Is being a woman a liability in politics? I asked Chrystia Freeland
No one in the Liberal party, perhaps understandably, wants to make too much of the parallels between Chrystia Freeland’s bid...
Susan Delacourt
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Pierre Poilievre was riding a Trump-like wave. Is it about to drown him?
Susan Delacourt: Donald Trump is no friend to progressives in Canada, to state the obvious. But I’m sure I’m not...
Doug Ford only makes things worse when Pierre Poilievre doesn’t have Justin Trudeau to kick around anymore
It’s starting to become clear why Pierre Poilievre was so keen to have an election last fall. Not only is...
Is this really the right time for Chrystia Freeland to unload on Donald Trump?
In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives —...
Justin Trudeau looked destined to fade. Now he’s getting a boost from an unlikely source
Justin Trudeau is facing down one of the most powerful threats to Canada at a moment when his own power...
Donald Trump has no vote but he may help pick Justin Trudeau’s successor
The race to become Canada’s next Liberal leader is shaping up into the battle that Justin Trudeau keenly wanted to...
Is it good for Pierre Poilievre if Donald Trump likes him — or very, very bad?
Susan Delacourt: Any other week, Matt, we probably would have been talking about Justin Trudeau’s resignation last Monday. But Donald...
There was a public side to Justin Trudeau we all knew. But there was a side to Canada’s PM few of us saw
Justin Trudeau spent the past year saying he wasn’t a guy who could walk away from a fight. Today, he...
Justin Trudeau and his new ministers share a short runway
One of the most momentous weeks of Justin Trudeau’s political career came to a close on Friday with arguably his...
This is Justin Trudeau’s worst day as prime minister — and it’s unlikely he’ll recover
Justin Trudeau has had many bad days as prime minister. But Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 will likely come to be...
One of us thinks we need a federal election ASAP. The other thinks that’s a terrible idea
In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives —...
With Donald Trump as DJ, Justin Trudeau had a request
Donald Trump was not only the host for Friday’s dinner with Justin Trudeau and his team — he was also...
When it comes to Donald Trump’s tariff threat, Doug Ford is getting it right. Pierre Poilievre? Not so much
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Pierre Poilievre are very different kinds of conservative leaders. Their response to Donald Trump’s tariffs...
Justin Trudeau or Pierre Poilievre? We disagree on who’s the biggest loser in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory
Susan Delacourt: Liberals, at least the ones with some optimism left in them, are pretty sure that good news for...
Are Canadians worried about another Donald Trump presidency? It depends which ones you ask
Canadians have had more than two weeks to let Donald Trump’s reelection sink in here, and a new poll from...
Not everyone in Canada is wincing over Donald Trump’s election victory
Donald Trump’s victory has produced two types of Canadians — those who hope nothing like that happens here, and those...
For progressives, there’s a silver lining to Donald Trump’s victory
Progressive-leaning voters are going to be looking for some kind of silver lining in Donald Trump’s return to power in...
Predictability hangs in the balance as Justin Trudeau’s government awaits results of the U.S. presidential election
The tag line on one of the new Liberal ads — “We won’t go back” — is a very unsubtle...
The worst parts of American politics are creeping into Canada. Here’s why
It is the question bedevilling progressive-leaning people north and south of the Canada-U.S. border throughout this raucous, election-filled fall —...
Pierre Poilievre says it’s ‘not fair’ for Liberals to turn on Justin Trudeau. Is he right?
Susan Delacourt: The current Liberal leadership drama has had a lot of people riveted over the past couple of weeks...
Justin Trudeau has faced his internal critics. Here’s what he’ll do next
This week’s Liberal caucus meeting will prove to be an important milestone in the career of Justin Trudeau. The lingering...
Someone will be shown the door when Justin Trudeau meets his caucus
Ten years ago this week, Justin Trudeau was assembling all the pieces that would make him prime minister within a...
Justin Trudeau has no shortage of headaches. What’s his biggest one?
Susan Delacourt: Earlier this week, for non-column purposes, you and I were chatting about the fire hose of news in...
Pierre Poilievre has taken politics to a new low. Justin Trudeau is willing to join him there
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh is not wrong when he says that dangerous politics are being played with national...
Are Canadians souring on Pierre Poilievre? New poll suggests his popularity has taken a hit
Pierre Poilievre’s popularity has taken a significant hit in the weeks since Parliament returned from the summer break, according to...
Are Canadians souring on Pierre Poilievre? New poll suggests his popularity has taken a hit
Pierre Poilievre’s popularity has taken a significant hit in the weeks since Parliament returned from the summer break, according to...
Pierre Poilievre’s antics are making Parliament miserable for everyone. Give us a break
It’s time to put this Parliament out of its misery — or at least on life support. Canadians can be...
What happened to all that talk of a Liberal mutiny?
Matt Gurney: This one feels a bit like déjà vu all over again, but not a ton has changed politically...
Has Justin Trudeau given his cellphone number to the Bloc Québécois leader? The future of this shaky Parliament may rest on it
Justin Trudeau sat down recently for an interview with his fellow Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith, and the hour-long conversation has...
Many Canadian voters say they feel caught between extremes — and that’s not helping Justin Trudeau
Two of the most recent polls are putting Justin Trudeau’s Liberals back in 2015 — and not the better part...
Pierre Poilievre acts as if there’s power in being unlikeable. It’s not a good look
Conservatives appear to be trying everything this fall to turn their poll lead into eventual election victory, with the exception...
