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This Week in Alberta – Special Bonus Edition
From Corey Hogan comes Alberta Gothic, in tribute of the passing of Bill 44 – which makes education optional in Alberta classrooms.
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This Week in Alberta – Just Visiting Calgary Glenmore?
In the wake of Deputy Premier Ron Stevens’ resignation, speculation around the upcoming Calgary Glenmore by election is in full gear. Former Ontario NDP MLA George Dadamo has already tossed his hat into the ring is considering a run for the Liberal nomination, while Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart has expressed interest in the Tory nomination. Should […]
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So That’s What Gurmant Is Up To These Days…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper: “I cannot fire the Leader of the Opposition and with all the tapes I have on him, I do not want to.”
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Sondage Says…
It’s been a busy week for political polls…I’ll have the May poll dance up by week’s end, but with two Quebec-only polls in field at the same time, this is a good chance to take a close look at a province which is all too often overlooked by both pundits and politicians – Quebec. Leger, […]
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This Time We Mean It?
My gut feeling is that there won’t be a spring election. That said, the Liberals are painting themselves into a corner where they really don’t have much choice but to vote against the government in any upcoming confidence votes without looking rather Dion-esque. After all, if you put the government “on probation” and then demand […]
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Our Head of State’s Representative is WAY More Bad-Ass than your Head of State
I probably won’t be rushing out to buy a seal heart sub any time soon, but good on Michaelle Jean: The political indigestion over Jean’s meal of seal roiled loudest among animal-rights activists, who used the terms “Neanderthal” and “blood lust” yesterday to describe how the Governor General revelled in helping herself to the heart […]
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Maybe CTV Would Like To Start Over Too…
The airing of Stephane Dion’s false starts from an interview with CTV anchor Steve Murphy last October violated broadcasting codes and ethics, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled.The CBSC released its decision Wednesday. The Liberal leader did the interview with CTV Atlantic’s news anchor during the federal election campaign. Mr. Murphy’s first question to […]
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The Death of Politics
CBC’s Politics to be canceled This is disappointing, to say the least. Yeah, yeah, the show won’t be the same without Don, but it looks like Power Play (if it survives) will now have the time slot all to itself. As Far and Wide suggests, you can send CBC a complaint here, and ask them […]
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One Last Look at STV
There were a lot of theories floated to explain STV’s crushing defeat two weeks ago in BC. Given there is no shortage of PhD students in the ranks of PR advocates, I’m sure we’ll be treated to several papers on this topic in the coming months. In the meantime, I plugged the results from ElectionsBC […]
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PC Leadership Websites: Let’s Sing a Song for Tim
All of a suden, things have gotten very interesting in the Ontario PC leadership race. As detailled on TLS, Tim Hudak appears to have come down with a bad case of front runners syndrome. Weak membership sales, low fundraising numbers, and a growingly hostile press corps have left Hudak on the verge of becoming the […]