#338Canada: The Liberals stop the bleeding, at least

#338Canada: The Liberals stop the bleeding, at least

“#338Canada: The Liberals stop the bleeding, at least” Philippe J. Fournier: The latest election projection shows the two main parties deadlocked, though the Conservatives remain the favourites to win the most seats Three weeks of this snap five-week federal campaign are now behind us. While the first two weeks were marked by a gradual and constant…

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#Federal election 2021: What the winner of this election must do about China, Meng and the two Michaels

#Federal election 2021: What the winner of this election must do about China, Meng and the two Michaels

“#Federal election 2021: What the winner of this election must do about China, Meng and the two Michaels” One thousand days. That’s how much time has passed since Xi Jinping’s Ministry of State Security kidnapped Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in a hostage-diplomacy bid to force Canada’s release of the jet-setting Vancouver socialite, Huawei…

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#Federal election 2021:The Liberals’ diminished leader

#Federal election 2021:The Liberals’ diminished leader

“#Federal election 2021:The Liberals’ diminished leader” Andrew MacDougall: The Trudeau of today isn’t the same weapon as the Trudeau of 2015. Why, then, are the Liberals still so Trudeau-centric in 2021? Andrew MacDougall is a director at Trafalgar Strategy, and a former Head of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper If Winston Churchill reckoned generals were…

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#Federal election 2021Gerald Butts on the election so far: ‘A tie game with a lot of hockey left to play’

#Federal election 2021Gerald Butts on the election so far: ‘A tie game with a lot of hockey left to play’

“#Federal election 2021Gerald Butts on the election so far: ‘A tie game with a lot of hockey left to play’” Shortly before the TVA leaders’ debate on Thursday evening, Maclean’s talked to Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary and a key architect of the 2015 and 2019 Liberal campaigns. Now vice chairman…

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#Here are your 2021 federal election action figures

#Here are your 2021 federal election action figures

“#Here are your 2021 federal election action figures” Election Image of the Day: The leaders’ stances in the official photo for Thursday’s French-language debate weirdly reflect their campaign personae When carving out a campaign personality, it helps to pin down body language. How should you stand? Walk? Smile? How fast do you talk? How much…

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