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Doug Ford’s campaign manager accuses Poilievre camp of ‘campaign malpractice’

Doug Ford’s campaign manager accuses Poilievre camp of ‘campaign malpractice’

Leading Conservative campaign strategist Kory Teneycke is taking aim at his own party, accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his team of squandering a big lead. “I know it’s uncomfortable for people to hear that said out loud, but it’s in every poll and every poll aggregator, the numbers are the numbers, and saying that you don’t believe in polls...

Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference

    Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference

    Liberal Party says campaigners 'regrettably got carried away' with use of buttons. Two Liberal Party staffers attended last week's Canada Strong and Free Networking (CSFN) Conference where they planted buttons that used Trump-style language and highlighted division within the Conservative Party. The conference, often referred to by its former name, the Manning Conference, is an opportunity for conservative-leaning Canadians to...

    'You don't know my dad': Daughter of late Conservative MP running for the Liberals

    'You don't know my dad': Daughter of late Conservative MP running for the Liberals

    Visitors to the Liberal campaign office in Calgary East are greeted by a smiling picture of one of the longest serving Conservative MPs. And next to it is an ornate green vase of blown glass that contains some of the ashes of Deepak Obhrai. The vase, the picture and the Liberal campaign office all belong to Obhrai’s daughter, Priti Obhrai-Martin...

    Liberals’ lead over Conservatives narrows further as ‘more of a horse race emerges’: Nanos tracking

    Liberals’ lead over Conservatives narrows further as ‘more of a horse race emerges’: Nanos tracking

    The federal Liberals’ advantage over the Conservatives has narrowed to five points on Day 16 of the federal election campaign.A three-day rolling sample by Nanos Research ending April 6 has the Liberals at 43 per cent over the Conservatives who are at 38 per cent nationally.

    Liberals lead dips for 1st time in Canada election as Tories gain: poll

    Liberals lead dips for 1st time in Canada election as Tories gain: poll

    The Liberals continue to lead the federal election race at the halfway point of the campaign, a new poll suggests, but the Conservatives have narrowed the gap. The latest Ipsos poll exclusively for Global News shows 42 per cent of Canadians surveyed would vote for the Liberals, down four points from last week and the first time since the election...

    The Modi ‘friends’ who helped finance Poilievre’s leadership campaign

    The Modi ‘friends’ who helped finance Poilievre’s leadership campaign

    Two months into his 2022 leadership campaign, Pierre Poilievre spoke at the home of Aditya Tawatia, a politically active Vancouver realtor.“Delighted to host the next Prime Minister of Canada,” Tawatia wrote on X, adding his mother had “blessed” Poilievre’s campaign.



    Lighthizer gives private trade-war advice to Canada’s conservatives

    Lighthizer gives private trade-war advice to Canada’s conservatives

    An architect of President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy told a closed-door Canadian audience Friday that the two neighbors can recover from this period of unprecedented tensions. Robert Lighthizer, the pro-tariff former U.S. trade representative during Trump’s first term, told a conference of Canadian conservatives in Ottawa that their country can help mend the tattered relationship by spending more on...

    Pierre Poilievre’s Biggest Selling Point Is Now a Huge Liability

    Pierre Poilievre’s Biggest Selling Point Is Now a Huge Liability

    The Canadian Conservative leader soared because of a media strategy that sounded a lot like Donald Trump. That’s no longer helping him.Pierre Poilievre was asking Elon Musk for help. In April 2023, the Canadian Conservative Leader sent a letter to Twitter’s headquarters requesting that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation be labeled as “government-funded media.”

    The international network that ties Pierre Poilievre to Jordan Peterson

    The international network that ties Pierre Poilievre to Jordan Peterson

    Pierre Poilievre raced to defend himself at a campaign event in Coquitlam, BC, last month from comments by Doug Ford’s campaign manager — who said the Conservative leader looks and sounds “too much like Trump.” “I’m the only one who can stand up to Donald Trump,” Poilievre shot back. Trump wants the Liberals back in power “so he can keep...

    No Conservative candidate in Quebec City riding due to submission issue

      No Conservative candidate in Quebec City riding due to submission issue

      Chanie Thériault's candidacy papers did not comply with requirements, Elections Canada says. The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) will not be represented by a candidate on the ballot in Quebec City's riding of Québec-Centre this federal election, according to the party. In an emailed statement, the party confirmed that an issue arose when the candidate, Chanie Thériault, was submitting her...

