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Conservatives themselves doubt Harper’s judgement. How can we trust him?
More info on the top-secret Conservative ads: MONTREAL — There’s a surprising new star making a cameo appearance in Conservative ads attacking Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff: his name is Justin Trudeau. French-language TV ads that have begun airing in Quebec show the rookie MP blasting a few volleys of friendly fire at his leader. The […]
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Shorter Jim Flaherty
Do you think it is easy to make priorities?
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“It doesn’t have to be true. It just has to be plausible and it strikes me as plausible.”
With an election call likely under a month away, we’re starting to get an idea of the narratives the parties will be using to try and frame the campaign. After all, elections are all about the 10 second story, be it “throw the crooks out“, “it’s the economy stupid“, “we need free trade“, or “hope“. […]
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Deux Poids, Deux Mesures
Now: QUEBEC — Gilles Duceppe on Tuesday defended plans by organizers to read aloud the 1970 Front de Liberation du Quebec manifesto during a festival this weekend on the Plains of Abraham, telling reporters it is history and those who object are condoning “censorship.” Then: Quebec sovereigntists have promised to protest outside the [Plains of […]
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How I spent my summer vacation
It’s back to school time across Canada so, for those of you lucky enough to have tuned out politics this summer, here’s a quick recap of what’s been happening on the federal scene. Conservatives: Spent the summer making it perfectly clear that the Conservative Party is in no way funding any sort of gay festivals, […]
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Hi, I’m Michael Ignatieff
New Liberal ads are out today. Here’s the English one: Refreshingly positive and a good, subtle counter to Just Visiting. The French ads are, quite literally, a bit darker:
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The talking points, they are a changin’
There’s been a lot of debate over whether or not Canadians want an election this fall. So, rather than give my take, I’ll let Misters Harper and Ignatieff do the talking. The argument against an election, usually goes like this: “We need an election like a hole in the head. It is not the preferred […]
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Playing hard to get – 2
“Is an election the answer? No, a change of direction is. But if the Liberals come through with a non-confidence motion, don’t hold your breath that the NDP will back up Mr. Harper — you’d fall over.”–Jack Layton, last week NDP Leader Jack Layton is to hold a news conference Thursday to clarify the party’s […]
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Playing hard to get
Stephen Harper: Harper, who met recently with NDP leader Jack Layton, said he is open to listening to any ideas the small opposition party might have to offer on the economy. “If people want to work together on things that will help the economy, we’re willing to do that. But we have no indication of […]
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Only Ignatieff can go to China…
…or maybe not: Michael Ignatieff, yesterday: Stephen Harper has been prime minister for four years, and he’s never visited China. We’ll be there next week. Canadian Press, today: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is cancelling a week-long trip to China due to his self-declared threat of a fall federal election, The Canadian Press has learned. I’m […]