Federal Conservative politicians are seeing much higher engagement on social media than Liberal or NDP politicians, a boost that can mostly be attributed to Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in 2022. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published March 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/17/Canadian-Conservatives-Winners-Musk-X-Takeover/

Canadian Conservatives Were the Winners After Musk’s X Takeover

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