Maybe time really is on the side of Conservatives, after all

Every time I hear a story of some other shockingly violent crime and see the federal government absolutely incapable of coming up with any kind of meaningful communications position or policy response, I do wonder if time is on the side of the Conservatives.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canadians are becoming gradually more comfortable with the new prime minister, and the steady drumbeat of weirdness from the White House helps the Liberals, who didn’t need nearly as long as the Conservatives did to come up with a coherent position, writes Matt Gurney.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MATT GURNEY

March 23, 2026

TORONTO—All the latest polls are pointing in the same direction. Just over a year since he took office, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his government have never been more popular. Canadians are becoming gradually more comfortable with the new prime minister, and the steady...

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