Calgary Grit

With Canada Day here, it’s a good time to reflect on the state of politics in this country. And the one conclusion I reach is: man, are Canadian politics ever boring compared to the States. I mean, even the “boring” US governors get embroiled in juicy scandals: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, just back from […]

After her befuddling decision to run in Central Nova last election, Elizabeth May appears to be on the right track: OTTAWA–The federal Green party is expecting an election this fall and the new, number-one strategic priority is to make sure leader Elizabeth May has a seat in the House of Commons when it’s over. “Now […]

That’ll be the match up, after Tim Hudak’s third ballot win yesterday. Here are the ballot-by-ballot results: First BallotHudak 3512Klees 3094Elliott 2729Hillier 1014 After the first ballot, 61% of the Hillier votes switched over to Hudak, with 20% going to Klees, and 17% to Elliott (2% had no second choice). Second BallotHudak 4129Klees 3300Elliott 2904 […]

It’s looking like a Hudak–Klees showdown on the third ballot, with the end result a mystery at this point. Here are the round 1 results: Hudak 3512Klees 3094Elliott 2729Hillier 1014 There is no realistic way Elliott will catch Klees (remember, this is votes, not delegates, so you won’t have people switch their first preference), which […]

Remember when I said the Frank Klees campaign was more boring than watching paint dry (…or a Benjamin Button marathon)? Well I take it all back! Because Frank Klees now has the absolute worst campaign theme song I have ever heard. It’s so bad, it’s amazing. Seriously, you have to listen to it. And, since […]

The Doug Elniski saga is just so good, it’s worthy of a second post. As reported earlier this week, Tory backbencher Doug Elniski got into some trouble for blog and twitter postings where, among other things, he advises young girls: “Men are attracted to smiles, so smile and don’t give me that ‘treated equal’ stuff, […]

I’m not a PC Party member so I’m not going to make any endorsements. Well, scratch that, I endorse Randy Hillier. Please vote for Randy. Not just because it would mean an easy win for McGuinty, but also because, as was pointed out to me by a clever grit this weekend, it raises the very […]

The latest out of Alberta… A Tory MLA is under fire for online comments in which he advises girls to smile to attract men, scolds them for seeking equality and alerts his Twitter followers to a bikini car wash where “girls look cold.” Edmonton-Calder MLA Doug Elniski conceded Monday that his comments, posted June 13 […]

The annual Alberta Stampede Calgary Stampede Liberal pancake breakfast will be held this 4th of July – any Liberals in town should mosey on over to this website and pick up some tickets for it. Michael Ignatieff will be the guest speaker this year, and a ticket includes free admission to the Calgary Zoo for […]