With the risk of stating the obvious, the decision last week by BC United Leader Kevin Falcon to suspend his party’s campaign has changed the entire complexion of the upcoming provincial election. You can throw any pre-election analysis done before last week out of...
Counsel is proud to announce the promotion of Will Shelling to Account Director. Will is a talented strategist who uses his passion for intersectionality, data, and policy to come to robust solutions. He approaches clients with curiosity, using his lived, academic,...
Crafting a successful pre-budget submission in today’s political climate What goes into a good budget submission? Days after the 2024 Budget Bill was passed into law, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) has issued their yearly call for...
In a shocking upset, the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) led by Pierre Poilievre have won the Toronto—St. Paul’s byelection. The victory represents a notable turning point for both the Liberals and Conservatives. The Liberals have comfortably held the riding...
Today Alberta New Democrats overwhelmingly elected former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi with 86% of the vote to be the leader of their party, ushering in an era of change on the Opposition side of the Alberta Legislature. With that in mind, we offer some reflection and...
In Manitoba, there are supposed to be three certainties: death, taxes and the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives winning any election in the riding of Tuxedo. Tuxedo is supposed to be among the safest of safe constituencies for the PCs, one that they held since the...
