EDay -27: No party leader likes to ditch a candidate. It’s embarrassing. But when a crisis hits, you have to game it out to its inevitable conclusion. The Paul Chiang thing was bad — and a missed opportunity for the leader to demonstrate leadership #CanadaElection2025 #cdnpoli

EDay -21: The deadline has just passed to register as a candidate in #CanadaElection2025. If this election is like others, this deadline will be a starter pistol for “oppo” - leaking criminal records or extremist musings to try to wipe an opponent off the ballot. #cdnpoli

EDay -20: Crowds. A lot of effort is put into putting in a good show at rallies. But how much does crowd size matter? #CanadaElection2025 #cdnpoli

Ever wondered what goes into the look & feel of a political campaign? Check out our latest episode of 'The Swing'. This week we discuss Campaign Branding w/ our int'l award-winning creative director, Benjamin Purkiss. #elxn2025 #Canada #cdnpoli #branding rss.com/podcasts/the-s…

EDay -7: GOTV. With one week to go before #CanadaElection2025, campaigns are now shifting aggressively into Get Out The Vote mode. After weeks touring, talking about issues & identifying supporters, they’re now unleashing armies to actually get those supporters to vote. #cdnpoli

EDay -6: High Engagement. 2 things stand out this weekend: high use of advance polls, & huge viewership for the #CanadaElection2025 debates. The latter suggests a high # of undecided voters. Whatever the leaders set out to do, they had a big audience ready to be swayed #cdnpoli

We’re live with our latest pod! Ep. 5: “Sealing the Deal!” With the polls tightening, we talk about the debate impact, and unpack the “Get Out The Vote” machine - the final phase of any election campaign Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0hkgmf… #cdnpoli

Canada has a diminishing window to seize the frozen Russian assets denominated in CAD & remit them to #Ukraine for defence and reconstruction. Honoured to be a co-signatory alongside such an august international group, incl. 4 former PMs nationalpost.com/opinion/opinio… #MakeRussiaPay

EDay -3: Heading into the final weekend of #CanadaElection2025, pay attention to where the party leaders go. They have reams of local polling data telling them where they need to spend their time. Playing defence in held-ridings, or venturing boldly onto opponents’ turf #cdnpoli

From Gaza to Ukraine, to Putin and Trump, is press freedom under attack around the world? Steve Paikin asks Anna Romandash, jessicajerreat (@voanews), Jodie Ginsberg (Committee to Protect Journalists) & Heather Bakken 🇨🇦 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 📰 (World Press Freedom Canada) tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: Constantina Varlokostas #WPFD

"This is the most dangerous time ever to be a journalist." — Jodie Ginsberg (Committee to Protect Journalists), tonight at 8/11pm with jessicajerreat (@voanews), Heather Bakken 🇨🇦 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 📰 (World Press Freedom Canada), Anna Romandash, and Steve Paikin | Producer: Constantina Varlokostas

From Gaza to Ukraine, to Putin and Trump, is press freedom under attack around the world? Steve Paikin asked jessicajerreat (savevoa), Jodie Ginsberg (Committee to Protect Journalists), Heather Bakken 🇨🇦 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 📰 (World Press Freedom Canada), and Anna Romandash #WPFD youtube.com/watch?v=LF7hOG…

A free, independent and safe media is a cornerstone of #democracy. We were delighted to co-host an event this week with World Press Freedom Canada to celebrate the achievements of the 2025 #PressFreedom awards winners and to attend the WPF Luncheon. #WorldPressFreedomDay #SwedenForPressFreedom

Ya! Sovereignty and Journalism place #1 & #2 at the #KentuckyDerby. Elbows Up!! #Canada salutes you! Best two minutes in sports and #Democracy. That's a fact! #PressFreedomDay #never51 🇨🇦📰🏇

Mark Carney’s Cabinet shuffle worked hard to demonstrate two competing interests: demonstrating change, & preserving the best experience he has to work with. From size & structure, to who holds which job, it’s a delicate balancing act between “new” and corporate memory #cdnpoli

ICYMI - security policy gurus Balkan Devlen & J. Berkshire Miller join Heather Bakken 🇨🇦 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 📰 to discuss PM Carney's NATO's spending target. True believers? Pre-summit positioning? Part of the bilateral trade talks? 👇🏽 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the… Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5qQIIa… #cdnpoli

Interested in the latest defence annoucement in 🇨🇦Canada? And what about the G7 summit? Check out our latest podcast of the Swing with my fellow co-founder of Pendulum Geopolitical Advisory Balkan Devlen and the great Heather Bakken 🇨🇦 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 📰 steering the ship:

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Pendulum's Balkan Devlen delves into the #NATOSummit w/ security & defence experts Alexander Lanoszka & Richard Shimooka. Hop on the swing to learn more about what's at stake for #Canada and its Allies - at home & abroad. #natosummit2025 #cdnpoli #Defense #security open.spotify.com/episode/7oRdrx…

Don't let the post-Canada Day blues get you down. Be a good Canadian and hop on The Swing to eavesdrop on Pendulum's chat about PM Mark Carney's 1st Parliamentary session in review. #Canada #Carney #Parliament 🇨🇦