Rachel Gilmore

6 days ago | rachelgilmore.substack.com | Rachel Gilmore

The Conservatives are basically making an election rigging claim in their most recent fundraising email. Yes, really. CBC News first reported this, and I have also independently confirmed it (because the Conservatives sent this email straight to my inbox). The subject of the email, which was sent from CPC HQ, reads “the Liberals want more seats.” It warns that “the Liberals are working to flip just enough seats to edge closer to a majority.”Pardon me?

6 days ago | rachelgilmore.substack.com | Rachel Gilmore

Note: I’m going to be taking next week off, which I feel very torn about doing but I also very much need! I’ll be back on May 20th, the day after my birthday, to break down all the news we missed 🥰Today I am extremely stoked to share that we have a real political whiz with insider intel and a killer sense of humour on the show.

1 week ago | rachelgilmore.substack.com | Rachel Gilmore

There’s a new Pope in town. Oh, and the worst people on the internet are furious. While Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre issued very normal statements following the conclave’s conclusion, unhinged right-wing personalities noticed something: the new Pope has a Twitter account. Worse still, he criticized the atrocious immigration policies from the Trump administration.

1 week ago | rachelgilmore.substack.com | Rachel Gilmore

Today was a very big day for anyone who has been watching the state of the world in fascination, horror or both. That’s right: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went to Washington today, where he met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. There were moments of levity, tense exchanges, but overall, Canada seems to have made it through unscathed. Meanwhile in Ottawa, we the Conservatives held their first caucus meeting since the election that saw their leader lose his seats.

1 week ago | rachelgilmore.substack.com | Rachel Gilmore

This promises to be a very busy week for news — although not much of it happened today. On Friday, the Liberals clawed back a seat from the Conservatives following an Elections Canada vote validation process. Meanwhile, tomorrow, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. At the same time, the Conservatives will be holding a caucus meeting where they’re expected to discuss the path forward. As for the decimated NDP, they’re selected a new interim leader tonight.