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2009 in Pictures: Liberals
Well, the first few months weren’t that bad… These pics come from a wide range of sources, but big hat tips to Dan Cook and Mitch Raphael.
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2009 in Pictures: Team Tory
We all know Harper pulls the strings so we rarely hear from them, but every now and then they pop up with a case of foot in mouth disease. Yes, it’s the Stephen Harper Conservatives and here’s how they spent 2009…the operative word being “spent”. These pics come from a wide range of sources, but […]
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2009 in Pictures: Stephen Harper
Yes, he gave us a 50 billion dollar deficit but, hey, he can play the piano, so all is forgiven! These pics come from a wide range of sources, but big hat tips to Dan Cook and Mitch Raphael.
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No Matter How You Slice It…
‘tis the season for eternal optimism: CALGARY – They haven’t elected a Calgary MLA for two decades and only snared one per cent of the vote in a recent city byelection, but NDP Leader Brian Mason remains optimistic his party can make a breakthrough in the heart of Conservative country. Mason believes the redrawing of […]
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Provincial Uprising?
In October, I mused about the difficulties facing the three Liberal titans – Dalton McGuinty, Jean Charest, and Gordon Campbell. For the last 7 years, they have led Canada’s three largest provinces, winning 8 elections between them. But all three now find themselves down in the polls, a fact confirmed by this Angus Reid survey, […]
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Quote of the Week
“I frankly didn’t know about international orgasm day” –Carolyn Bennett
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L’Antichambre of Second Thought
From Martin Patriquin: As with most Journal stories, today’s Demers yarn is entirely summarized by its headline. “Hockey Before The Senate: Jacques Demers promises to be more present… next year!” The story details how on 16 occasions Demers has had to choose between the highest echelons of Canadian government and a professional hockey team… and […]
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When the going gets tough…
…Progogue!
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In Support Of Unpopular Positions
1. Ontario’s Auditor General, Chris Bentley, has an op-ed in the Hill Times defending the long gun registry. 2. Another study is out, once again showing that, contrary to popular opinion, the HST will not be the trigger event that leads to the end of the world in 2012.
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This Week in Toronto
Everyone ready for a game of Liberal musical chairs? As you’ve probably heard, George Smitherman has left the provincial government to make a run for Mayor of Toronto. The general consensus has that race as a clash between Smitherman and John Tory – I expect my vote will go to Smitherman, but Leaf fans love […]