Andrew Perez
About Andrew Perez
Andrew Perez is a public affairs professional, freelance writer, political commentator and Liberal strategist. He is the founding principal at Perez Strategies, a Toronto-based public affairs firm.
Perez brings more than 12 years experience working across the public, private and non-profit sectors advising senior leaders on communication strategies in their interactions with governments and the media. He's also worked on central party campaign teams advising elected officials and candidates at the provincial and federal levels, and remains active in politics today.
Perez's freelance work has appeared in the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, National Post, Canada's National Observer, Policy Options, The Hub, QP Briefing and on TVO.org, among several other media outlets. He regularly appears in broadcast media providing political commentary through networks such as CBC News and CTV News. Perez's political insights have been quoted in dozens and dozens of top-tier media outlets across Canada.
He sits on the non-profit boards of Toronto's Fife House Foundation and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. Perez holds a bachelor of journalism from Carleton University's School of Journalism, a master of public policy from the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and a diploma in strategic public relations from the University of Toronto.
Trudeau, O’Toole, and Singh are embracing left-wing populism
Political parties that meaningfully seek to address tax fairness and income inequality issues on the campaign trail will attract robust support from across the political spectrum.
Does Erin O’Toole’s surge signal the return of Red Toryism?
Since winning the leadership, Erin O’Toole has worked fearlessly to soften the several jagged edges that had come to characterize his party since its inception, writes Andrew Perez.
Is Doug Ford quietly rooting for the federal Liberals in this election?
The Trudeau-Ford détente and Ford’s extraordinary decision to bar his ministers from even interacting with O’Toole’s candidates could impact the election’s dynamics in seat-rich Ontario.
Why the pandemic has been a political game-changer for Justin Trudeau
Running merely on his solid record these past 18 months will only get Leader Leader Justin Trudeau so far, writes Andrew Perez.
O’Toole’s Conservative Party fracturing on eve of a federal election
If Erin O’Toole’s party suffers major losses in the next election, it won’t be a result of his leadership, but due to a party at odds with itself on central policy issues and divided along regional lines, writes Andrew Perez.
The reason behind Jagmeet Singh's momentum
With the left-leaning Green Party in complete disarray and a severely weakened Conservative Party, it is Jagmeet Singh, not Erin O’Toole, who may ultimately prevent Trudeau’s Liberals from forming a majority government, writes public affairs professional Andrew Perez.
Minority Parliaments are here to stay. Now let’s make them work
There are several factors that explain the prevalence of minority governments since 2004, but chief among them is the dominance of the sovereigntist Bloc Quebecois in Quebec.