Canada is still medal-less at the Olympics, placing us behind powerhouse nations such as Colombia, Togo, and Tajikistan (which sounds like a made up country to me). I have yet to figure out how to pin the blame for this on Stephen Harper but, rest assured, I’m sure there are many in the Liberal Party […]

Look who’s back – former PM Cabmin and war hawk David Pratt is mulling over a high profile run against John Baird. Here’s the pundits guide breakdown of the riding for anyone curious – it was Baird by 9% in 2006. UPDATE: Another former Liberal Cabinet Minister considers a run.

Who would have thought that ethics committee meetings would turn out to be the most exciting thing going on in Ottawa this summer? For the lengthy recap, check out Kady O’Malley, as per usual. A picture recap of the insanity comes from occasional graphic contributor to this blog, Bob Huxtable:

We now have our final four. On the federal side, a pair of Tory election wins will duke it out – 1988’s free trade election is up against the 57/58 fall of the Liberal dynasty. On the provincial side of things, the 1976 Quebec election (a winner with 53% of the vote against 1960 Quebec) […]

This is a smart idea – get more people signed up and get your existing supporters fired up: Dear Friend — Barack Obama is about to make one of the most important decisions of this campaign — choosing a running mate. You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and Barack wants you […]

The Olympics kick off today, a time when Canadians join together and show national pride in their new found appreciation of synchronized trampolining. But the lesser known “political olympics” also kick off this week – here’s a run-down of some of the key events: Gymnastics: The Tories were the early favourites in this event, but […]

Things are heating up down south as John McCain’s latest ad brands him as “the original maverick” (and here I thought that was James Garner) and proclaims “we’re worse off now than we were four years ago.” Serves Americans right for electing a Democrat to the White House in 2004! This, of course, comes hot […]

Ralph Klein guest hosted The House last weekend and it was a memorable appearance (how could Ralph on the CBC be anything but?). Sure, it was cheesy and Ralph’s journalist skills seem to have rusted a bit since he left the biz 28 years ago but there were some great moments: 1. A cameo appearance […]

The Greenpeace folk and their ilk are actually more frightening than a lot of the totalitarian movements — and this is a totalitarian movement that wants to change every facet of your life, make no mistake — that have come before them. If you check out the aims of Greenpeace and then think them through, […]

“Quebeckers are overwhelmingly tired of the battle between those who say they are federalists and those who say they are sovereigntists. Quebeckers are nationalist, Quebeckers are autonomist, and our political formation is fully responsive to those desires.” –Lawrence Cannon Thoughts?