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

2

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

3

Trio of vacancies to test Carney, Poilievre and Lewis

4

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

5

Majority means no election soon, right?

6

Liberals sweep byelections, secure majority

7

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

8

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

9

Avi Lewis wins

10

Is the NDP leadership Avi Lewis's to lose?

11

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

12

Floor-crossing + Byelections = Carney majority?

13

Carney, Poilievre go abroad in search of wins

14

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

15

Poilievre on the ropes as Carney's majority in sight

16

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

17

Poilievre prevails in Calgary but trails in the polls

18

Carney gets post-Davos bump as Poilievre falls further back

19

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

20

New year, new byelections?

21

Predicting 2026 in provincial politics

22

Predicting 2026 in federal politics!

23

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

24

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

25

Mark Carney's hinge moment

26

Will Carney have to choose between Alberta and BC?

27

No election for now, but for how long?

28

Is Pierre Poilievre's leadership on borrowed time?

29

Budget, floor-crossing shake up Ottawa

30

Who should and shouldn't want an election?

31

Is Pierre Poilievre's leadership in trouble?

32

Carney's delicate balancing act with Trump

33

Could a polarized electorate be the new normal?

34

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

35

What's the leadership review magic number?

36

Who will prop up Carney's Liberals?

37

Are we buying or selling on Carney and Poilievre?

38

A tale of two NDPs

39

Are Carney's Liberals losing steam?

40

Pierre Poilievre passes his byelection test

41

The Battle for Battle River–Crowfoot

42

Poilievre vs. 200+ candidates

43

Carney, Trump and TACOs

44

Who can save the NDP?

45

Trouble or relief for Danielle Smith?

46

Should the Conservatives be worried?

47

Carney's honeymoon continues

48

Doug Ford, Canada's premier?

49

Does Canada want to chuck Charles or keep the King?

50

Carney's cabinet, Poilievre's byelection

51

Wexit, Alberta-ta, Saskatchewants-out?

52

How long will this Parliament last?

53

Post-mortem on an unprecedented election

54

Who's going to win the election?

55

How big of a polling cushion do the Liberals have?

56

Will the French debate change a tightening race?

57

Keep calm and trust the averages

58

Believe the polls

59

Mind the polling gap

60

Do the polls make sense?

61

Liberals enter uncharted territory

62

As NDP collapses, Carney hits new highs

63

The Liberal advantage is real

64

The Liberals are...the favourites?

65

Are you ready for an election?

66

Has the Liberal surge peaked already?

67

About last night in Ontario...

68

The polls have gone crazy

69

The NDP is in deep trouble

70

Is it a whole new race?

71

Something's happening in the polls

72

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

73

Will Ontario give Doug Ford a new mandate?

74

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

75

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

76

Predicting politics in 2025

77

Stunned, floored and flabbergasted

78

Liberals end year at their lowest in the polls

79

Polls go from bad to sad for the Liberals

80

A shock poll and a PC wave

81

Liberals, NDP tied in new poll — again

82

Yet another tough byelection test for Trudeau

83

Did the U.S. polls miss the mark?

84

Close race and a polling miss in Saskatchewan

85

What just happened?

86

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

87

Are the Liberals now in third place?

88

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

89

Jagmeet Singh rips up the deal — now what?

90

Summer is ending, polling season begins

91

Byelection Draft Day!

92

Trudeau's next byelection test

93

Don't you know who I am?

94

Summer mailbag!

95

A turning point in Toronto–St. Paul's

96

Don't call it a comeback yet, Liberals

97

Snap elections, byelections and Trudeau's leadership

98

Strong, stable, national Conservative 20-point lead

99

Conservatives put up some big numbers

100

Could an election make sense for the NDP?

101

A new trend or another blip?

102

With Liberal friends like these...

103

Proving the polls right

104

Races for second places

105

Will the NDP pull the plug?

106

Dissent in the ranks

107

Nevermind, Liberals are doomed again

108

The 3rd Annual Over/Under Contest!

109

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

110

Have the Liberals hit their floor?

111

RIP Carbon Tax?

112

Unexpected flailings

113

Preview: Sixteen Points

114

Should Trudeau stay or should he go?

115

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

116

What happens in Manitoba doesn't stay in Manitoba

117

Poilievre minority or landslide?

118

Power Polliver

119

Enthusiastic Conservatives, nervous Liberals

120

Conservatives hold a convention and a big polling lead

121

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