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Dion and Harper Explained
DionWe want an election…no we don’t…yes we do…no we don’t…yes we do…it’s awful that Harper wants an election. I won’t meet with Harper because this discussion is too important to have over the phone…but not important enough for me to reschedule a single event of mine over the next two weeks. HarperParliament is dysfunctional, even […]
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McCain Responds
Dear Friend – I am about to make one of the most important decisions of this campaign – choosing a running mate. You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and I want you to be the first to know after I choose my candidate and he has been approved by the religious […]
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October Surprise
With all the buzz about an October 14th election date, this is noteworthy: As he mulls over possible dates for a general election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper may want to take a glance at the fall catalogue for Les Editions de l’Homme. That’s where the Quebecor-owned publishing house announces that Julie Couillard’s kiss and […]
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The Talking Points, They Are A Changin’
Dion July 23, 2008: Canadians Ready for a Fall Election, Dion Says August 24, 2008: Dion Says Harper Could Reconsider Election Call Layton August 8, 2008: Told that Canadians are wondering when the next election will be, Layton’s response was, “Me too, the sooner the better.” August 21, 2008: NDP Leader Against Early Election Call […]
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Canada’s Biggest Election Final
After starting with 16, we’re down to the final round of Canada’s Biggest Election. The 1988 Free Trade Election crushed the competition in every round on the federal side, while the 1944 Saskatchewan election eeked out a 2 vote win over 1976 Quebec to take the title of the biggest provincial election. So the final […]
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Text We Can!
Has anyone else been incredibly excited at every incoming text message they’ve gotten over the past 48 hours? I keep glancing down expecting a “sorry 2 keep u waitng – my vp is biden“, even when the aforementioned text comes in at 11 pm. Soon…soon… UPDATE: According to the CNN ticker, Bayh, Clinton and Kaine […]
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This Week in Alberta
Admittedly, it’s only slightly more interesting than the Ontario NDP leadership race to most people. But, for Liberals in Alberta, it’s where the action will be this fall. I’ve decided the best way to cover the race is with weekly updates, so welcome to your very first Friday edition of “This Week in Alberta”. Swann […]
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The Harper Exemption
Stephen Harper has announced that he may decide to go ahead and call an election, despite his own fixed election date law that forbids him to do just that. Apparently it’s more of a “fixed election guideline” than a“fixed election law”. I wonder if it applies to the rest of Harper’s democratic reform package?Corporate donations […]
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So Long As Grants To Wannabe Hockey Historians Aren’t Cut…
Tories slashing $44.8-million in arts spending
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Last Chance to Vote
Voting in the provincial final closes at 10 pm today and it’s a close one between the separatists and the socialists… UPDATE: In a squeaker, ’44 Sask takes it with 50.6% of the vote. That election will take on the ’88 federal campaign this Sunday for the title of Canada’s Biggest Election.