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Highlights from Maxime Bernier’s 9 Months in Foreign Affairs April 18, 2008: Maxime Bernier suggests that Afghan President Hamid Karzai replace the governor of Kandahar, setting off an international uproar. May 7, 2008: The “hey, hey, you, you, I don’t like your girlfriend scandal” breaks wide open, with opposition parties pouncing on connections between Bernier’s […]

I was scanning my archives for old Maxime Bernier posts when I came across this gem – a recap of last June’s “At Issue” panel on CBC: Who we’ll be talking about in one year…Coyne: Maxime BernierGregg: Jim Prentice and aboriginal fileHebert: Alberta Liberal leader Kevin Taft (“and I did look up his name”)Russo: Philip […]

Maxime Bernier’s ex-girlfriends. What looked like a non-issue a week ago has exploded with the surprising firing/resignation of Maxime Bernier, ending a rather underwhelming year as foreign affairs minister. Once touted as a possible heir to Harper, his political future is pretty much toast: Maxime Bernier has resigned as foreign affairs minister, after he acknowledged […]

I just got into Calgary – here for the next few days and likely won’t have much time to blog so I’m tossing out an open thread, on the topic of the Liberals possibly promising a carbon tax during the next campaign. Good policy? Bad policy? Good politics? Bad politics? Discuss.

The Bouchard-Taylor report on reasonable accommodation in Quebec, having already drawn a backlash from separatist leaders, was officially released today. The “abridged” report is 99 pages, making it about 96 pages more than I feel like reading, so don’t expect any profound insight on this blog. Reading the media recaps (which is perhaps risky, since […]

The Star reports that Ian Brodie will be out this summer as Harper’s chief of staff, and Guy Giorno will be in. Although it’s just speculation, they sure do make it sound like it’s a done deal and there have been rumours about this for quite some time. Is this related to don’t-call-it-naftagate? I doubt […]

From the same source who provided the “top secret Liberal strategy memo“, comes this preview of Tory talking points:

As a Paul Hellyer enthusiast, I was very glad to see the former Cabinet Minister speaking about the environment at a prestigious international conference recently. If Stephen Harper refuses to stand up for Canada on climate change, then it’s up to statesmen like Hellyer to represent Canada in the world. Here’s a copy of his […]

Sad news, as Ted Kennedy is revealed to have a malignant brain tumour. Meanwhile, the neverending story visits Kentucky and Oregon tonight and (spoiler alert) Obama will clinch a pledged delegate majority, but Hillary will win Kentucky and fight on. Cherniak makes a good case for Hillary staying in the race until the end and […]