Oh Ralph, how I’ll miss you. “You get a lot of free dinners, but after that you get sort of tired [of being Premier], especially when you quit drinking and then it’s no fun at all. I don’t know why they would want to do it other than the power and the glory I guess […]

Campbell Clark has his take on the role of blogs in the Liberal leadership race in today’s Globe. Liberal blogs have always trailed badly behind Tory ones for both quantity and quality since I started reading blogs but I think this race will help them close the gap since more Liberals are blogging and more […]

David Emerson is in the news again, over the mounting concerns about his softwood lumber deal. Luckily, Emerson is willing to take full responsibility for his file: Ottawa; Trade Minister David Emerson, faced with mounting criticism of the new softwood lumber deal with the United States, says if the agreement falls apart it won’t be […]

Susan Delacourt has a great article on the role of blogs in the Liberal leadership race. I say “great”, only because I get quite a few of my quotes in it. In other news, I was at the Liberal Stampede breakfast this morning and snapped a few of the various leadership candidates in Western wear. […]

Two quick hits for Friday: -Awww…Harper’s made a new friend. Isn’t that cute? I’ll bet Laureen doesn’t even call him Steve. –Susan Delacourt has a great article on fixing the big red machine in today’s Star. I’ve been a big advocate of national membership rules for a long time and of trimming the fat on […]

Judging from the feedback, I’ve decided to follow up last year’s “Greatest Prime Minister” contest with a “Greatest Prime Minister…We Never Had”. The question is simple “Which politician who never rose to the highest office would have made for our finest Prime Minister?”. I’m still toying around with format, but I suspect there will be […]

With yesterday’s membership cut-off, the eligible voters are now set for delegate selection meetings in September (except in Newfoundland, which only serves to illustrate the need for national membership rules in this party). The campaigns will now focus on searching for delegates, phoning existing lists, and on solidifying support. It will be a few weeks […]

Today is the last day to buy a membership for the Liberal Party to be eligible to vote at the delegate selection meetings in September. So anyone out there who would like to have a say in choosing the next leader of the Liberal Party should sign up online today. Who knows – it might […]

Looks like another squeaker of a win for a conservative government in North America – yet again.

The irony in this is quite delicious. The Tories misinterpret Elections Canada rules and, as a result, don’t receipt convention fees. Because of this, several Tory riding associations and members decide to break Elections Canada laws by cheque swapping, so that delegates at the convention can get tax receipts. Oops. I will say this much […]