We finally got a bit of clarity from Jack Layton on an issue he has danced around for the better part of the past decade: It’s official: Layton backs 50%-plus-one rule for Quebec secession NDP Leader Jack Layton is once again stating that a straight majority would be enough for Quebec to legally secede from […]

As I’ve said all along, this was the obvious choice for interim leader. Rae is a gifted politician, and will keep the party relevent while it rebuilds. Liberals name Bob Rae interim chief Bob Rae says the Liberal Party should look to a new “generation of leadership” – but in the interim, he is happy […]

I’ve held off commenting on Liberal leadership timing because it’s been so hard to figure out what’s going on. If it wasn’t for Jane Taber, I’d really have no idea what was being discussed or debated. For those just tuning in now, the Liberal constitution calls for a new leader to be crowned no longer […]

There has been a lot of talk about Liberal Party renewal since election night. Which is encouraging – after a punch to gut like that, it’s easy to give up, but it sounds like there’s a real appetite out there to change the party for the better. Bellow is a sample of posts and article […]

When Jack Layton promised that “I will create more jobs” during the campaign, many scoffed at him. Turns out he was right. In addition to their rookie MPs learning the ropes, one significant challenge facing the NDP will be the number of rookie staffers who run their offices. After all, many of the types of […]

As I said all along, this is really the best solution to the Liberals’ search for an interim leader. Rae is an outstanding communicator and will keep the party relevant during the search for a younger, permanent leader: Bob Rae won’t run for permanent Liberal leadership Bob Rae has decided he won’t take a third […]

For those who thought the new Stephen Harper, free from the shackles of minority government, would be any different from the old Stephen Harper, think again: Harper appoints three defeated candidates to Senate Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed three losing Conservative candidates to the Senate — including two former senators who had stepped down […]

Before we look at the new Cabinet, the answer to the question on everyone’s mind: No, Maxime Bernier didn’t bring a date to the swearing in. With that out of the way, a look at the new puppets in the Stephen Harper Theater: Robert Douglas Nicholson: Minister of Justice and Attorney General of CanadaMarjory LeBreton: […]

Shortly after the 2008 election, Stephen Harper caught everyone off guard with his plan to kill the per-vote subsidy political parties get. The backlash was intense, and this was seen as part of Stephen Harper’s Machiavellian plan to kill the Liberals. After this election, no one will be surprised when Harper decides to kill the […]

I’ve been outside the country for the past week (prepare the attack ads). While they say a week is a long time in politics, it doesn’t look like I missed much. After all… 1. The Liberals are still searching for an interim leader. Perhaps we should just name an interim interim leader, while the search […]