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I won’t get that majority ’till the day I die
Finally an explanation for Harper’s anemic legislative agenda – he’s been practicing.
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Liberals Gain More than any Party – Sign of Tory Majority
So says John Ibbitson. In fairness, this column was probably written before the results came in last night but still – it just underscores why you shouldn’t read too much into by elections. Even after the famed Outremont “disaster”, Dion gained seats in Quebec – the only part of the country where that happened. And […]
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By Election Numbers
By elections have a life of their own. It’s an exercise in futility to project them and it’s foolhearty to use them as barometers of where public support is shifting. Especially when most people were voting for Julian Fantino or Kevin Lamoureux, rather than for the Conservative or Liberal Parties. But, since we all know […]
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It’s By Election Night in Canada
The polls close at 9:30 in Vaughan and 8:30 in Manitoba. I’ll be providing updates, snark, and Julian Fantino sightings throughout the evening but, if you’re really keen to follow along, elections.ca will be posting the results here. 9:02 pm – Bonus by election results from the provincial by election in Quebec! With 39 of […]
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Battleground Vaughan
Three ridings will elect new MPs tomorrow, but all eyes are on Vaughan. Yeah, in the scheme of things one seat won’t change anything in Ottawa, but this one has been hyped to the point where the outcome will certainly define the media narrative for the remainder of 2010. As such, the Liberals are running […]
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He could have ruled for 1,000 years…
Instead, Danny Williams calls it a career. Few politicians get to leave at the height of their popularity – just ask Gordon Campbell. But Williams exits as one of the most popular politicians in the country and there’s no reason to believe he couldn’t have won another 2 or 3 (or 12) elections. Williams’ departure […]
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Headlines I Never Thought I’d See
Ignatieff doesn’t mind his junk touched
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Lessons Learned
One of the spin-offs of running a good campaign (besides winning) is that everyone holds you up as the shinning example of how to win an election for at least a year or two afterwards. At times this can be rather silly – witnesses the pontificating in 2008 and 2009 about which Canadian leader was […]
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The Machine Against Raj
Raj Sherman sealed his fate with one click of the “send” button. Ever since his bizarre rant against the Stelmach government was made public last week, his days have appeared numbered. It therefore comes as no surprise that Sherman was booted from the PC caucus today (or, as Raj called it in his typo heavy […]
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This Week in Alberta – Raj Against the Machine
Via Daveberta comes one of the most bizarre e-mails from an elected official ever leaked to the public. PC MLA Raj Sherman fired off the angry e-mail to Ed Stelmach, felow MLAs, and friends on Wednesday. I repost it here verbatim, in its full glory: From: Raj ShermanDate: November 17, 2010 7:29:44 AM MSTTo: Ed […]