Columnist: "The curse of the Liberal Party is that it's a very fickle organization. When it's thriving, everyone's in and pulling together; when it's not, it starts falling apart because it's held together by winning, which is thin stuff." hilltimes.com/story/2024/09/…

Interesting panel about the next federal election with insider insights from political insiders Anne McGrath (NDP), Shachi Kurl (Angus Reid), Fred DeLorey (Conservative) & Jeremy Broadhurst (Liberal) at the #nextcampaignsummit in Toronto. #ncs24

According to former Government House Leader Peter Van Loan, “You don't have to have a vote on a throne speech. People don't realize that. But I once didn't have a vote on a throne speech. Nobody noticed.” per ⁦Politico Canada⁩ 👑 politico.com/newsletters/ot…

IF he wins the Conservative nomination, IF he gets elected & IF the Conservatives form a government, as a former NL minister ⁦Darin King⁩ would merit strong consideration to be Newfoundland’s regional minister in a Poilievre cabinet. #nlpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

The binds of party discipline are loosening when the secrecy of caucus meetings erodes... CBC: "More than half-a-dozen Liberal MPs asked CBC News for confidentiality in order to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the recent two-day caucus retreat" cbc.ca/news/politics/…

With 100 per cent of polls reporting in #LaSalleEmardVerdun Bloc Québécois - Louis-Philippe Sauvé: 8,884 votes/28.0% Liberal - Laura Palestini: 8,636 votes/27.2% NDP - Craig Sauvé: 8,262 votes/26.1% Bloc's winning margin is 248 votes #cdnpoli #cdnelxn

Another by-election, another former political staffer elected. What is going on? nationalnewswatch.com/2024/09/17/tru…

Anyone saying a federal election is imminent should take a deep breath. As long as the Liberals & NDP are down in the polls, they won’t want one, so it won’t happen. Globe & Mail: With the Liberals losing once-safe seats, an election can’t be far off theglobeandmail.com/politics/opini…

Big loss for the Trudeau government. Pablo Rodriguez to resign from cabinet, seek Quebec Liberal leadership: sources cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Premiers’ Performance: As Election Day looms for three, Eby up, Moe down, Higgs remains least approved-of angusreid.org/premiers-appro…

It is unusual for an MP to sit as an Independent while seeking a role in a different political arena. It's a higher ethical standard than remaining in the caucus, but the politician continues to receive an MP's salary while campaigning for another job. There's a gap in the rules.