Senate independence is a success that must continue
During this election, leaders competing to be prime minister should commit to preserve the Senate’s independence from political parties.
Why gender parity matters in cabinet
Almost a decade of gender-balanced federal cabinets have paved the way for new women appointees.
Federal election one of ‘most consequential’ in Canadian history, say political players
The winner of this election will be handed a list of issues that will be outside their control, says pollster Frank Graves. ‘This is not a business as usual election.’
The Liberal Constanza strategy: do the opposite of usual practice
The Liberals have done a 180-degree shift; they’ve ditched the politics of pizzazz and personality and replaced it with the politics of mundane political proficiency.
Don’t believe Trump rooting for Carney
One of Canada’s first financial moves under Mark Carney was to sell off American dollars in a Canadian government bond offering. Donald Trump has met his match.
Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’
A Conservative source told The Hill Times that ‘at least 75 per cent’ of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, ‘support the Republicans in the U.S.’ and have been ‘favourable’ to Donald Trump. But the source also noted that almost all Conservatives do not support Trump’s idea of annexing Canada as the 51st state.
Liberal lead ‘built on toothpicks and very dry sand’ as party’s fortunes tied to perceptions of Carney rather than policy, polls suggest
The Liberals’ voter pool is volatile and open to moving to other parties, says Abacus Data’s David Coletto, meaning the first impressions of Mark Carney must last until the election for the party to claim a fourth consecutive victory.
The annexation joke with legs
It is best to react to Donald Trump’s annexation bad joke with a pirouette; pivot to offer a bad joke in return. Trump encouraged his neighbour and pal Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister. Mark Carney should encourage Gretzky to run for governor of Florida.
April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has been spinning his wheels in a feckless attempt to transfer the enmity he so successfully encouraged against Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney. That will be a tough sell.
We need more people doing the critical jobs in Canada
Canada’s health-care system, our military, border services, and the RCMP all need attention. It’s been too long a wait already. We need more people. Let’s go get them.
