Politics

September 19th 2023 - Politics - The Line

A successful convention is a key step on the path to victory

A successful convention is a key step on the path to victory

To win, you now need to plan, and run, a flawless campaign. One of the most underrated events of the rise of Stephen Harper to prime minister was the founding convention of the Conservative Party of Canada in March 2005….

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March 22nd 2023 - Politics - The Line

Johnston is the wrong man for the job

Johnston is the wrong man for the job

The former Governor General is too independent for what ought to be a partisan appointment The appointment of David Johnston as Special Rapporteur to investigate allegations of Chinese interference into our electoral processes has been the subject of significant criticism….

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January 24th 2023 - Economics - The Line

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: Macklem can’t afford another bad call

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: Macklem can’t afford another bad call

We urge the governor to avoid leaping to overly rose-coloured conclusions. “I have put a lot of emphasis today on the things we don’t know.” — Stephen Poloz, November 3, 2014 “So we expect that inflation is going to remain…

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September 29th 2022 - Archive - The Line

Poilievre has what Harper last did — total control of the CPC caucus

Poilievre has what Harper last did — total control of the CPC caucus

It’s not enough to win an election. But it’s a necessary precondition to having a shot. By: Ken Boessenkool As the results that made Pierre Poilievre the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada rolled in, I got to reminiscing…

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September 12th 2022 - Politics - The Hub

Opinion: Getting to government is one thing, but how you govern is just as important

Opinion: Getting to government is one thing, but how you govern is just as important

Three ways of understanding the conservative disposition Ken Boessenkool and John von Heyking | Posted September 9, 2022 Hub editor-at-large Sean Speer recently challenged Canadian conservatives to “establish something of a generally-acceptable Canadian conservative taxonomy…to understand the points of convergence…

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