“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”-Plato Age: 46 Background: Martha won a silver medal at the 1976 Canadian Ski Championship. If she’d been an NHL goalie, we’d all know who she was but, unfortunately, skiing doesn’t get a lot of media […]

With the Liberals in the midst of a leadership race, it appears that it won’t so much be Bill Graham who is Stephen Harper’s biggest foe. Rather, Dalton McGuinty seems to have taken on the role of opposition leader to Stephen Harper. It makes sense; with Ralph Klein neutered and Jean Charest being courted, an […]

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation have joined the blogging world. Maybe it’s just me, but does this post by the Federation’s Saskatchewan director, David Maclean, rub anyone else the wrong way? “Yet in 1938, according to both William Shirer and John Toland, the Nazi regime held no more than 20,000 political prisoners. Political executions up to […]

Some may disagree, but I do think it’s good to see Hedy Fry in the Liberal leadership race (and not just because of the comic material it will provide). If people are going to complain about a leadership contest featuring white men from Toronto, Fry’s presence is a nice contrast. And, contrary to most, I’m […]

Scott Reid has advice for the Liberals on how to win back power. Yes, that Scott Reid. And, no, there’s nary a word about hiring a better communications director. Hat Tip: LLC

Remember last election? Remember how Jack Layton told everyone to “elect more NDP MPs”? Remember how he promised this would create “results for people“? One hundred days in, let’s take a look at the results Jack has generated. Since, as a Liberal, I might be somewhat partisan, I’ll let a completely unbiased person judge the […]

Unless you want to go the route of feigned surprise (either in the form of outrage or delight), there’s not a lot to say about a budget like this which was oh so predictable. Even though we didn’t get any major leaks (aside from the fictional ones on Garth Turner’s blog), the entire election campaign […]

“If you want something said, ask a man; If you want something done, ask a woman.”-Margaret Thatcher Age: 55 Background: There may be a few Doctors in the race, but Carolyn Bennett is the only one who got that title from medical school, graduating from U of T in 1976. Bennett has twenty years as […]

1. From this week’s Hill Times comes the annual threat that the House could sit into July, and whispers of a Draft McKenna movement. 2. Cerberus is hard at work tracking Liberal blogger endorsements. Still no one for Joe Volpe yet, but the race is still young. 3. Tomorrow is budget day! However will I […]

With Ken Dryden’s announcement, we now have the group of ten who will form the main contenders in the Liberal leadership race (baring surprises…c’mon Hedy!). Campbell Clark had a good run down of the candidates here. And, despite claims that the “big names” didn’t want to run, there really is something for everyone in this […]