It is America’s 248th birthday today and Donald Trump is the candidate of hope. Kid you not. See for yourself.

A new Trump administration seems increasingly more likely. What might that mean for Canada? A new @InnovativeRG poll shows that if Trump wants to, he can raise Cdn tariffs and cancel the IRA with few upfront consequences. #energy

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, @InnovativeRG has released our latest tracking on Indigenous issues. While the narrative remains changed in a way that supports efforts towards reconciliation, pressure on government to act is fading.

The early numbers are in. The federal budget is not having the effect the Liberals were hoping for - at least not on first blush. #cdnpoli

If you haven't had time to follow our latest @InnovativeRG releases on the crash in perceptions of standard of living, shifting tides on climate change, and the usual political updates, we pull it altogether in this pod. #bcpoli #canpoli #economy #EnergyTransition.

I really enjoyed this conversation with Jackie and Peter. Hopefully you will as well.

The federal government has been smart to propose some compromises on the Clean Energy Regs. Positive impressions are down dramatically. Most people don't agree with goal of net-zero by 2035 if it means rate increases. Details here #energy #cdnpoli.

We have posted our latest on #canpoli. The CPC are not just gaining on vote. They are much better off on party and leader brands as well.

#cdnpoli I am not one for piling on, but the @InnovativeRG October tracking shows 'time for a change' spiking. For the first time under the Liberals, it is higher than when Stephen Harper was defeated.

#cdnpoli Has anyone heard from @s_guilbeault since last week's atlantic carbon tax announcement? Is anyone else thinking back to Mulroney and Lucien Bouchard? How much will be too much?.

Anyone who is attending our panel at #wfer is welcome to download these slides and follow along.

I am looking forward to participating in the panel on The Art of Communicating Complex Regulation at 8th World Forum on Energy Regulation (WFER). If you are here and want to follow along during my presentation, we have posted the deck here. #WFERPERU2023.

We can see the empty lane on your website in real time.

What search engines are people using as an alternative to google to find Canadian news?.

We have released some new tracking on political interference and 2 questions on Johnston's report. Despite increasing attention within elites, nothing has changed in terms of public awareness or attitudes since March. Check out the details. #canpoli

If you are an @albertaNDP supporter and thinking @rachelnotley should go, check out this way of understanding #abpoli. Notley doubles your voting pool.

#abpoli By the end of the election, Albertans grew more afraid of @RachelNotley and the NDP than @ABDanielleSmith and the UCP.

#abpoli Weekend reading. How the UCP won the middle, and how the NDP came close.

#abpoli Heads up polling nerds. We ran a post election survey from just before polls closed and ending Wednesday morning. We will be releasing a key highlights deck assessing the impact of the UCP and NDP campaigns shortly. Much of the data is very condensed. More will follow.

People outside of Alberta may not of noticed, but Danielle Smith did shift to centre in many ways in her effort to be less scary.