Calgary Grit

And we’re off! The rules have been set – Feb 6 membership cut-off, March 6-10 super weekend, and an April 30 to May 3 convention. As we all know, those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So here are a few lessons I think we can all learn from the […]

EDMONTON – Bedecked in a black cowboy hat and a bolo tie, Liberal Leader Kevin Taft stood in the legislature rotunda today and announced he would table a motion to make rodeo Alberta’s official sport. “Alberta doesn’t even have an official sport. It struck me right away, well, it should be rodeo. What is more […]

OTTAWA – Liberal Party President Doug Ferguson today announced that the National Executive has chosen Vancouver as the site of the next Liberal Leadership Convention. The Convention will be held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre from April 30, 2009 to May 3, 2009. “After careful review of all viable options, I am proud […]

The great thing about another Liberal leadership race is that I can pretty much recycle my blog content from 2006. So, having updated my “Frank McKenna isn’t running” post, it’s time to update my “John Manley isn’t running” post. It’s sad that Manley decided to take a pass, although it’s hard to fault him given […]

As part of my weekly look at the “other” Liberal leadership race, I’ll be profiling the three wise men brave enough to take on one of the hardest jobs in Canada (note: when one of the candidates is named “Mo”, it’s very difficult to resist the urge to label them the “three stooges”). This week […]

…Stephen Harper has every reason to be excited about Barack Obama’s victory. And now, for the first time in a long time, being seen as close to the Americans may actually be a political asset, rather than a liability. If you ditch relativism out the window, Stephen Harper and Barack Obama probably line up fairly […]

Charest copies la manoeuvre Harper and calls an election.

Ever since the election, I’d been thinking that Milikin might be out as speaker, and David Akin confirms a movement is afoot to replace him: Now, here’s an interesting little conspiracy theory advanced to me this afternoon by a smart and enthusiastic Hill staffer: The Conservatives may be interested in seeing anyone — even another […]

Hosertohoosier has a more cynical take on the US election, which is worth reposting here, simply because he makes some really good points. If you’d rather just feel good about democracy for a change, I’d go check out this instead, and stop reading now. 1. This election confirms the persistence of considerable racial divisions. Look […]