“Canadian Politics” – Page 10

The NDP leadership race is a nail-biter. But is anyone paying attention?

The NDP leadership race could be turning into a nail-biter with no clear winner in sight. But it’s unclear if Canadians are tuning in.

The field of candidates now has three front-runners, several NDP strategists and analysts tell CBC News.

Weeks before the critical membership sign-up deadline of Jan. 28, the outcome remains unpredictable, with no particular candidate having a sure path to victory and all showing signs of momentum.

Nothing to see here just CBC working to prop up a reliable LPC stooge bloc.

by Blazingcatfur•January 11, 2026January 11, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics", NDP

WAGNER: Canada’s fatal turn — the federal election of 1980

Pierre Trudeau alleged father of Canada’s worst Prime Minister

Canada faced a fork in the road in the 1980 federal election: stick with the centrist Progressive Conservative government of Joe Clark, or turn hard left with the Pierre Trudeau Liberals. Canada — or more accurately, Eastern Canada — chose Trudeau.

The die was cast, and Canada would never be the same. In his final four years in office, Trudeau would fundamentally transform Canada, and not in a good way. It’s like the country fell off a cliff, politically speaking.

(Incognito)

by Blazingcatfur•January 10, 2026January 10, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

The trouble with Carney

“Thucydides warned that “the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” Carney’s tragedy is that he quotes the rules‑based order while presiding over a country whose economic structure is colonial and whose security ultimately depends on the very power he is theatrically chastising. Posturing without power is not prudence. It is provocation without a plan. And yes it’s dangerous.”

Mark Carney’s and Canada’s Dangerous Refusal to Face Reality.

Mark Carney and most Canadians are behaving as if Canada is an independent pole in a multipolar order, when the world he actually inhabits is a hierarchy being brutally clarified by Washington. Trump’s revamped… pic.twitter.com/2WahDg5rCf

— James E. Thorne (@DrJStrategy) January 7, 2026

The China Class sent Chretien in advance of Carney’s arrival. The Liberal Party should have to register as foreign agents.

Canada's Mark Carney will travel to China next week. It's the first visit by a Canadian PM since 2017, and the next step in a multi-year attempt to recalibrate relations between Canada and China that requires trying to heal some deep rifts, I told @CBCNews. The reality is that… pic.twitter.com/5yqCihDLTY

— Michael Kovrig (@MichaelKovrig) January 7, 2026

Carney may not be working with Trump but he certainly isn’t working for us.

by Blazingcatfur•January 8, 2026January 8, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canadian Politics", Canada, USA

The Conservative and Liberal responses to Venezuela reflect vastly different foreign-policy outlooks

The Liberals and Conservatives offered completely different responses to the Trump administration’s abduction of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.

Those responses reflect the worldview of each party. For Conservatives, foreign policy is rooted in values; for Liberals, in interests.

On Saturday morning, not long after word arrived that American special forces had captured and abducted Mr. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre issued a statement on X. “Congratulations to President Trump on successfully arresting narcoterrorist and socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, who should live out his days in prison.”

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2026January 5, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics", USA, Venezuela

Canadian politics in 2026: Two fault lines that could alter the landscape

The year-in-review phase is over. It’s time to look ahead.

In Canadian politics, 2025 will be remembered as the year of Trump. In 2026, I regret to predict, very little will change. In my last column, I argued that the U.S. midterms — and President

Donald Trump’s rhetoric in the lead-up — will turn Canada into an increasingly convenient political target, spelling trouble for our economy and particularly for the looming CUSMA renegotiations.

That is a seismic risk. But it is far from the only political story Canadians should be watching in the year ahead.

by Blazingcatfur•January 3, 2026January 2, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics"

As we enter another precarious year, Canadian politics is a tangle of contradictions

The pollsters are trying to tell us something.

For much of the past year, the dominant strain of Canadian political coverage has focused on the struggles of Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, especially as contrasted with the brilliant successes of his opponent, Mark Carney.

How could it not? Mr. Poilievre saw a 25-point lead evaporate in the space of two months. Much of this could be attributed to the rapid-fire sequence of events with which the year began: Donald Trump’s return to office, Justin Trudeau’s resignation, and Mr. Carney’s election as Liberal Leader.

