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Strategists and experts react to ‘distant early warning alert’ after unexpected outcome of Nova Scotia election

The campaign marked the first defeat of an incumbent government since the beginning of the pandemic, but experts say that some key factors are different for the federal Liberals.

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BY IAN CAMPBELL
August 20, 2021

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Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle fails to quiet doubts about his future

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Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

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Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

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House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

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Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

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The RCMP has corrected the status of two firms as non-Indigenous at Indigenous Services Canada's direction. But one of those companies remains on the government's controversial Indigenous Business Directory.

Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

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The RCMP has corrected the status of two firms as non-Indigenous at Indigenous Services Canada's direction. But one of those companies remains on the government's controversial Indigenous Business Directory.

With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources

Delayed public accounts report public debt charges increased by 35 per cent in 2023-24

A Chrystia carol: House wraps for the holidays as spectre of Freeland’s bombshell resignation haunts Liberal caucus

Green Leader May recuperating after hospital stay

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Government must start ‘walking their talk’ on affordability to maximize political impact of budget roll-out, says pollster

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Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

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Liberal MPs will need two-thirds of election expenses raised by March to ward off nomination challenges

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Nova Scotia is the ‘in’ place to be

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Green Leader May recuperating after hospital stay

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, Giant Tiger founder and MP Scott Reid's father dies, the Senate gets two new faces, and Greg MacEachern joins the StFX board of governors.

Green Leader May recuperating after hospital stay

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, Giant Tiger founder and MP Scott Reid's father dies, the Senate gets two new faces, and Greg MacEachern joins the StFX board of governors.

Government must start ‘walking their talk’ on affordability to maximize political impact of budget roll-out, says pollster

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Some ‘very real wins’ for the NDP set-up an ‘important class-based message’ it can deliver to working class voters, says strategist.

Government must start ‘walking their talk’ on affordability to maximize political impact of budget roll-out, says pollster

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Some ‘very real wins’ for the NDP set-up an ‘important class-based message’ it can deliver to working class voters, says strategist.

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.

Liberal MPs will need two-thirds of election expenses raised by March to ward off nomination challenges

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Liberal incumbent nomination criteria are designed to keep elected Liberals ‘hungry,’ prioritize ‘face-to-face’ connections with constituents, says Greg MacEachern.

Liberal MPs will need two-thirds of election expenses raised by March to ward off nomination challenges

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Liberal incumbent nomination criteria are designed to keep elected Liberals ‘hungry,’ prioritize ‘face-to-face’ connections with constituents, says Greg MacEachern.