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For those sick of blog posts on Alberta politics…
Bev Oda paid $16 for a glass of orange juice. In fairness, it was a really good glass of orange juice.
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Worthy of Celebration
April 17, 2012: Constitutional ‘divisions’ keep Harper from celebrating Charter January 23, 2011: Harper celebrates five years as PM
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Call me Tom
After the NDP’s French ad last week, we get the English version: The ad features a collection of what I can only assume are average hard working Canadians: guy in pick-up truck with dog, pregnant mom buying groceries, man with tools, young redheaded cyclist, female doctor, and bald jogger. They all seem impressed with Thomas […]
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Mulcair’s win was inevitable…but was it predictable?
PunditsGuide concludes her top notch NDP leadership coverage with the vote breakdown of advance and in-person ballots. White Nathan Cullen “won” the convention vote, Mulcair had enough support among advanced voters that he could have dropped his pants and sung La Marseillaise during his Friday night speech, and likely still carried the day. So the […]
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Meet Mulcair’s Arms
The much-anticipated NDP attempt to define Thomas Mulcair has arrived, en francais at least. In it, we’re treated to close ups of Mulcair’s forearms (so that the Tories won’t dare call him a “weak leader”), then Tom rolls up his sleeves… …cut to Mulcair in a suit. Why was he rolling up his sleeves in […]
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My 5 cents on the federal budget
For years the Liberals warned you of Stephen Harper’s hidden agenda. Just wait until he gets a majority, and you won’t recognize Canada. For years, Conservatives quietly whispered to their base that they couldn’t go as far as they wanted because of that damn minority government. The Liberals won’t let us, the Senate won’t let […]
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Mulcair Triumphs
Thomas Mulcair is the second ever NDP leader of the opposition after a four ballot victory yesterday morning…and afternoon…and evening. Although Brian Topp was seen as the establishment candidate and was hyped as the early favourite, we shouldn’t be surprised that Mulcair came out on top. Since his Outremont by election win in 2007, everyone […]
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Final NDP Power Rankings
The NDP crowns its next leader tomorrow, and the best we can do at this point is narrow the field down to 5 possible winners. That’s a far cry from September when the Brian Topp juggernaut was described as Martinesque. I made my “secret Liberal memo” endorsements earlier this month, and my opinion hasn’t changed […]
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NDP Leadership Power Rankings
Last month I looked at how NDP leadership candidates stacked up on various metrics, in a mostly futile attempt to handicap the race. With the Dippers’ vote a week away, here are the updated Power Rankings (click to view): MPs: Despite losing an MP to Brian Topp this week, Mulcair continues to dominate with 43 […]
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The Dippers Vote
Ballots have arrived to thousands of NDP members, who now have until March 24th to vote for a leader. Originally, the field reminded me a lot of the 2006 Liberal leadership race, with the role of the establishment front runner lacking elected experience played by Brian Topp, the polished veteran who wore different colours provincially […]