Andrew Perez

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With Carney's victory, can Conservatives avoid a fresh fracture?

With Carney's victory, can Conservatives avoid a fresh fracture?

In the aftermath of the Mark Carney Liberals’ stunning win on Monday evening, pundits and party strategists haven’t been shy about weighing in on what went so wrong for a party that seemed destined to win a massive victory mere months ago. While the Conservative Party measurably improved both its seat count and popular vote on April 28, the election...

I was convinced the Liberal Party couldn’t win a fourth term. I was wrong

I was convinced the Liberal Party couldn’t win a fourth term. I was wrong

In my 20 years in politics as a Liberal partisan, I’ve heard my share of platitudes recited like articles of faith by pundits, media and party strategists alike. But the one that has consistently stood out is the cliché that governments defeat themselves as they near a decade in power. Yet, there are several exceptions to this rule in the...

Party veterans step back as Liberals seek fresh start

Party veterans step back as Liberals seek fresh start

The field of likely candidates in the federal Liberal Party’s imminent leadership race has narrowed considerably since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his widely anticipated resignation 10 days ago. Senior cabinet ministers highly rumoured to be mounting leadership bids have bowed out of the contest, citing the importance of staying the course in their current posts amid the largest threat...

Railing against corporate elites makes good politics, but it will only further divide Canadians

Railing against corporate elites makes good politics, but it will only further divide Canadians

In a recent campaign-style video announcing he was pulling out of the supply-and-confidence agreement, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh engaged in some all-too-familiar political rhetoric. While failing to cite specific policy differences with Justin Trudeau's government, Singh said, “the Liberals govern in the interests of the wealthy and will always cave to corporate greed.”

It’s time. Justin Trudeau must go

It’s time. Justin Trudeau must go

The stunning Conservative by-election win in Toronto-St. Paul’s last month has plunged Trudeau’s Liberal Party into a nadir and resulting leadership vacuum. The perilous state of the party is only exacerbated by several high-profile Liberals calling on Trudeau to resign and make way for a new leader and prime minister.

I’ve been a Liberal for 20 years. My party has lost its way under Justin Trudeau

I’ve been a Liberal for 20 years. My party has lost its way under Justin Trudeau

I joined the federal Liberal Party 20 years ago this spring because I deeply admired the party’s commitment to fiscal discipline, human rights and national unity as exemplified by the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin.

Three areas Crombie must address for Liberals to beat the PCs

Three areas Crombie must address for Liberals to beat the PCs

The Ontario Liberal Party is at an inflection point. After two devastating election losses and a failure to secure party status, Ontario’s Liberals are once again rising from the ashes of electoral oblivion. But this time is different: the party has a spring in its step and reason to feel buoyant about a rebuilding process that could ultimately see it...