Calgary Grit

Feeling election withdrawal? Itching to flex those democratic muscles? Well, voting is now open for the 2009 Canadian Blog Awards. I’ve been nominated in the following categories but, by all means, feel free to vote for whoever you feel is most deserving*: Best Blog Best Politics Blog Best Progressive Blog Best Blog Post Best Blog […]

You can read an argument in favour of an increased gas tax here. There’s certainly some validity to the argument. We’re teetering on a deficit, yet gas prices are falling (or will be) and there are concerns about deflation. Sure, no politician would ever dare propose such a sound policy but, then again, are the […]

Come January, I intend to re-jig my first ballot projection formula I used during the last Liberal leadership race. One of the indicators I’d been thinking about using was facebook support but, as you’ll soon see, this leadership race has become a bit of a facebook monster, with groups sprawling out of control. Here’s quick […]

“The weak fiscal performance to date is largely attributable to previous policy decisions as opposed to weakened economic conditions.” -Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page Because it’s never too early to start preparing attack ads for the next election campaign… UPDATE: On QP today, Kevin Page says (after being somewhat directed there by Oliver) that the […]

First off, full marks to team Rae and the always-brilliant Braeden Caley for organizing Bob Rae’s blogger conference call today. It’s nice to see candidates reaching out to the blogging community and taking the time to talk to bloggers – even those of us who have already chosen to support other candidates. Here’s my quick […]

…to bring you the following news stories – now (mostly) leadership news free! 1. Peter Miliken pulled off a dramatic 5th ballot victory in the Race for Kingmere. Although I thought he might lose this time, can you really blame the children for not electing a teacher on a promise to “get tough” with them […]

Calgary Grit – one week ago: What are Alberta PCs to do? With oil prices tumbling and no Liberal government to blame it on? Ed Stelmach – yesterday: Pierre Trudeau, not the declining world economy, responsible for worsening financial crisis.

Although I obviously have a soft spot for some of the candidates who didn’t run, I was always expecting this to be a three-man race and so I’ve spent the past month giving all the candidates a close look. I genuinely went into this one open-minded – it’s a very intriguing race because each of […]

Update – Jeff and James also offer recaps I’m not going to comment on the Ignatieff versus Rae spitting match on debate procedure because the whole argument strikes me as a bit juvenile, and it takes away from what was an amazing opportunity to listen to two of the leadership candidates outline their vision for […]