
ANALYSIS: How the Opposition Will Campaign Over the Summer
Published on June 27, 2024
As Parliament breaks for the summer, the leaders of the various federal parties will be busy campaigning across Canada to cement their support in “safe” seats, while potentially taking away key ridings from their opponents, according to politicos. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has kicked off the summer by campaigning in Quebec, the only province where the party does not have a commanding lead in the polls. “The Conservative party is well ahead in every region in the country, so he has the luxury of spending a lot of time in Quebec, because he doesn’t have to defend Conservative seats anywhere else in the country,” says Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto....
