Andrew Scheer

A new Pollara survey uncovers a mixed mood that offers openings for contrasting economic pitches in the upcoming federal election

Politics Insider for July 3: Donald Trump’s not-a-promise to Canada, Andrew Scheer’s royal digs in Whitehorse, and Trudeau’s ministers fan out from sea to sea

Matt Gurney: Just when it seemed our political discourse could not get worse, the parties have unleashed a new form of superficial messaging

Andrew MacDougall: The Conservatives have offered up a cynical climate plan—will doing even less than Trudeau be enough?

Paul Wells: I assume the Conservatives will win the votes of only the most woefully confused environmentalists in Canada, if even those. Their target market on this issue is voters who don’t care.

Paul Wells: Ministers have been eagerly pre-butting Scheer’s credibility. Not that their own party has much to brag about.

Two years in the making, Scheer has said it will be ’comprehensive’. ’We have to show both that we’re getting results, but also what’s motivating us.’

Tabatha Southey: ’The Conservative party is not the party of the “Barbaric Cultural Practices” hotline, or the niqab ban. Unless that’s what you want it to be.’

Matt Gurney: The Ontario premier is parking his government until the fall. Whatever the reason, it’s very good news for the federal Conservatives.

Stephen Maher: The Tory leader will face many tests as he tries to win over middle-of-the-road voters. Michael Cooper’s eruption may be his first.