Tim Powers
Tim Powers is chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data. He is a former adviser to Conservative political leaders.
Tim Powers is chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data. He is a former adviser to Conservative political leaders.
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien could do no wrong last week. Despite a promising start during the same period, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre couldn’t get it right.
If there was ever a time for the U.S. representative to Canada to be reminded of our shared history, it is now.
Failure in Quebec could cast the final die on Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative leadership.
First responders are putting themselves at risk while the American president senselessly flaps his gums to distract from whatever mess of the day he wants to avoid discussing.
Conservative activists and opinion leaders need to do a better job of stepping out of their rarified Twitter bubbles, touch some grass, and find a way to build things.
In a time of global tumult, the positive pride, genuine enthusiasm, and respect that is evident among countries and their fan bases is heartening.
The old sporting adage that the best defence is a good offence is applicable here for the three main federal parties.
The prime minister needs to take a page out of Mulroney’s book and deploy more of his charming side to help elongate his leadership reach.
As he nears retirement from the daily grind, you can’t talk about Bob Fife and not talk about passion.
Right now, both Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and Conservative MP Jamil Jivani stand on uncertain ground, either by design or over estimation of their political skill.
If you are the government offering this dosh, there is a better-than-average chance you might collect some new supporters or reinforce existing ones.
The PM’s economic transformation agenda needs to deliver some visible and impactful results in the next 12 to 18 months, or another line of vulnerability will open up.
When the working response is that it’s always somebody else’s fault, it starts to come across as pathetic.
In the wake of the airline leader’s unilingual message following a tragedy, bilingualism, or a lack thereof, was a costume for political opportunism.
Beating Mark Carney’s Liberals is a test of endurance, not a short-term sprint, and the opposition leader’s team seems to have finally rejigged his training regime.
The sunshine of the polls is colliding with the fog of war for the Liberal government.