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Don’t let the shoe hit you on the way out
Poll: Bush worse than Nixon Hat Tip – Dan Cook
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Who Wants to be a CTV Host?
In the wake of the bombshell report about internal dissension at CTV, anonymous TV personalities have confided with Calgary Grit that there are growing concerns at Globemedia over an internal bloodbath over the Clark–Thompson showdown for the host position at Mike Duffy Live. Further complicating the issue is an exclusive Strategic Counsel Globe/CTV poll which […]
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Moving Day
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Steve Speaks
MacLean’s has an in depth interview with Stephen Harper, which has generated a fair amount of online buzz. Paul Wells thinks it’s newsworthy that Harper will include the abolition of public financing as part of his next campaign platform. Given what we saw last campaign, I think it’s newsworthy that this means Harper will have […]
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Bang
Rookie Calgary Buffalo MLA Kent Hehr has put forward a private members bill in an attempt to curb gun violence in Alberta. What grabbed my attention with this was not so much the obvious politics of an inner city MLA getting tough with gang violence or the merits of the bill. No, what impresses me […]
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CTV Leadership Crisis Ready To Explode: Anonymous Source
The Hill Times begins speculating on who the next host of Mike Duffy Live On The Hill will be. And since the media loves baseless speculation about political leadership races, perhaps we should all begin some rampant speculation about this media leadership race, oui? So, to get the ball rolling, I will confirm that anonymous […]
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Stephane Dion in Bed with Exxon!
Damn that pro-big oil tax on everything! Hat Tip – agrdt
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"The Dilemma Between Antigone and Creon"
As you might imagine, the conversation is a bit weighty, but how can you not be at least curious to listen to an hour of Michael Ignatieff interviewing Pierre Trudeau? Hat Tip – Red Tory
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You May Now Be Seated
John Tory’s Awesome Quest for the Golden Seat has gone into overtime, but it may finally be nearing its conclusion. And the tory making the supreme sacrifice for Tory? It’s Laurie Scott, a young woman whose stock in the party had been on the rise. Go figure. Regardless, the Tory side show can be expected […]
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More Stimulating Debate
I spent my breakfast yesterday at the Economic Club’s annual chief economist breakfast thingy – the news recap can be found here, with some economic polling data here. Although listening to economists at 7:30 am can be a chore, I was prepared to stay awake since, unlike Stephen Harper, these were real economists. Before long, […]