After a round of pre-election ads from the Tories, Dippers, and Greens (which you can rate here), the Liberals have released two new ads of their own. How would you grade this ad? A B C D F See Results How would you grade this ad? A B C D F See Results I quite […]

Lysiane Gagnon’s Monday article was titled “Don’t expect a Quebec surprise“. Which is an odd prediction to make since surprises are unexpected by definition. My advice would be: expect surprises. Every election has surprises. Even the mind numbingly boring 2008 election featured a collapse of the world economy in the middle of it. But, as […]

If you haven’t gotten a chance to rate the latest batch of political commercials, be sure to put on your ad wizard hat and give it a go. While I didn’t include them in that set, the NDP has also released new French print and TV ads (ht Pundits Guide): You’ve probably noticed these ads […]

Jan 26: NDP MP Mulcair says it’s ‘highly unlikely’ NDP will support budget unless tax cuts cancelled Jan 27: Layton says he has no ‘bottom line’ budget demands Feb 18: John Ivison: Spring vote not likely after Harper, Layton make nice Feb 19: Layton caves on corporate tax cuts Feb 20: Layton draws strong line […]

From the mystery man (or woman!) who brought you Demand Better last week, comes a new commercial: So, for those scoring at home, it’s a negative ad about Harper running negative ads, which spoofs a 2006 negative ad by Harper that accused the Liberals of running negative ads.

Via Susan Delacourt, comes this delightful ad for former Mississauga Erindale MP, and current Liberal candidate, Omar Alghabra. You won’t see any flying unicorns or blind puppies playing cricket in this next ad from Working Families. It goes after Tim Hudak hard, and is set to start airing next week:

In addition to Stock, Chuck Strahl and John Cummins have also announced they won’t run again. While the opposition will certainly try to paint this as a case of Tories jumping ship, that’s a tough spin. Cummins is 69. Strahl’s health problems are well document. Day’s been in politics for a quarter century. Moreover, it’s […]

Stock follows Jim Prentice and Jay Hill out the door: Day won’t seek re-election When the next federal election is called, Okanagan Coquihalla MP Stockwell Day will not be listed on the ballot. On March 11, Day announced he will be stepping down from his role in federal politics at the end of this term. […]

2011 is shaping up to be a fun year in Alberta politics, what with the PCs and Liberals both choosing new leaders, and a provincial election looming. That said, I suspect this blog’s focus will be shifting to the federal scene for the next six weeks. Call it a hunch. I will, however, strive to […]

There was high drama in the House of Commons today, as Peter Milliken dug into the annals parliamentary tradition to rule on a pair of contempt motions put forward by Liberal MPs against the Conservative government. For those curious about what Speaker Lamoureux had to say in 1966 and how it’s relevant today, the transcripts […]