The year of the incumbent continues in Canada, with Brad Wall taking 49 of 58 seats and 64% of the vote.

CBC in contempt of Parliament if it doesn’t produce documents Access Committee requests: Del Mastro

The NDP leadership race appears to have solidified, with nine candidates vying for the keys to Stornoway. While I doubt any of the contenders are causing Stephen Harper sleepless nights, it’s a diverse field which is good news for the Dippers. Every true-orange New Democrat will be able to find a candidate to their liking, […]

Some leadership campaigns like to make a policy announcement every week. For Thomas Mulcair, it appears he had adopted a “complaint-a-week” strategy. The latest: NDP’s Mulcair blames ‘whisper campaign’ for tough slogging in leadership effortCandidate says the fact he’s from Quebec is being used against him by some party members Outremont MP Tom Mulcair blames […]

If anyone is still looking for last minute Halloween costumes, here are a few politically-themed ideas: At the Party… Senate Page: Black dress, white gloves, and long braided pony tail. Be sure to hold up home made “Stop Harper” stopsign at the most inoportune moments – when people are making out, going to the bathroom, […]

I don’t intend to write much about the Saskatchewan provincial election because, truth be told, there’s not much to write. When the incumbent is literally more popular than God, you can usually call the campaign before it begins. So all that’s left to determine is just how bad it gets for the opposition. Don’t expect […]

Just what we need – 30 more MPs! Ontario will get 15 new seats, British Columbia and Alberta six each and Quebec three in the latest and probably final attempt by the Harper government to rejig the House of Commons in favour of the fast-growing provinces. I took a look at the impact of this […]

Since becoming Premier, Allison Redford has faced a barrage of attacks, the latest over a “backroom deal” between her Finance Minister and a pair of energy companies: EDMONTON – Two energy companies learned of potentially lucrative changes to a $350-million incentive program before cabinet ministers approved it, documents obtained by the Alberta Liberals show. Internal […]

Frank Klees, the runner up to Tim Hudak in the 2009 Ontario PC leadership race, has announced he will be running for speaker when the Ontario legislature resumes sitting. If you’re wondering why we should care, the answer is “math” – with Klees as speaker, the legislature would be split between 53 Liberals and 53 […]

While the latest round of elections suggest Canadians are craving stability, the situation is starkly different in Quebec. Consider the latest poll from Leger: Legault 36%Lib 22%PQ 18%ADQ 9%QS 7%Green 5%Other 3% “Legault” refers to “a new party led by Francois Legault”, the former PQ Cabinet Minister who heads the Coalition pour l’avenir du Quebec, […]