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Endorsements
The Globe half heartedly endorses Harper, Coyne half heartedly endorses the Liberals, and the Economist calls Harper “the least bad option”. Even the Sun throws a dozen caveats at their endorsement of Harper. The National Post is a bit more upbeat in their endorsement of Harper, as is the Star in their endorsement of Layton. […]
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Better Know a Future NDP MP
Some people in the comments section think I’ve been “unfair” to the NDP of late. And maybe I have been. After all, if Jack says he can solve Canada’s doctor shortage by paying new doctors $3,472 a head, then who am I to doubt him? The man has a nice smile, so I guess he […]
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One-on-One
Peter Mansbridge talks coalitions with Michael Ignatieff in studio, talks coalitions with Jack Layton on the campaign trail, and talks coalitions with Stephen Harper in an empty hockey rink. All three do a good job getting their message out, but Layton clearly made the best choice in terms of format. Viewers get to see the […]
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Meet a Calgary Grit: Josipa Petrunic
Last week, I profiled Calgary North Center Liberal candidate Stephen Randall. Today, a look at Josipa Petrunic, who is taking on Deepak Obhrai, the NDP’s Al Brown, and the Green Party’s Scott Milton in Calgary East. Josipa is up front about the stigma facing the Liberal brand in Alberta – “When you play it as […]
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Higher Learning
The Liberals have rolled out their first major policy plank of the campaign – the Learning Passport, which will mean $1,000 a year to every student attending post-secondary education. The biggest knock on Ignatieff has always been that voters don’t know what he stands for. With that in mind, the Liberal platform will be especially […]
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Now we know why Harper is building all those jails…
…he needs a war room for his top political staff. Hat Tip – tGPOitHotW
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Job Opening
The above is a now-pulled Craigslist ad, looking for right-wing blog trolls. Among the job qualifications, they want someone able to “make up facts” and deliver “personal insults”. Presumably, if you’re really good at this, you eventually get promoted to the Tory war room. The job application calls for a “100 word post” in response […]
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Mark Your Ballots
Last chance to enter the Calgary Grit election pool – contest closes at midnight tonight.
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(60% of) Canada Votes
And we’re off. At least I assume we are – I’m away from e-mail today and this was drafted up last night with an 11 am timestamp. I wouldn’t put it past Stephen Harper to cancel the election so as to ensure Canada’s economic recovery stays on track. While I’ll no doubt be busy this […]
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Calgary Grit Election Pool – 20 Questions
Anyone can predict seat totals or popular vote. That’s just the end result. The real excitement in an election is the journey – the campaign itself. With that in mind, I present the third (almost) annual Calgary Grit Potpourri election pool. Twenty questions to determine just how well you can predict the upcoming campaign. While […]