#338Canada: A tale of two premiers

#338Canada: A tale of two premiers

“338Canada: A tale of two premiers” Philippe J. Fournier: A few years ago, Francois Legault and Jason Kenney were making history. Today, only one of them is sure to survive their next election. When Jason Kenney lead his brand new United Conservative Party to a decisive majority victory in April 2019, some observers (yours truly…

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#338Canada: Trumpism is alive and well on Canada’s right

#338Canada: Trumpism is alive and well on Canada’s right

“338Canada: Trumpism is alive and well on Canada’s right” Philippe J. Fournier: Almost two years and a failed insurrection later, a significant number of Canadian Conservatives still support former president Trump In the waning days of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, Léger conducted a poll to take the pulse of Canadian voters on the tightly…

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#338Canada: Jean Charest’s (near) impossible task

#338Canada: Jean Charest’s (near) impossible task

“338Canada: Jean Charest’s (near) impossible task” Philippe J. Fournier: Charest may need to recruit as many as 100,000 new members—or 1,000 per day—to stand any chance in the leadership race Throughout his political career, Jean Charest was never known to shy away from challenges: From taking over the reins of the decimated federal Progressive Conservatives…

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#338Canada: A new era of Quebec politics

#338Canada: A new era of Quebec politics

“#338Canada: A new era of Quebec politics” Philippe J. Fournier: The dominant parties of the past 60 years, the Quebec Liberals and the PQ, continue their decline in public opinion. It’s all CAQ now. A new Quebec poll from Léger was released on Wednesday, and while these fresh numbers indicate that François Legault’s CAQ still…

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#338Canada: Erin O’Toole is trapped

#338Canada: Erin O’Toole is trapped

“#338Canada: Erin O’Toole is trapped” Philippe J. Fournier: The Conservative leader’s latest personal popularity numbers are bleak, inside and outside his party Erin O’Toole has been leader of the Conservative Party for close to 18 months now, and during his leadership the only time his favourability numbers showed any sign of improvement was the two-week…

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#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa

#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa

“#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa” Philippe J. Fournier: A new survey looking at federal-provincial attitudes suggests that even in Quebec and Alberta, regional resentment is not on the rise From a strictly political point of view, the pandemic may have acted as a political stress test for provincial-federal relations in Canada. In the past…

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#338Canada: The Quebec Liberals in free-fall

#338Canada: The Quebec Liberals in free-fall

“#338Canada: The Quebec Liberals in free-fall” Philippe J. Fournier: The party could lose as many as 14 seats compared to its 2018 results, and be driven out of French-speaking Quebec As we enter an election year in Quebec, not only does François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) lead in voting intentions, but its lead over…

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