Erin O’Toole’s fundraising in the second quarter was $1.24-million with Peter MacKay’s raising $1.16-million. The difference is not that great, but the momentum shift definitely favours O’Toole. The Conservative voting system also lends itself to…
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Internal warfare in Conservative leadership heating up
Modern technology makes campaigns easier to organize but also easier to infiltrate. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on June 29, 2020. OTTAWA—The internal warfare in the Conservative leadership is heating up. Accusations…
MacKay has plenty of time to correct his French, but he better hit the books
Canadians would never support a prime minister who could not speak English. So why would we think it’s okay to elect a prime minister who fumbles his French? By Sheila Copps First published in The…
MacKay must be verily relieved
Decisions by Jean Charest and Rona Ambrose to stay out of the Conservative leadership race were met with huge sighs of relief on more than one front. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill…
Scheer’s departure is good news for his party
But it is not good news for the minority Liberal government. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on December 16, 2019. OTTAWA—Even in resignation, Andrew Scheer was unable to muster kind words…
Scheer has caucus support, for now
Andrew Scheer has more than a communications problem. He has a substance problem and so does his party. The April reckoning in Toronto will bring it to a head. By Sheila Copps First published in…
Scheer has time on his side, a short time
The party that Peter MacKay built is not the party that will be voting on the leadership review next spring. Some left politics altogether (including MacKay), and some switched parties, like Scott Brison, André Bachand,…
This campaign has been getting odder by the day
The bottom line is that when you are literally one turkey dinner away from the vote, the last thing Andrew Scheer needs is public speculation about who will replace him when he loses. By Sheila…
O’Leary is all about return on investment
And Kevin O’Leary discovered that political life is really a lot more difficult than most business people realize. By SHEILA COPPS First published in The Hill Times on Monday, May 1, 2017. OTTAWA—Kevin O’Leary is…