      Liberals and Conservatives said their rallies drew thousands. We decided to count

      Liberals and Conservatives said their rallies drew thousands. We decided to count

      Hand-counted images of rallies yield significantly smaller numbers. Political campaigns may be significantly off-base when it comes to the number of people they say are present at campaign rallies across the country, a CBC News investigation shows.

      Poilievre needs to ‘bomb the bridge’ of Carney’s credibility to win one of Canada’s ‘most consequential’ elections, say political players

      Poilievre needs to ‘bomb the bridge’ of Carney’s credibility to win one of Canada’s ‘most consequential’ elections, say political players

      As one of the “most consequential” election campaigns enters its third week, the Liberals are leading in the polls, and if the Conservatives hope to win, they will need to seriously undermine Mark Carney’s credibility—much like Brian Mulroney’s Tories did to John Turner’s Liberals in the 1988 campaign.

      Carney hits 3rd campaign pause, says Trump’s trade war raises ‘stakes’

      Carney hits 3rd campaign pause, says Trump’s trade war raises ‘stakes’

      Prime Minister Mark Carney is pausing his federal election campaign for a third time to tackle U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating global trade war. Carney, who is campaigning as the Liberal Party leader but retains caretaker authorities as the current prime minister during a federal election, said he will return to Ottawa to convene a meeting of the cabinet committee...

      Betting on Pierre Poilievre? This weekend's Canada Strong and Free Conference is another risky distraction for the Conservative campaign

      Betting on Pierre Poilievre? This weekend's Canada Strong and Free Conference is another risky distraction for the Conservative campaign

      Betting markets for political outcomes are relatively new - and fair to say - not really proven. Polymarket, the highest profile of these, found fame because bettors on the platform favoured Donald Trump, who obviously went on to win the 2024 election. But there is some controversy around the fact that such platforms are vulnerable to manipulation.

      Economist, environmentalist, hockey player and wife of a Canadian prime minister: Meet Diana Fox Carney

      Economist, environmentalist, hockey player and wife of a Canadian prime minister: Meet Diana Fox Carney

      It was on the ice at the University of Oxford where Mark Carney first met his wife.She was new to skating, but that didn’t make any difference — she had quickly become the best player on the team. She could skate faster than anyone else, handle the puck well and had a good shot.

      Petition to remove controversial Conservative candidate reaches 15K signatures

      Petition to remove controversial Conservative candidate reaches 15K signatures

      A petition for the Conservative Party to remove a controversial candidate from Vancouver Island has reached 15,000 signatures. Aaron Gunn, who is running in the North Island-Powell River riding, has come under fire over social media posts he’s made about residential schools and Canada’s treatment of Indigenous people. That includes a 2020 post in which Gunn wrote, “There was no...

      Stephen Harper says Canada’s problems not created by Trump as he endorses Pierre Poilievre

      Stephen Harper says Canada’s problems not created by Trump as he endorses Pierre Poilievre

      Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada’s problems weren’t created by the Trump administration as he made an impassioned pitch for Pierre Poilievre to become Canada’s next prime minister and downplayed Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s role during the 2008 global financial crisis. Mr. Harper appeared at Mr. Poilievre’s rally in Edmonton on Monday night to introduce the Conservative Leader to...

      Election threats watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney

      Election threats watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney

      A federal election-threats watchdog has uncovered an information operation from Beijing trying to shape opinion about Liberal Leader Mark Carney among Chinese Canadians. One example of messaging being circulated concerning Mr. Carney says “the United States is facing a tough prime minister from Canada.” The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force announced Monday this effort is taking...



      Muslim group, constituents call for Andrew Lawton's removal as Conservative candidate in southern Ontario

      Muslim group, constituents call for Andrew Lawton's removal as Conservative candidate in southern Ontario

      Lawton cites earlier Facebook post, which says he's 'ashamed' of previous conduct and will do better. An advocacy group that combats Islamophobia is urging the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) to remove a London, Ont.-area candidate from the federal election ballot over his past comments about marginalized groups including the Muslim community, women and 2SLGBTQ+ groups.