Things are tough for Justin Trudeau at home, but the world stage is a different story
It was a confident Justin Trudeau, sitting on the set of the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in New...
It’s no longer a question of whether someone blows up Justin Trudeau’s government, but when. Here’s where the parties stand
Susan Delacourt: A funny thing happened on the way to Parliament getting back in business last week. And no, I...
Distaste for Pierre Poilievre is political oxygen for the Bloc Québécois
Only one political party came out of Monday’s federal byelections with total victory — the Bloc Québécois — and it...
Who was the biggest loser in the Liberal-NDP breakup?
Matt Gurney: Well, that was a week. I’d hoped for a bit more of a gradual re-entry to reality as...
Is Pierre Poilievre’s election push driven by fear of Doug Ford?
Pierre Poilievre and Doug Ford don’t have a lot in common, except maybe their desire to hold elections early. Yes...
Can Justin Trudeau’s Liberals seize on the U.S. Democrats’ success? Here’s where they should start
It was a bit of bad luck for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, having to hold their annual cabinet retreat on the...
Would a cabinet shuffle solve Justin Trudeau’s problems?
There are many challenges ahead this fall for the governing Liberals, but swapping ministers may not be the solution for...
If Justin Trudeau really wants to be re-elected, there’s one question he needs to stop dodging
Justin Trudeau got a bit of a reprieve this summer from the questions about whether he was staying on to...
Are Justin Trudeau’s Liberals tired, stale and out of touch — or just bad communicators?
Susan Delacourt: The Liberal caucus is set to meet in a few weeks in Nanaimo, B.C., and while you and...
Justin Trudeau’s anonymous Liberal critics can’t stay hidden forever
It can’t be a great summer to be a Liberal, if MPs back in their ridings are hearing the same...
Don’t like Justin Trudeau? You’re not alone. Here’s why Canadians say the prime minister is so unpopular
By now, Justin Trudeau’s unpopularity is not a bug in Canadian politics, but a feature. It is the starting point...
July was a crazy month for U.S. politics. But did the Democrats or Republicans come out ahead?
In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives —...
Does Joe Biden’s departure change things for ‘Team Canada’? Justin Trudeau has a plan, and he’s standing his ground
Justin Trudeau kept it simple with his statement on Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of the U.S. presidential race...
Justin Trudeau is caught in a different kind of Liberal leadership struggle
When Justin Trudeau took over the leadership of his party in 2013, he vowed there would be no more “hyphenated...
Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden are two leaders with one problem: Many of their supporters think their time is up
Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he’s headed for Washington next week. What will he and President Joe Biden be...
How do we stop Canadians’ creeping sense of distrust? Here’s your homework for the summer
Years ago, at a Canada Day celebration on Parliament Hill, one of the marquee moments was reserved for the unveiling...
Here’s how bad a loss this Toronto byelection is for Justin Trudeau — and why Pierre Poilievre now has a new problem on his hands
Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives went into Monday’s byelection of Toronto-St. Paul’s claiming that the odds were against them in...
It doesn’t matter how this Toronto byelection shakes out — every scenario is some kind of bad for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals
The Liberals are fighting to hold on to the downtown riding of Toronto—St. Paul’s, but there are ways that even...
With the polls stacked against him, here’s why Justin Trudeau still thinks he can win the next election
Justin Trudeau is no doubt acutely aware of just how much Liberals need a morale boost right now. Several weeks...
Elizabeth May just schooled Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau on the right way to handle foreign interference
Elizabeth May really knows how to wreck a party. Just when it seemed like all of politics in Ottawa was...
Canadians have been told there might be traitors in Parliament. Why aren’t the Liberals and Conservatives running around like their heads are on fire?
Susan Delacourt: There is only one thing to write about this week, we both agree, and that is foreign interference...
5 things we learned from a new book about Justin Trudeau
A new book on Justin Trudeau, “The Prince” by Stephen Maher, documents a turbulent time at the top of this...
Stephen Maher started writing his book with a cheerier view of the prime minister. Now he thinks Justin Trudeau needs to step down
Justin Trudeau may be wishing that Stephen Maher, author of a new book on the prime minister, was a faster...
If Donald Trump is elected president again, will the biggest loser be Justin Trudeau or Pierre Poilievre?
Susan Delacourt: Canadian elections are rarely fought on foreign policy. Even the big free-trade election of 1988 boiled down to...
Liberals like to portray Pierre Poilievre as scary, but a lot of Canadians simply aren’t frightened
Liberals like to say that the large polling gap with the Conservatives will be narrowed when voters stop and take...
Pierre Poilievre hints he’d like to strip Canadians of some rights. There’s something to think about when it’s time to vote
No one knows what the ballot-box question will be in the next election, whenever it does come. But at least...
If Pierre Poilievre really hates lobbyists now, maybe he should talk to Justin Trudeau
Susan Delacourt: Back in March, when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called lobbyists “utterly useless” in an address to the Vancouver...
Death threats. A toxic culture. Is it any wonder MPs are saying, ’‘politics is no longer for me’?
It used to be that when politicians announced they were stepping down, you got a glimpse of the kinder, gentler...
If Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to be portrayed as an authoritarian leader, maybe he should stop talking like one
It’s been an extraordinary couple of days in the saga of Pierre Poilievre, unleashed. Ejected from the House of Commons...