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Tim Powers

Tim Powers is chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data. He is a former adviser to Conservative political leaders.


Carney’s current solid footing won’t last forever

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.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 29, 2026
Pierre Poilievre

Conservative complaints at cross purposes with success

When the working response is that it’s always somebody else’s fault, it starts to come across as pathetic.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 15, 2026
Michael Rousseau

Air Canada CEO Rousseau deserved better from our political class

In the wake of the airline leader’s unilingual message following a tragedy, bilingualism, or a lack thereof, was a costume for political opportunism.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 1, 2026
Pierre Poilievre, Joe Rogan

Conservatives warming up to the political marathon

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.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 25, 2026

Carney contends with the politics of war

The sunshine of the polls is colliding with the fog of war for the Liberal government.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 11, 2026

Pilgrimages prove politicians paying attention

Arguably, at no time in our current history has it been more important for Canada to take our show on the road now that our trade relationship with the U.S. has changed.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 4, 2026

One year in a leaky boat

Pierre Poilievre is not done as Conservative leader, but neither is he back on solid ground.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 25, 2026

Faster, higher, stronger—together

During the Olympics, sports fans can find space to recognize, celebrate, and suffer with competitors from other countries whose politics are not our cup of tea.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 11, 2026

What happens after the convention dust settles?

The Conservative leader and his team have bought themselves time, but there’s still much work to do because waiting for the other guy to fail is not a plan.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 4, 2026

Learning to exhale when dealing with Trump

When it comes to dealing with the president and his pronouncements, follow the 24-hour rule when angry or upset.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 28, 2026

Interesting times like these

Will global dynamics further influence our ecosystem? What will bond us now, or divide us? These are weighty questions we can’t escape in 2026.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 14, 2026

Will Poilievre find the right thread to pull, or will his coalition unravel in 2026?

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 17, 2025
Mark Carney

The MOU’s real value may be for those on the outside looking in

It will not go unnoticed among those who move money around and make investments that the prime minister is currently not encumbered by the political conventions and practices of his predecessor.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 10, 2025

In-house relief: new Conservative campaign manager a positive signal

It’s good news, but the Conservatives’ ultimate path to success still rests with the leader and his willingness to empower Steve Outhouse and others.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 26, 2025

Heralding Hiscox: a storyteller for the ages

Recently retired CBC News anchor Heather Hiscox gave it her all to make sure the job was done right.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre

Poilievre and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

The Conservatives did everything the wrong way in dealing with Chris d’Entremont’s floor crossing, handing their political opponents a win.

opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 12, 2025