      Longest ballot protest targets Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding

      Longest ballot protest targets Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding

      Group said it also intended to overload ballot in Carney's riding, but ran out of time. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will be facing more opponents than ever in his eighth federal campaign, thanks to dozens of protest candidates running in his riding. Nearly 80 candidates registered to run in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, where Poilievre has been the MP...

      A Liberal and a Conservative knocked on the same door and some polite trash talk ensued

      A Liberal and a Conservative knocked on the same door and some polite trash talk ensued

      On the front steps of a Toronto home, two Robs appear at the same door.

      Liberal Leader Carney pokes at Alberta Premier Smith at first Western campaign stop

        Liberal Leader Carney pokes at Alberta Premier Smith at first Western campaign stop

        Liberal Leader Mark Carney is starting off his Western Canada campaign stops by drawing a contrast with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Carney arrived late Sunday in Victoria, his first stop in Western Canada, where he is expected to spend a significant amount of the third week of the federal campaign. He told supporters at a community hall in Victoria that...

        Latest Nanos projections put Liberals in minority territory, but many ridings too close to call

        Latest Nanos projections put Liberals in minority territory, but many ridings too close to call

        The latest seat projections from Nanos Research have put Mark Carney’s Liberals in minority government territory – down 17 ridings from the previous week. According to the organization, the Liberals would have taken at least 156 seats if the election were held April 6, when the projections were prepared. That’s down from 173 seats in the last projections from March...

        Former Conservative B.C. candidate says party removed him over past podcast comments

        Former Conservative B.C. candidate says party removed him over past podcast comments

        Real estate agent Lourence Singh says he was told his remarks about China didn't align with party's principles A former Conservative candidate in the Metro Vancouver riding of New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville says he was removed from the party's slate because of comments he made about the Chinese government in a podcast four years ago. Lourence Singh, a real estate agent who...

        Carney lays out plan to help economy along amid Trump-induced market chaos

        Carney lays out plan to help economy along amid Trump-induced market chaos

        Liberal leader says U.S. recession is likely after Trump tariffs prompt a 'financial crisis.' Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Monday he has a plan to prop up the Canadian economy as the U.S. careens toward a recession resulting from President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff actions, creating what Carney called a "financial crisis" that has the potential to undo the international...

        Advocate of Trump tariff playbook to speak at Canadian conservative think tank taking place during election campaign

        Advocate of Trump tariff playbook to speak at Canadian conservative think tank taking place during election campaign

        A prominent Canadian conservative think tank has invited the top tariff power broker from Donald Trump’s first cabinet to a conference in Ottawa this week that includes a who’s who of premiers, former politicians and Conservative strategists. Former U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer, who supports dramatically higher tariffs and dismisses concerns about tanking the global economy, will be the keynote...

        Conservatives continue to make gains at halfway point; Carney still has comfortable lead as preferred PM but it’s ‘diminishing’: Nanos

        Conservatives continue to make gains at halfway point; Carney still has comfortable lead as preferred PM but it’s ‘diminishing’: Nanos

        The federal Liberals’ advantage over the Conservatives has narrowed further and sits at four points on Day 18, the halfway point of the federal election campaign.A three-day rolling sample by Nanos Research ending April 8 has the Liberals at 43 per cent over the Conservatives who are now at 39 per cent nationally.

        Mark Carney’s views on Quebec’s language law could stir an angry, silent minority

        Mark Carney’s views on Quebec’s language law could stir an angry, silent minority

        Mark Carney was at a campaign in Vaughan, Ont., when he casually upended over half a century of received wisdom when it comes to stumping for votes in neighbouring Quebec. “Do we have rights in Canada, or not? A right is a right is a right,” he said in response to a question about his views on language legislation in...

        What the Polls in Canada Are Really Saying

        What the Polls in Canada Are Really Saying

        Conservatives in Canada could be forgiven for celebrating earlier this year. Their nemesis Justin Trudeau announced that he was resigning as prime minister, and polls showed they would romp to victory over the Liberals whenever the election was called.

        Carney attacked for wanting 'free ride,' 'hiding' from public amid latest campaign break

        Carney attacked for wanting 'free ride,' 'hiding' from public amid latest campaign break

        Liberal leader says he was speaking with NATO secretary general Saturday morning. Two federal party leaders took aim Saturday at Mark Carney, whom polls suggest is the front-runner in the April 28 election, for once again skipping the campaign trail. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet accused the Liberal leader of trying to capitalize on his early momentum by coasting through...