"Mark Carney turns the world on its ear with a Davos speech that quotes Václav Havel and Thucydides. Pierre Poilievre, having saved his Conservative leadership bacon, for the nonce, with a forty-nine-minute convention keynote, responds to Carney with a six-page written statement."
"Poilievre's deputy, Melissa Lantsman, summed up the new approach with what must, this year, stand as rare succinctness: 'Go everywhere. Talk to everyone.'"
"Warming up in the on-deck circle is Avi Lewis, a third-generation raconteur whose main contribution to Canadian politics before now was an unusually successful co-authored manifesto a decade ago."
Recent Canadian politics has seen a significant shift towards communication, with leaders actively engaging in public discourse. The new prime minister and opposition leader are frequently speaking out, contrasting with past leaders who avoided media. Mark Carney's impactful speech at Davos and Pierre Poilievre's extensive public appearances illustrate this trend. Poilievre's strategy includes engaging with various media platforms and audiences, while new political figures like Avi Lewis are also emerging. This change reflects a broader global trend of political leaders embracing communication amidst challenges like Ukraine's resistance against invasion.
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