Sep 23 2023 — Andrew Perez — Globe and Mail — In June, violent riots overtook more than a dozen French cities after a police officer shot and killed Nahel Merzouk, a French teen of Algerian and Moroccan descent who had driven through a red light while escaping police. The reaction in Canada was as predictable as it was self-assured. Many commentators said the destructive events […]
Mar 1 2023 — Andrew Perez — QP Briefing — After two devastating election outcomes, the Ontario Liberal Party is once again in the throes of a rebuilding process. The stakes are much higher today than five years ago when the party was reduced to a shell of its former self following 15 years of governing Canada’s largest province under two premiers. The daunting reality […]
Dec 9 2022 — Andrew Perez — National Observer — On Dec. 12, voters in the federal riding of Mississauga-Lakeshore will go to the polls in a byelection called by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) riding has been without representation since last spring when three-term Liberal MP Sven Spengemann suddenly resigned to accept a role with the United Nations. […]
Oct 24 2022 — Andrew Perez — Globe and Mail — Pierre Poilievre’s first month as Conservative Party Leader has yielded decidedly mixed results for a party that overwhelmingly placed their confidence in his brash leadership style a little more than a month ago. While the neophyte leader came out of the gate firing on all cylinders following his Sept. 10 leadership victory, Mr. Poilievre’s first […]
Sep 6 2022 — Andrew Perez — National Observer — Justin Trudeau has yet to reach seven years as prime minister. Yet to listen to much of the commentary today, one would think he’s approaching his father’s 15-year tenure as PM. Since he earned his third mandate less than a year ago, Trudeau’s government has been besieged by a seemingly never-ending series of crises: the […]
Aug 25 2022 — Andrew Perez — Policy Options — On Sept. 10, the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) will announce the results of the mail-in balloting to choose a new permanent leader to replace Erin O’Toole, who was dismissed in February when a majority of Conservative MPs delivered a stinging rebuke to his fleeting tenure as party leader. O’Toole’s brusque ouster was unprecedented: 62 […]
Jul 4 2022 — Andrew Perez — TVO — When I headed out early in the morning on election day, June 2, I had a spring in my step. I was confident that Toronto Centre would return to the Liberal fold after the votes were counted that evening. But as I criss-crossed working-class neighbourhoods in Toronto Centre, knocking on doors and encouraging identified Liberals […]
May 2 2022 — Andrew Perez — National Observer — Since the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) kicked off its 2022 leadership contest earlier this year, much of the media’s coverage has centred around the remarkable crowds that Pierre Poilievre’s campaign continues to attract. The media’s singular fixation on the enormous crowds he has been able to amass in communities — big and small, urban […]
Apr 11 2022 — Andrew Perez — National Observer — Since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a pact reached by the Liberal Party and the NDP on March 22 that will see both parties agree to a Supply and Confidence Agreement until Parliament rises in June 2025, much ink has been spilled on what this sudden development will mean for the political fortunes of both […]
Feb 22 2022 — Andrew Perez — iPolitics — Three weeks ago, Conservative party leader Erin O’Toole was ousted in an unprecedented vote triggered by his own caucus, according to the terms of the Reform Act. Since then, much has been written about all that ails the Conservative party and the future of the Canadian conservative movement more broadly. Since forming more than 18 […]
Jan 27 2022 — Andrew Perez — National Observer — That’s the perennial question on many pundits and federal Liberals’ minds as 2022 gets underway. For several reasons, it shouldn’t even be a question. That’s because after more than six years as prime minister, Justin Trudeau has won three consecutive elections — a remarkable political feat few of his predecessors have managed.
Jan 5 2022 — Andrew Perez — National Observer — Late last month, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) unveiled the government’s new roster of parliamentary secretaries that will support Justin Trudeau’s 38-member cabinet in the 44th Parliament. But even those who follow the minutiae of Canadian politics could not be blamed for missing the announcement. The Dec. 3 news release dropped late on a Friday, […]
Dec 1 2021 — Andrew Perez — National Observer — They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If this age-old adage is to be believed, then former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne ought to be awfully flattered these days. That’s because over the course of the past few weeks, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has begun implementing policies Wynne boldly committed to more […]
Nov 8 2021 — Andrew Perez — iPolitics — In the aftermath of the Sept. 20 federal election, media and political pundits have unsurprisingly been focused on the more pressing stories dominating the news cycle: stories that, for the most part, have not included Erin O’Toole’s Conservative party. But that all changed last Thursday with bombshell news – initially reported by The Hill Times […]
Nov 3 2021 — Andrew Perez — National Observer — The imagery surrounding the unveiling of Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet last week was fitting in many respects and stood in stark contrast to the swearing-in of the prime minister’s first ministry six years ago. On that sunny November morning in 2015, Trudeau’s rookie cabinet strolled through the grounds of Rideau Hall as a team, smiling […]