(Coyne Alert)

by Blazingcatfur•January 2, 2026January 2, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics", Canada

LILLEY: 2025 upended Canadian politics – from Trudeau’s exit to Carney’s rise

If 2025 taught us anything about politics, it’s that you shouldn’t be too sure about yourself – things can change.

That’s something that Liberals who feel like they are riding high right now and Conservatives who are feeling in the doldrums should remember.

by Blazingcatfur•January 1, 2026January 1, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics", Canada

Green Party settles with commission over exclusion from federal leaders’ debate

The federal Leaders’ Debates Commission says it has settled with the Green Party after the party vowed to challenge its removal from the spring election debates.

In April, the commission, which is tasked with organizing the French and English debates, rescinded an invitation for Jonathan Pedneault, then co-leader of the Greens, to appear at a pair of leaders’ debates in Montreal.

What a waste of time.

by Blazingcatfur•December 30, 2025December 30, 2025•0•"Canadian Politics", Canada, WTF?

Key Political Developments to Watch in Canada in 2026

This year was eventful, to say the least, marked in part by a change in leadership in Ottawa, and 2026 is likely to bring further shifts in party dynamics.

The year 2025 had started with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation amid cratering support for the Liberal Party and poll numbers suggesting a Conservative majority.

by Blazingcatfur•December 29, 2025December 28, 2025•0•"Canadian Politics"

As year ends, the Conservatives are polling better than at any point since the election

As Canada closes out 2025, the Conservatives are suddenly polling higher than at any point since the swearing-in of Mark Carney as prime minister.

In the last days of December, several pollsters posted year-end results finding that the Conservatives and Liberals would be neck and neck in a federal election.

by Blazingcatfur•December 28, 2025December 28, 2025•0•"Canadian Politics"

Canadian politics in the year ahead

The year 2025 was a sharp reminder of just how unpredictable Canadian politics can be. Events moved quickly, and long-held assumptions collapsed almost overnight.

At the start of last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was still clinging to power. The Liberals were far behind in the polls, and it seemed all but certain that Pierre Poilievre would soon lead a Conservative super-majority government.

We all know how that story ended.

by Blazingcatfur•December 28, 2025December 27, 2025•0•"Canadian Politics"

In, out and just hanging on: A tumultuous year in politics for Justin Trudeau, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre

OTTAWA—By the time you read this it is entirely possible that everything has changed.

It’s been that kind of year.

Think back to January, when Mark Carney was just a former central banker quietly making phone calls to nervous Liberal MPs. Pierre Poilievre was cruising towards a Conservative majority government that appeared all but guaranteed. And Donald Trump was only getting started.

by Blazingcatfur•December 27, 2025December 27, 2025•0•"Canadian Politics"

Will 2025 be remembered as the year Canadians re-embraced nationalism?

Nationalism has many different forms, from benign feelings of pride to aggressive chauvinism. Some speak idealistically of civic nationalism, quizzically of economic nationalism, or suspiciously of ethnic nationalism. And in Canada, there is Quebec nationalism and the search for greater autonomy by a myriad of Indigenous nations. All of these made their mark in the past year, and will continue to shape events in 2026.

A cheesy political slogan that Liberal Party media used to engineer the zombie half life of the worst government in Canadian history is what passes for nationalism in today’s balkanized Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•December 26, 2025December 26, 2025•0•"Canadian Politics", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

The House of Commons just capped off one of its least productive years

The House of Commons sat for just 72 days in 2025; the least that Canada has used its Parliament in more than 80 years.

The year’s tally was lower even than in 2021, when the House of Commons saw its sitting calendar obliterated by COVID-19 lockdowns. In the end, however, that year still managed 95 sitting days.

Can’t be all bad.

by Blazingcatfur•December 25, 2025December 24, 2025•0•"Canadian Politics"

Liberals, Tories Tied at 38%

December 22 (Toronto, ON) – A new national Liaison Strategies poll conducted over the weekend for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada shows the Carney Liberals continuing to slide and now tied with the Conservatives at 38%. The Federal NDP stays steady at 12% nationally, and maintains 19% in British Columbia.

Conducted from December 19-21, 2025, using Interactive Voice Response (IVR), the survey polled 1,000 Canadians. The margin of error is ±3.09 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

by Blazingcatfur•December 23, 2025December 22, 2025•0•"Canadian Politics"