I don’t intend to review all the Quebec ads that come out this campaign since, by most of the definitions offered, I’m not a member of the Quebec nation. I will do a quick overview of them at some point, if only to get an idea of the Quebec strategies the parties are using. But […]

I signed up for the Conservative Party’s e-mail list before the campaign started and got this today: There will be fiery speeches. There will be ads. There will be custom web sites. And the Liberal War Room will be issuing a flurry of messages to reporters covering the Conservative campaign. The tone will be dark. […]

The Liberals finally drop the gloves: First Impressions: This must be one of those fun Where’s Waldo videos…now where did they hide Stephane? Ad Intent: Attack Harper and frame The Green Shift as an economic issue. Tagline: Let’s get started. (I have yet to see a strong tagline/slogan from any of the parties so far […]

…he knows who to ask. One of the best SNL sketches in years.

“My own belief is if we were gong to have some kind of big crash or recession, we probably would have had it by now.” –Stephen Harper

On the Net: The most attention was on the now-dismembered notaleader.ca, for obvious reasons, but the Liberals also launched promisebreakers.ca and scandalpedia.ca. On a more positive note, ThisIsDion was also launched. Quote of the Week: Stephen Harper – “Do you like handcuffs?” Guess Who’s Back? Ed’s Back! Jack Layton dropped his first “Ed Broadbent” reference […]

Stephen Harper: “Do you like handcuffs?”

…mind you, my projections are based on the assumption that he won’t actually cut the tax: But it turns out that the Conservative research underpinning Mr. Harper’s forecast of a carbon tax-induced recession isn’t all that recent. While the Liberals’ proposed income tax cuts might spur economic growth, the Conservative leader also said he is […]

“You know that we can’t set arbitrary deadlines and simply wish for the best.” -Stephen Harper (May 2007) “You have to put an end date on these things.” -Stephen Harper (Election time) hat tip – Wheery, again

The gradual dismemberment of the Tory attack website continues. The only thing left are the attack ads, Dion bio, and the poopless flying puffin.