Conservatives look like they're being outfoxed by Carney
Instead of a smooth launch to get the campaign rolling, Conservatives found themselves hurtling backwards at pace
Mark Carney is offering voters the other guy’s ideas, without the other guy
If the last near-decade has proven any adage true, it’s that the Liberals are terrible at governing, but exceptional at...
Smith's cosy ties in U.S. wrecked Poilievre campaign opening
If Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have one goal today, it should be to get Danielle Smith to stay home and shut...
Trump’s threat to Canada means this election must be a choice between the Liberals and Conservatives
With the campaign officially started, Canadians are about to experience something more akin to what we see south of the...
Another Election About Trade and Sovereignty, but Not Quite Déja Vu
After months of prime ministerial departure and succession drama, of bilateral chaos, avoidable economic uncertainty, and a spit-take reversal in...
Poilievre Finally Gets the Election He’s Been Dying For. But Is It Too Late?
The “Canada Is Broken” candidate faces a changed national mood. RICHARD LIVES in a pup tent in downtown Ottawa, next...
Danielle Smith’s Trump talk threatens Pierre Poilievre’s chances to win
Pierre Poilievre has a problem, and her name is Danielle Smith. The Alberta premier has become a thorn in the...
For Danielle Smith, a Liberal win is just as scary as Trump’s tariffs
So much for Team Canada. Mark Carney may want all the premiers united behind him, but Alberta’s Danielle Smith has...
April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre
Fading Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre should read a little T.S. Eliot. April could indeed be the cruelest month for the...
2021 vs. 2025: Comparing public opinion at the start of both campaigns
As we kick off the 2025 Canadian federal election campaign, it’s instructive to look back at where we stood at...
The ‘artificial border’ and how it can be corrected
It’s truly breathtaking to hear U.S. President Donald Trump muse about the Canada-U.S. border and show his complete ignorance about...
Trump, Ukraine, and the New World Order
Canada has now entered an election campaign amid what Prime Minister Mark Carney terms “the most significant threat of our...
Danielle Smith is Mark Carney's secret weapon
It was supposed to be a cakewalk. Instead, as Pierre Poilievre kicks off the election campaign that was supposed to...
This election is about Donald Trump — and a lot more
In ways no one could have understood at the time, June 16, 2015, turned out to be a momentous day...
Donald Trump upends notions of stability and change as Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre square off
In a little more than five weeks, either Mark Carney or Pierre Poilievre will be the prime minister of Canada...
Canadian Conservatives are desperate for Donald Trump to come to their rescue - one of Canada’s most prominent conservative leaders asked Trump’s government to interfere
An election that will be fought about the sovereignty of Canada is beginning with news that one of Canada’s most...
Is Pierre Poilievre the new Justin Trudeau?
Matt Gurney: Well, here we are. Yay, I guess. There goes our April. For the one or two readers who...
Canada’s Existential Election
The campaign launched Sunday by Governor General Mary Simon’s proclamation — signed at the request of Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Pierre Poilievre is a victim of his own success — but don’t expect him to go down without a fight
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre heads into the election campaign he’s long demanded on Sunday fighting for his political life, a...
The campaign of a lifetime is upon us
I was seven years old the last time an election in this country centered around a single issue. Then, it...
Mark Carney’s first week had its bright spots — but he still needs to learn this lesson
Mark Carney had quite a first week as prime minister of Canada. He was sworn on Friday, unveiled a smaller...
The NDP’s free fall reveals an essential truth about this election
The NDP’s flashy new ads, portraying Jagmeet Singh as a fighter, seem to be borne of an alternate universe. The...
Poilievre must pivot from his apple munching ways
Pierre Poilievre often stresses that the Liberals are seeking a fourth consecutive term, implying that four is simply too many...
A strategy focused on winning, not pleasing political pundits
For the past several weeks, many of the nation’s top political pundits have struggled to make sense of the response...
Carney’s theft of Poilievre’s platform has turned into a farce
If Mark Carney and the Liberals are best equipped to take on U.S. President Donald Trump in a tariff war...
All of a sudden, nothing seems to be going Pierre Poilievre’s way. Not even attacking his opponent
On Thursday, Pierre Poilievre announced a plan for “shovel-ready zones” across the country to accelerate development projects. Apparently, in these...
Barring another crisis upset, the ballot question of our next federal election is set. And it’s advantage, Carney
Most analysis of elections includes some discussion of the so-called “ballot question” — namely, the question the various political parties...
Carney is the nerd Canada needs right now
It’s unsurprising to me that the Liberals have overtaken the Conservatives in the latest polls, overturning a deficit that stretched...
Not Flying the Unfriendly Skies: The Media-Free Conservative Campaign Tour
With an election call expected this Sunday, the Conservatives have devised a way they hope will increase Pierre Poilievre’s chances...
Trump, the Dark Lord of Canada’s looming election, hands Poilievre an apparent gift
As the campaign buses rev up for a federal election call this weekend, Donald Trump handed Pierre Poilievre a nice...
Naheed Nenshi needs to get his elbows up
Naheed Nenshi isn’t used to asking for the spotlight. The Alberta NDP leader's unique brand of politics — politics in...
Don’t get snippy. It’s a bad look whether you’re Mark Carney or Pierre Poilievre
The two leading contenders to be Canada’s next prime minister are not vying to get that job on the basis...
A Federal Election is Imminent
After months of speculation, a federal election appears imminent. Prime Minister Mark Carney, only recently installed as Liberal leader, is...
Smith sees a real danger Mark Carney could be worse than Trudeau
Well, no doubt about it. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is on the political warpath, with the federal election campaign expected...
Canada's food system is an international powerhouse that needs to be cultivated in the face of trade war uncertainty
From the golden canola fields in the Western provinces to the bustling processing plants in Ontario to the aquaculture industries...
Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to be held to the same standard that he holds Liberals to
What is Pierre Poilievre afraid of? On Tuesday, Conservative national campaign director Jenni Byrne informed journalists that, in a break...
Pierre Poilievre can't escape Donald Trump
Pierre Poilievre knows he has a Donald Trump problem. After spending the last two-plus years imitating Trump’s approach to politics...
We need a leader who can offer Canadians hope
The next federal election is going to be about more than the tariff threat. In a world gone mad, the...
It’s no wonder Mark Carney looked at ease in the U.K. Many there have been waiting for their ‘unreliable boyfriend’ to return as PM
Canada’s new prime minister was back “home” this week, as Mark Carney made a return to England as part of...
Carney’s cabinet a step backwards in the dark
This is a historical pattern that rears up when those who were once marginalized gain representation within the white supremacist...