Pierre Poilievre and Yankie Doodle Andy keep whining about Carney backroom deals to get a majority. Most conservatives are probably whining on how their leadership was so bad that 4 MPs were so unhappy that they took a deal. This majority is thanks to PP and nothing else.
— Dale Burnay (@daleburnay.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Apparently the dudes behind the biggest financial institutions in the world follow absolutely no news except the few Truth Social posts that make it to Fox.
— 🗽LOLGOP🗽 (@thefarce.org) April 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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The CBC At Issue panel tonight couldn't find much to criticize about Carney's wins - except for their lingering regret that they won't have an election campaign to talk about for four more years!View on Threads
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A bit of humor for you to brighten your day.
— Texas Paul (@realtexaspaul.com) April 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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This post has plot twists, cliffhangers, and no adult supervision.
— 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.lol) April 7, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is shuffling his deck, sending Elon Musk-style letters to his shadow ministers asking them to prove their worth.
Monday’s email was referred to by one Conservative as “DOGE-like” — a reference to Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” which sent emails to U.S. federal government workers last year demanding that they list their past week’s accomplishments or resign.
This email from Poilievre’s office was met with a shrug by some, but others saw it as insulting — and further proof their leader is out of touch with his caucus.
“It’s ridiculous!” said one MP, among several granted anonymity to speak candidly about internal party affairs. “There’s a lot of malcontents.”
“Pierre has two good weeks in a year and he’s back to default mode of, ‘Prove yourself every five minutes,’” said another MP. “If you are going to do a shuffle, just do one. Don’t play this stupid game.”
The email to Conservative shadow ministers asked them to give examples of their best social media posts, media interviews, and examples of how they have public reach in their portfolios. It also asked if they were still interested in remaining in their roles.
For those who aren’t among Poilievre’s favourite few, the need to showcase media interviews they weren’t given permission to give was seen as particularly bewildering. Even those who don’t believe they’ll be shuffled were annoyed by the exercise and the message it sent.
It’s the latest expression of frustration from Poilievre’s caucus. Since January’s convention in Calgary, which was intended to settle the leadership question — Poilievre received 87.4 per cent of delegate support — the mood internally is bleak, described by several as “dispirited.”
Many Tory MPs have concluded their leader will never win, that he cannot offer an alternative proposal to the one Canadians already rejected.
“How much time and effort do you put into a leader who can’t win?” asked a third MP.
“They’ve got no strategy,” concluded another caucus member.
Conservative MPs are tired of sitting in opposition benches....
Premier Doug Ford is appealing for political “certainty” in Canada ahead of contentious trade negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ford, in Texas on a trade mission to promote Ontario, stressed “it was the right move” when he called an early Ontario election last year to give his government a stronger hand against Trump.
“Again, it goes back to certainty,” the premier told the Star in a wide-ranging interview Thursday.
“It’s no different than the federal government. They have three byelections, and if they win them, then they’ll have a majority. And again, a magical word in both countries is everyone wants certainty. Everyone wants to move forward,” said Ford. That was a reference to byelections in Toronto’s University—Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest and the suburban Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne on April 13.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will secure a majority government if his Liberals win two of the three.
Should they sweep all three, the governing party would not need Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to break a tie vote in the Commons.
“I just believe in majority governments,” said Ford, noting his Progressive Conservatives have won three in a row at Queen’s Park.
“As far as I’m concerned Prime Minister Carney is a good man. He’s a very astute business person. He’s a sharp guy,” he said, noting their relationship got off to a great start 13 months ago over breakfast at Wally’s Grill in the premier’s Etobicoke North riding.
“I’ll never forget when I met him the first time, the first words out of his mouth: ‘I’m more conservative than you.’ And I said: ‘well that sounds good.’”...
While the Tory premier — who has had his differences with federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre — insisted he was agnostic in the byelections, he expressed hope the Bloc Québécois does “absolutely not” prevail in Terrebonne....
