The Writ Podcast: Carney's bump, Poilievre's challenge and the NDP's choice
The Writ Podcast is back for the 2026 political season, and what better way than to re-convene the Pollster Panel! Dan, Andrew and James are...
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Hosted by Éric Grenier, The Writ podcast explores the world of elections and politics in Canada. www.thewrit.ca
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Ep. 146: What's at stake in Newfoundland and Labrador's election
John Hogan’s Liberals are looking for their fourth consecutive victory under a third different leader on October 14, when Newfoundlander and...
Ep. 145: Behind the scenes on the last days of a campaign
The final days of a campaign can be hectic. The Conservatives had to pull together a couple of advertisements on short notice. Every party i...
Ep. #144: How elections are called
The tension rises and the drama builds. The results have been trickling in all night — first it was too early to call, then it was too close...
Ep. #143: Where the polls are before the debates and where they go next
We’re entering a critical phase of this election campaign as the leaders face-off in two debates and advance voting begins this weekend. The...
Ep. 142: When to dump your candidate — and dump on your opponents
Parties proudly present their slate of candidates in every election shortly before dumping some of them. It’s an inevitable part of every ca...
Ep. #141: Is it baked-in or could the polls change?
We’re deep into the second week of this election campaign and it appears to be Mark Carney’s to lose. But just how solid is the support for...
Ep. #140: Parties plan, the election gods laugh
Mark Carney kicked off Canada’s election campaign on Sunday and already parties are discovering that their best laid plans can go awry very...
Ep. #139: The polls say it's a race
We’re apparently only days away from an election call and the polls suggest that Mark Carney’s Liberals have taken the pole position ahead o...
Ep. #138: Is the political landscape shifting?
Canada’s political environment appears to be in flux, as the threats of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, the resignation of Justin...
Ep. #137: Freeland is out. Is Trudeau next?
Chrystia Freeland’s resignation as finance minister on Monday has thrown Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government into chaos. What should...
The Numbers: Polls go from bad to sad for the Liberals
Four new polls put the Liberals and New Democrats within zero to two points of each other — and behind the Conservatives by margins of 19 to...
The Numbers: A shock poll and a PC wave
A new poll, employing a new methodology, has the Conservatives at their highest and the Liberals at their lowest levels of support in years...
The Numbers: Liberals, NDP tied in new poll — again
A new poll by Abacus Data puts the Liberals and NDP neck-and-neck in national voting intentions, well behind the Conservatives. But this isn...
The Numbers: Yet another tough byelection test for Trudeau
The Liberals face a tough test — maybe their toughest test yet — in an upcoming byelection in the B.C. Lower Mainland. Will Justin Trudeau a...
The Numbers: Did the U.S. polls miss the mark?
Pollsters under-estimated Donald Trump’s support in his first two presidential campaigns. Did they do it a third time this year? We take a l...
Ep. #136: Three elections, many lessons
Incumbents in all three provinces that voted in October took their licks, but David Eby in British Columbia and Scott Moe in Saskatchewan ma...
The Numbers: What just happened?
This week on The Numbers , we parse through the surprising results of the British Columbia and New Brunswick provincial elections. What’s ne...
The Numbers: Days of Decision in BC, NB — and for Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau faces a leadership challenge from within his own caucus — will it be the beginning of the end for him? Plus, there are just d...
Ep. #135: B.C., New Brunswick and Saskatchewan election updates
There are less than two weeks to go in the B.C. and New Brunswick provincial elections, while Saskatchewan’s campaign officially got underwa...
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