I figured Ekos and Angus Reid would be reporting soon…so I held off right until the end of May for my polling update, but it looks like I should have waited another day. Two new polls are out today, both showing the Liberals with a slight lead: Ekos (n = 10,986, demon dialed)Lib 33.5%CPC 32.3%NDP […]

Gerard Kennedy is always one to take a different approach to the political game, so it should come as no surprise that he’s going outside the box to pay down the last of his 2006 leadership debt. The event is called “opening doors with Kennedy and friends” and there are a lot of friends – […]

From Corey Hogan comes Alberta Gothic, in tribute of the passing of Bill 44 – which makes education optional in Alberta classrooms.

In the wake of Deputy Premier Ron Stevens’ resignation, speculation around the upcoming Calgary Glenmore by election is in full gear. Former Ontario NDP MLA George Dadamo has already tossed his hat into the ring is considering a run for the Liberal nomination, while Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart has expressed interest in the Tory nomination. Should […]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: “I cannot fire the Leader of the Opposition and with all the tapes I have on him, I do not want to.”

My gut feeling is that there won’t be a spring election. That said, the Liberals are painting themselves into a corner where they really don’t have much choice but to vote against the government in any upcoming confidence votes without looking rather Dion-esque. After all, if you put the government “on probation” and then demand […]

I probably won’t be rushing out to buy a seal heart sub any time soon, but good on Michaelle Jean: The political indigestion over Jean’s meal of seal roiled loudest among animal-rights activists, who used the terms “Neanderthal” and “blood lust” yesterday to describe how the Governor General revelled in helping herself to the heart […]

The airing of Stephane Dion’s false starts from an interview with CTV anchor Steve Murphy last October violated broadcasting codes and ethics, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled.The CBSC released its decision Wednesday. The Liberal leader did the interview with CTV Atlantic’s news anchor during the federal election campaign. Mr. Murphy’s first question to […]

CBC’s Politics to be canceled This is disappointing, to say the least. Yeah, yeah, the show won’t be the same without Don, but it looks like Power Play (if it survives) will now have the time slot all to itself. As Far and Wide suggests, you can send CBC a complaint here, and ask them […]

All of a suden, things have gotten very interesting in the Ontario PC leadership race. As detailled on TLS, Tim Hudak appears to have come down with a bad case of front runners syndrome. Weak membership sales, low fundraising numbers, and a growingly hostile press corps have left Hudak on the verge of becoming the […]