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Carney gets his Trump bump

2

Liberals deal Poilievre a blow in byelections

3

Will Carney get another Trump bump?

4

Pierre Poilievre's problematic polls

5

Just how big is the Liberal lead, really?

6

Will Trump's new tariffs move the polls?

7

Maybe we were wrong?

8

New leader, who dis?

9

New Leaders Draft

10

Will it be a cruel summer for Carney or Poilievre?

11

Aiming for redemption in the Quiz

12

A new polling low for Poilievre?

13

Orange Crush or Orange Crushed?

14

Will Alberta's referendum pit Conservatives vs. Conservatives?

15

Carney, Poilievre and Lewis. Buy or sell?

16

Is Smith playing with matches in Alberta's referendum powder keg?

17

Carney's got the boomers — and the youths, too?

18

Trio of vacancies to test Carney, Poilievre and Lewis

19

Pierre Poilievre now has time. Is that good or bad?

20

Majority means no election soon, right?

21

Liberals sweep byelections, secure majority

22

Another MP crosses floor to Liberals ahead of Monday's byelections

23

Carney's majority, Poilievre's challenge and Lewis's debut

24

Avi Lewis wins

25

Is the NDP leadership Avi Lewis's to lose?

26

Have we hit Carney's ceiling and Poilievre's floor?

27

Floor-crossing + Byelections = Carney majority?

28

Carney, Poilievre go abroad in search of wins

29

Carney's Liberals are up big in Alberta. Is it for real?

30

Poilievre on the ropes as Carney's majority in sight

31

Liberals in majority territory, but there's no election — yet?

32

Poilievre prevails in Calgary but trails in the polls

33

Carney gets post-Davos bump as Poilievre falls further back

34

Poilievre's negatives spike. Is it a blip or a problem?

35

New year, new byelections?

36

Predicting 2026 in provincial politics

37

Predicting 2026 in federal politics!

38

Poilievre suffers another blow as roller-coaster year comes to an end

39

Could the shake-up in B.C. be felt in Ottawa?

40

Mark Carney's hinge moment

41

Will Carney have to choose between Alberta and BC?

42

No election for now, but for how long?

43

Is Pierre Poilievre's leadership on borrowed time?

44

Budget, floor-crossing shake up Ottawa

45

Who should and shouldn't want an election?

46

Is Pierre Poilievre's leadership in trouble?

47

Carney's delicate balancing act with Trump

48

Could a polarized electorate be the new normal?

49

Are Carney and Poilievre a boost or a drag on their parties?

50

What's the leadership review magic number?

51

Who will prop up Carney's Liberals?

52

Are we buying or selling on Carney and Poilievre?

53

A tale of two NDPs

54

Are Carney's Liberals losing steam?

55

Pierre Poilievre passes his byelection test

56

The Battle for Battle River–Crowfoot

57

Poilievre vs. 200+ candidates

58

Carney, Trump and TACOs

59

Who can save the NDP?

60

Trouble or relief for Danielle Smith?

61

Should the Conservatives be worried?

62

Carney's honeymoon continues

63

Doug Ford, Canada's premier?

64

Does Canada want to chuck Charles or keep the King?

65

Carney's cabinet, Poilievre's byelection

66

Wexit, Alberta-ta, Saskatchewants-out?

67

How long will this Parliament last?

68

Post-mortem on an unprecedented election

69

Who's going to win the election?

70

How big of a polling cushion do the Liberals have?

71

Will the French debate change a tightening race?

72

Keep calm and trust the averages

73

Believe the polls

74

Mind the polling gap

75

Do the polls make sense?

76

Liberals enter uncharted territory

77

As NDP collapses, Carney hits new highs

78

The Liberal advantage is real

79

The Liberals are...the favourites?

80

Are you ready for an election?

81

Has the Liberal surge peaked already?

82

About last night in Ontario...

83

The polls have gone crazy

84

The NDP is in deep trouble

85

Is it a whole new race?

86

Something's happening in the polls

87

Are the Liberals up a lot, a bit, or not at all?

88

Will Ontario give Doug Ford a new mandate?

89

Who's in, who's out, and who has a chance?

90

Now that Trudeau's out, who'll replace him?

91

Predicting politics in 2025

92

Stunned, floored and flabbergasted

93

Liberals end year at their lowest in the polls

94

Polls go from bad to sad for the Liberals

95

A shock poll and a PC wave

96

Liberals, NDP tied in new poll — again

97

Yet another tough byelection test for Trudeau

98

Did the U.S. polls miss the mark?

99

Close race and a polling miss in Saskatchewan

100

What just happened?

101

Days of Decision in BC, NB — and for Justin Trudeau

102

Are the Liberals now in third place?

103

After another defeat, where do the Liberals go from here?

104

Jagmeet Singh rips up the deal — now what?

105

Summer is ending, polling season begins

106

Byelection Draft Day!

107

Trudeau's next byelection test

108

Don't you know who I am?

109

Summer mailbag!

110

A turning point in Toronto–St. Paul's

111

Don't call it a comeback yet, Liberals

112

Snap elections, byelections and Trudeau's leadership

113

Strong, stable, national Conservative 20-point lead

114

Conservatives put up some big numbers

115

Could an election make sense for the NDP?

116

A new trend or another blip?

117

With Liberal friends like these...

118

Proving the polls right

119

Races for second places

120

Will the NDP pull the plug?

121

Dissent in the ranks

122

Nevermind, Liberals are doomed again

123

The 3rd Annual Over/Under Contest!

124

Wait, maybe the Liberals aren't doomed after all?

125

Have the Liberals hit their floor?

126

RIP Carbon Tax?

127

Unexpected flailings

128

Preview: Sixteen Points

129

Should Trudeau stay or should he go?

130

Don't miss out on this week's episode!

131

What happens in Manitoba doesn't stay in Manitoba

132

Poilievre minority or landslide?

133

Power Polliver

134

Enthusiastic Conservatives, nervous Liberals

135

Conservatives hold a convention and a big polling lead

136

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