‘Older demographics are far more accessible to reach’: Joseph Lavoie on how the digital campaigns are impacting the election
22 April 2025
One year of Trump’s tariffs—are they working? Here’s what the numbers say
‘Nothing but politics’: Why the ousting of the Air Canada CEO over his failed French sets a dangerous precedent
The fiscal challenge Canada’s provinces don’t want you to talk about
Pierre Poilievre’s charm offensive is real—I’ve run the numbers to prove it
‘It’s not our role to bail the Americans out’: Can Canada help open the Strait of Hormuz—and should it?
One year of Trump’s tariffs—are they working? Here’s what the numbers say
‘Nothing but politics’: Why the ousting of the Air Canada CEO over his failed French sets a dangerous precedent
The fiscal challenge Canada’s provinces don’t want you to talk about
Pierre Poilievre’s charm offensive is real—I’ve run the numbers to prove it
‘It’s not our role to bail the Americans out’: Can Canada help open the Strait of Hormuz—and should it?
Policy
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‘The debate hasn’t fundamentally altered the race’: David Coletto on where the polling sits heading into the final week of the campaign
22 April 2025
‘We’re seeing about an 80 percent chance of a Liberal government’: Zachary Siewert on trying to predict the Canadian election and the differences between forecasting and polling
21 April 2025
‘This is about two parties with very different visions’: Ginny Roth on the Liberal platform and why it’s a doubling down of the Trudeau approach to government
21 April 2025
‘I haven’t forgotten about you’: Ten key quotes from the English-language leaders’ debate
18 April 2025
‘There was no knockout punch’: Jean Philippe Fournier on a lacklustre French-language leaders’ debate
17 April 2025
‘The power to impose tariffs at will needs to be removed from Trump’: David Frum on Trump’s disregard of the courts and how the trade war tremors will affect the U.S. economy
17 April 2025
‘There’s so much uncertainty out there’: Theo Argitis on the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement and the possibility of a recession
16 April 2025
‘There’s a signal that this race is tightening up’: David Coletto on polls showing a drop in the Liberal lead
16 April 2025
‘The first time we’ll see Carney and Poilievre up against each other’: Amanda Galbraith on what to expect from the upcoming leaders’ debates
16 April 2025
‘He’s not changing capes’: Philippe Lagassé on the caretaker convention and Carney’s dual role as Liberal leader and prime minister
16 April 2025
‘Now all the chickens have come home to roost’: Ron Butler on why the GTA condo market collapse is the biggest overlooked issue of the federal election
15 April 2025
‘Totally inappropriate and uncalled for’: Ginny Roth on Doug Ford’s untimely criticisms of the federal Conservative campaign
15 April 2025
‘The Liberals have had a wobble over the last week’: Darrell Bricker on what’s behind the tightening polls
14 April 2025
‘This was a crisis that was coming’: Janice Gross-Stein on the continued U.S.-China trade war and the practical issues of de-globalization
11 April 2025
‘The longer this campaign goes on, Mark Carney’s favourables keep improving’: David Coletto on how Canadians’ attitudes towards the leaders are crystallizing as the campaign continues
11 April 2025
‘The tariffs are probably going to trigger a recession’: Ian Lee on the continued fallout from Trump’s tariff uncertainty
10 April 2025
‘If things are going to shift they have to shift in the next seven days’: Amanda Galbraith on the state of the NDP campaign and how the Conservatives can turn their fortunes around
10 April 2025
‘One of the most self-defeating tactical moves in history’: David Frum on Donald Trump’s obsession with tariffs and America’s increasing isolation on the world stage
9 April 2025
‘This has moved from a campaign of change to a campaign of leadership’: Darrell Bricker on where things stand at the mid-point of the election and why the Conservatives are behind
9 April 2025
