Even if a quiet approach gives some Liberal voters permission to consider voting Conservative, timidity is a recipe for failure. Telling Poilievre to be boring betrays a complete misunderstanding of who he is and why he’s so attractive to so many voters in 2023.
The Alberta model is often presented in sharp contrast to the B.C. provincial government’s approach, which has embraced “safe supply” policies to help combat the province’s long-standing and deteriorating rate of addiction.
When Pierre Poilievre became Conservative Party leader almost precisely twelve months ago, many commentators assumed that a considerable share of the country already had well-developed views about him and his politics.
This week’s Hub Roundtable discusses the implications of the newly-released regulations for the government’s online news law. We also talk about the Liberal government’s plummeting poll numbers and what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can do to pull out of this free-fall.
Droves of card-carrying Conservatives are gathering in Québec City for the party’s annual convention, which will be the first since Pierre Poilievre became leader last year.
There is value in active civic politics, but quiescence has its benefits too. And if a break from all-consuming politics is needed, then perhaps you’ll find some peace in the far off corners of Canada’s dominion, like Oak Bay in Victoria, B.C.
Looking at these surveys, it is wrong to assume a strong majority of Canadians, or even of Canadian parents, love the child care plan we got. For Canadians, the word “system” might be more elastic than some advocates and politicians think.
With Canada-wide $10-a-day child care now a fait accompli, provincial governments should act now to pre-empt the likely regressive effects of the program. Cash subsidies and reserving spaces for certain low-population centres could help.
This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Freddie deBoer, author and journalist, about his new must-read book, How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement.
The Allied invasion of the Italian mainland began 80 years ago today on September 3, 1943, the 1st Canadian Division landing on the toe of Italy and beginning a rapid advance northward.
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