Canadian Politics
How to predict a leadership race
Leadership races are a black box to outsiders. But there are ways to read the signals if you know where to look.
Andrew Scheer
10 posts on Andrew Scheer from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
By-elections
Damien Kurek resigns so Pierre Poilievre can lead
Battle River–Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek officially resigned from Parliament today. The move will trigger a by-election for the riding where Pierre Poilievre will…
Canadian Politics
Maxime Bernier officially running in York Centre
It’s getting a bit sad isn’t it? Maxime Bernier has announced that it’s official, he’ll be standing as the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) candidate in the…
Canadian Politics
We need exit polling for Canadian elections
On October 21st, Justin Trudeau was reduced to minority government status with stronger Conservative opposition forming dominant regional representation in the…
Parliament of Canada
Speaker election – interviews
In general, I’m asking the same four questions 1) 30 second to 1 minute pitch on why you should be Speaker 2) Why replace the incumbent? 3) It’s a minority…
Digital Politics
BT ANNOUNCE: The Podcasting Tories
In the spirit of my interviews with MPs Monte Solberg (1, 2, 3, 4) and Andrew Scheer (1, 2), I created the Blogging Tories Podcasting page because I wanted to…
Digital Politics
Scheer Interview part 2
In this final podcast of the week, I ask MP Andrew Scheer about Blogging Tories, his favourite blogs, being a young MP, the Hill culture, what he likes best…
Digital Politics
Andrew Scheer Interview part 1
Last Thursday, after I attended Question Period in Centre Block, I rushed over to the MP offices once again to interview Conservative Andrew Scheer, MP for…
Digital Politics
My Monte Solberg Interview
During my Ottawa trip last week, I had the opportunity to interview the finance critic of the Conservative Party of Canada, and fellow Blogging Tory Monte…