David McLaughlin
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Day 1 - They're off!
Now that the election is called, time to riff from that part of my bio that says “campaign manager” and offer up regular assessments and analysis on what I think is going on. Check this space regularly for my campaign updates. You can judge my content for its value and biases on its own. But for the record, let me...
Without Trudeau to target, the Tories lose their way
Canada’s Conservatives have a unity problem. Not with Canada but with themselves. The whole country united quickly and decisively against the threatening behaviour of U.S. President Donald Trump. Not so much, all Conservatives. Ever since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned and Trump won re-election, Canadian Conservatives have struggled with finding new footing in this rapidly shifting political landscape. United against...
Building fences to make good trading neighbours
The two most important jobs of any prime minister are to maintain the unity of the country and the flow of trade with the United States. An explosive new 25 per cent tariff threat on all Canadian goods exported to the U.S. by incoming president Donald Trump has done more to unite the country around this existential economic threat to...
A made-at-home climate plan for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
The Conservative Party of Canada’s pre-election slogan is “Bring it Home.” This saying is dictionary-defined as making important things clear, understandable, and real with your solution. After a quarter-century of failed climate plans unable to meet targets, climate change policy in Canada could stand for a similar level of ” clarity, reality, and honesty from Conservatives. How? Through a “Made-at-Home”...
What should be in a plain-speaking Conservative climate plan
Two years ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised a “plain language law” for government laws and policies if he becomes prime minister. He wants bureaucrats and politicians to communicate simply and clearly to Canadians.
There’s a troubling amount of churn at the top of Canada’s public service
Is Canada’s public service quietly preparing for the change in government that voters are expected to deliver next year – or is the significant juggling in our bureaucracy just more of the same, in terms of senior-public-servant office churn? Just one year into his new job as Privy Council Clerk and the federal government’s top public servant, John Hannaford has...
