ADAMS: What Yves Engler's recent protest tells us about his politics
How Yves Engler's protest exposed a movement that rejects rules, responsibility, and coalition politics
Elections & Conventions
Tracking the races, the rallies, and the results. Comprehensive coverage of Canada’s federal and provincial elections, party leadership contests, and the national conventions shaping the next era of Canadian politics.
ADAMS: TMU's NDP leadership “debate” was a masterclass in avoiding leadership
TMU's NDP leadership debate showed why nobody is paying attention
ADAMS: What the next Liberal in University—Rosedale must represent
This riding will reveal what the Carney Liberals actually stand for
ADAMS: The NDP still thinks it lost by accident
The NDP didn't learn the right lessons, and that’s the most damning part
ADAMS: I went to an Yves Engler rally. Here’s what surprised me.
Yves Engler's rally was honest. And that's exactly the problem
ADAMS: NDP leadership race crashes and burns in Montreal
Billed as a majority French-language debate, the Montreal event delivered barely any French, banned its only French socialist candidate, and proved the NDP is more interested in optics than fixing its historic collapse.
Meet the candidates: Yves Engler
With Socialist Caucus support, Engler stakes out the far left of the NDP leadership race
ADAMS: Quotas won’t save the NDP. Trusting members will.
Rules designed to “ensure diversity” will crush authentic voices, sideline workers, and keep outsiders off the ballot.
NDP launches 2026 federal leadership race, sets rules for candidates
Contestants face $100K in fees, strict diversity requirements, and a ranked-ballot vote ahead of March 29, 2026 convention.
ADAMS: #MANSIONGATE and the by-election: Pension Poilievre's entitlement problem
Pension Poilievre blew up a by-election so he can keep his taxpayer-funded mansion.
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Labour
ADAMS: For progressives to win, the NDP must rethink its strategy
"If you can’t seriously say you’re going to form a government that can take on Trump, then get out of the way and let the only real contenders have at it."—Thomas Mulcair
ADAMS: What the CPC must learn from its popular vote collapse
If the Conservatives want to be taken seriously, they’ll have to stop catering to the fringe and start acting like a party ready to govern.