Justin Trudeau
Why Justin Trudeau’s new ad falls flat
The Liberal Party of Canada released a new ad last night featuring Justin Trudeau “turning the channel” and emphasizing positive politics. The Conservative…
Not A Leader
15 posts on Not A Leader from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Stephen Harper
Will Professor Ignatieff make us go to summer school?
At the moment, the Prime Minister and Michael Ignatieff are meeting to discuss infrastructure funding, possible changes to EI eligibility and, as we’re quite…
Digital Politics
Absent Liberals – The video player
UPDATE: The code is now working. Copy and paste the code below. Be sure to put this on your blog. Instructions are below. I was browsing YouTube earlier this…
Stéphane Dion
Stephane Dion tries to sell the Green Shift
Poor Stéphane, selling an unpopular greenwashed tax policy is a tough go! “Do you think it’s easy to shake hands with skeptical Canadians?” (video captured,…
Liberal Party of Canada
Stephane Dion suffers strategic communications leak
The Prime Minister recently announced a new set of by-elections to be held in early September. Stephane Dion, the Liberal leader, is facing renewed pressure to…
Conservative Party of Canada
The Death of Oily – the tragic premature demise of an almost Canadian icon
It was the first brillantly sunny pre-summer weekend of June. Joggers in Ottawa hit the river parkway and canal while sun-bathers converged on Parliament Hill.…
Conservative Party of Canada
The Harper Government
In political communications, an objective of prominent important is framing your political opponent(s). For example, the Conservatives have seized upon…
Conservative Party of Canada
New Conservative Ads
The Conservatives just released two new ads, a television one and a radio one. They capitalize on Dion’s blunder when he said that he may consider raising the…