Canadian Politics
One year of Mark Carney: the brand without the balance sheet
Mark Carney was elected as the competent one. One year later, his deficits are twice Trudeau's, his housing numbers are a rounding error, and his sovereign…
Pierre Poilievre
16 posts on Pierre Poilievre from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Federal Politics
Avi Lewis is the new leader of the NDP
Avi Lewis won the NDP leadership race on a decisive first ballot, taking 56 per cent of the vote.
Canadian Politics
Are Canadian political polls still useful?
I’ve long viewed polling as a useful but imperfect tool for gauging Canadian sentiment. It helps parties like the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre create…
Canadian Politics
Mapping the results of the 2025 Canadian Federal Election
Yes, it’s finally here. I’ve generated the maps for the 2025 federal election wherein Mark Carney’s Liberal Party elected enough MPs to form a minority…
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
How many memberships did Pierre Poilievre sell?
The second half of the Conservative Party leadership race is now underway. Midnight on June 4th represented the cut-off for new memberships sold for party…
Stephen Harper
Cabinet shuffle pre-shuffle information
There’s been a lot of speculation in Ottawa this week about the imminent cabinet shuffle as a number of ministers have announced their retirement from federal…
New Democratic Party of Canada
What do you think of this?
Just a small observation about recent NDP caucus appointments made by Thomas Mulcair and different reactions to them. What do you make of this? Liberal…
Canadian Media
We get letters!
From a senior Conservative on the Hill: Did you see this yesterday–Mark Holland apologized to [Former Chief of Staff to Environment Minister John Baird, Chris]…