leadership

The job description is right in their title, but too many simply failed to show up for work

A discussion on policy this was not. What was clear in the first debate was that for any of the four candidates to shine, they will need to debate in English.

Partisan warfare, ruthless tactics, friendly fire. What really happened in the final weeks before the resignation of the leader of the opposition.

Paul Wells: The assumption among Scheer’s opponents that the party could obviously do better will now be tested. Best of luck, folks.

Scott Gilmore: The next leader will either be someone who resonates with voters across the country or steers the party into the ditch

Andrew MacDougall: Andrew Scheer’s fate lies in the hands of the Conservative membership, and it’s not exactly representative of Canada today

Paul Wells: The party aims to build a winning coalition, stay united and infuriate Liberals. Only one person has done it in the last 30 years.

Stephen Maher: The Tory leader has to convince caucus that he knows what went wrong and can fix it. They’d be wise to be suspicious of the explanations offered.

Paul Wells: There is a lot of wishful thinking that goes into a decision to remove a leader. There’s also the cold reality.

Paul Wells: The NDP was headed toward a possible leadership putsch on Tuesday. It’s time for the party to start asking: does it have a plan?

J.J. McCullough: If there’s a fix to Canada’s messy system of choosing leaders, it’s in the U.S. where party membership is free and open to all

Scott Gilmore is launching a national tour to talk about a renewed conservative party. He may be coming to a city near you.