I’ve been watching what has turned into quite the blog war over the Ontario MMP referendum with fascination. I’m fully aware that most people in the general population probably aren’t very interested in the debate but, if you’re reading this blog, odds are you’re a political geek, in which case, West Wing reruns aside, you […]

The year was 1976. The Canadian dollar and US dollar were on par, Sylvester Stalone played Rocky Balboa in the theaters, the Progressive Conservatives ruled Alberta, and the Toronto Maple Leafs were in a Stanley Cup drought. The big news today is, of course, the Canadian dollar inching ahead of the US dollar ever so […]

The Dion aide said their team doesn’t yet have the “capacity to run a by-election.”

It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that Paul Wells and Andrew Coyne have the best analysis of the Quebec by elections this morning. Building a bit on Coyne’s post, here is the average change in popular vote for the respective parties in the three by elections (compared to election night 2006): Conservatives +10.2%NDP +10.2%Liberals […]

Wow. That sure sucked. Pretty impossible to spin this one. Huge wins for the Tories and Dippers. Pretty brutal nights for the Liberals and Bloc. I don’t think anything else needs to be said.

There has certainly been a bit of panic in Liberal land since the “Outremont Poll” came out on Friday, showing the NDP in front. Given the strong candidate the NDP is fielding and what I’m hearing is a very disorganized ground campaign by the Liberals, this might not be as surprising as it would seem […]

…cuz I suspect Barney might need to be brought out of retirement. In fairness to John Tory, he only said that creationism can be tought side by side with evolution.

Oh man… The beaver is one of Canada’s national symbols and now a senior Liberal wants to make the puffin the symbol of the country’s self-proclaimed natural governing party. Liberal deputy leader Michael Ignatieff says the industrious little seabird — with its black and white plumage, distinctive striped beak and orange feet — is a […]

The NDP’s “same old Sask party” website has an attack add against the Sask Party, using the wolf in sheep’s clothing pitch. The add says the Sask Party stood for a number of things they have since backed away from: Private Health CarePrivatization of Crown CorporationsMaking Saskatchewan like Alberta Making Saskatchewan like Alberta? Like, rich?

The nuclear debate has hit Alberta like a…nah…that’s too easy a simile to use. Anyways, nuclear power is the hot topic with a proposed nuclear power plant being discussed to power the oilsands. As expected, politicians are distancing themselves from this proposal as if it were radioactive. (that one I couldn’t resist) I think the […]