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Moment of the Decade: #2 The Coalition
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the first two weeks of January, I’m counting down the top 10 vote getters. Tomorrow, I reveal the complete voting results and the number one moment of the decade. If nothing else, it made Canadians […]
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Political Moment of the Decade: #3 No to Iraq
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the first two weeks of January, I’m counting down the top 10 vote getters. The biggest ovation Jean Chrétien got during his farewell speech at the 2003 Liberal Coronation Convention was when he talked about […]
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Moment of the Decade: #4 Same Sex Marriage Legalized
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the first two weeks of January, I’m counting down the top 10 vote getters. If you want an example of how quickly the public mood shifted on the issue of same sex marriage, look no […]
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Moment of the Decade: #5 Adscam
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the first two weeks of January, I’m counting down the top 10 vote getters. I’ve had Paul Martin’s autobiography on my desk for over a year. I’ve been meaning to write up a book review […]
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Moment of the Decade: #6 Confidence Vote Mayhem
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the first two two weeks of the new decade, I’m counting down the top 10 vote getters. Next week, the top 5 (in alphabetical order) – Adscam, Coalition, Iraq, Merger, and Same Sex Marriage. It […]
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Moment of the Decade: #7 The 2006 Federal Election
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the next two weeks, I’ll be counting down the top 10 vote getters. For about two weeks, everyone who liked politics started talking in staccato: “There’s no mayonnaise. On my sandwich. No mayonnaise. In Canada. […]
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Moment of the Decade: #8 The Clarity Act
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the next two weeks, I’ll be counting down the top 10 vote getters. When I first announced this contest, one of the e-mails I got argued against the inclusion of the Clarity Act on the […]
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Political Moment of the Decade: #9 Dion Stuns the Favourites
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the next two weeks, I’ll be counting down the top 10 vote getters. It’s overall impact on the decade is debatable. In retrospect, it seems likely that Stephen Harper would have destroyed whomever crawled out […]
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Moments of the Decade: #10 Paul Martin is Quit-Fired
If you missed it, I asked readers to nominate, then vote, on Canada’s top political moment of the decade. Over the next two weeks, I’ll be counting down the top 10 vote getters. You wouldn’t expect a Cabinet Shuffle to make the top 10, but this was the culmination of a bitter feud that had […]
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The Decade That Was
CBC has a photographic look back at the decade that was. And since ’tis the season for nostalgia, here’s the last call for everyone to vote for the political moment of the decade. Polls are open until Sunday night, and you can vote once a day until then. The final rankings will be announced over […]