The Green Party rolls out an attack ad…on attack ads. In my mind, this is a great ad. Likely the best so far of the pre-election cycle. It’s well produced but, as the Tories have shown, production value isn’t the most important trait of a political ad. The key is to have a the right […]

I heard the rumour from three different people over the weekend, and it has exploded today thanks to a Hill Times story – there’s a possibility we could be into an election campaign by week’s end. The cause of this is an obscure parliamentary procedure, allowing MPs to move a vote of non-confidence after a […]

The news of the day is of a leaked memo from Jason Kenney’s office asking Conservative riding associations for funds to help target ethnic voters in the next election. There’s the predictable kerfuffle over Kenney using government resources for partisan activities, but in the long list of Conservative transgressions this one seems fairly minor. Compared […]

That’s how long it might be until we’re in an election campaign. Jim Flaherty confirmed the rumours today – budget day will be March 22nd, setting up a confidence vote later that week and a trip to the polls on May 2nd or May 9th. This isn’t the first time Ottawa has come down with […]

In my mind, Chantal Hebert is the finest political columnist in Quebec. But I have a hard time understanding how she put deux et deux together in her column today. Here’s the underlying thesis: That hope is not totally unfounded. Over Jack Layton’s tenure, the NDP has gained a lot of strength in Quebec — […]

After the political earthquake we felt in early February, everything else feels like minor aftershocks. All we had this week was a throne speech and a budget. Yawn. Tuesday was the throne speech, which typically outlines a government’s priorities and vision. Mind you, outside of his bold promise to change Alberta’s license plate motto, we […]

Well, there you have it. The Tories have been “odacized“, with their lead halved to 5 points. However, just like a doctored CIDA document can end up saying the opposite of its original intent, it appears odacized can have several meanings too. Because, after all, no one know Oda from Yoda, and Harper has opened […]

We may, or may not, be going to the polls this spring. Carry on.

Why not come out for breakfast with yours truly?