Calgary Grit

“I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people, you know, at a rich gala all subsidized by taxpayers, claiming their subsidies aren’t high enough when they know those subsidies have actually gone up, I’m not sure that’s something that resonates with ordinary […]

First they set up a lobster sex-talk line, now…this: Edmonton-based blogger Dave Cournoyer pointed out on his blog Thursday night that the website stephenharper.com is actually a link to a portal for adult personals, replete with images of women clad in black lingerie and stiletto heels. According to whois.org, the site is registered to someone […]

We’ve heard a lot of about Denis Coderre’s “leadership ambitions” this week. And, at least among Liberals I know outside of Quebec, this topic has usually drawn snickers. Coderre certainly didn’t help his already Volpeskian chances by going out in a self-destructive blaze of glory Monday, blaming the party’s problems on a Toronto-heavy brain trust. […]

The new olympic gear looks familiar, eh?

“Nothing makes people more cynical about politics than when parties don’t do what they say, don’t stand up for what they believe.”–Jack Layton, 2007 TODAY: The House of Commons voted 144-117 today against a Liberal motion to bring down the minority Conservatives. The Liberals and Bloc Quebecois supported the motion while the Tories opposed it […]

Although “poison pill” probably deserves to be added to the “overused political words” list, here’s the latest on a possible poison pill: The Conservative government plans to bring in legislation connected to the harmonized sales tax in the coming months, giving it the tool to bring about its own demise should Prime Minister Stephen Harper […]

A new NDP ad is out (which I assume won’t actually air), where Jack chides the other parties…for doing what he proudly did for the past three years.

According to Chantal Hebert, the Liberal Party’s greatest failing vis-a-vis Quebec is that there aren’t enough intellectuals running the show: When it comes to connecting with Quebecers, Ignatieff is surrounded by bright, well-meaning advisers who – like their leader – don’t even know what they don’t know. Unless that intellectual vacuum is addressed, the Liberal […]

“The problem for a leader who has never been in the trenches, he doesn’t know what loyalty is all about.” -Former Liberal, Bloc, and Liberal MP Jean Lapierre