Data poll suggests.
Rediscovering the Commonwealth foreign policy

The Commonwealth provides a means for re-engaging a wider spectrum of states. While this includes Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, all highly likeminded actors, it reaches well beyond. It is an institution that includes rising global powers, such as India, Malaysia, Nigeria, and South Africa. In a fractious, more dangerous world, these are relationships Canada needs to cultivate.
Here’s the best strategy Carney can follow negotiating with Trump

All leaders across Canada should be working with each other and the federal government to build up a strong domestic economy in the same areas Mark Carney has promoted with the U.S.
Trump threatens Canada’s bilingual and cultural foundations

Make no mistake. Trump has designs on the cultural and linguistic foundations of our nation. But are Canada’s political leaders ready to defend our bilingual character, to say nothing about standing up for Indigenous languages and cultures?
Canada Strong and Free Network looks beyond federal issues as campaign forces national Tories away from conference

Federal Conservative candidates stay away, but lineup includes swathe of provincial premiers, ex-politicians, and American speakers.
Poilievre can win votes by exploiting Liberal foreign policy failures

To turn the tables on Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre should highlight the Trudeau government’s record of aligning Canada too tightly to American geopolitical objectives.
Canada’s productivity is declining. So how do we fix it?

Perhaps our next federal government needs to create a more internally integrated economy specializing in knowledge-intensive activities that rely less on the export of our diminishing stock of natural resources and more on its local transformation up the value chain.