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How to Lose an Issue in 10 Days
Afghanistan is off the table as an election issue, as the Liberals and Tories agree on a compromise. This is probably a good example of how a minority government can work but it’s probably a better example of how to skillfully make a hot button issue disappear. As for who the skillful one was in […]
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The Tories will knock on Wood…
…but, for what it’s worth, here’s an e-mail Preston Manning’s former communications director fired off to the Alberta Liberals today: I have met a lot of politicians over the years including every Prime Minister going back to and including John Diefenbaker except Kim Campbell. My list includes a lot of Premiers as well, including Ernest […]
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This Week in Alberta Politics – Week 1902 of Tory Reign
With the Academy Awards tonight and Rotten Tories’ launch this week, it’s time for an Oscars-themed Alberta election week-in-review. Best Picture Sicko Health care was a big topic this week, with the Liberals promising Calgary a cancer centre and the Tories promising that Calgary health care workers will be paid. Big Budget Films Both the […]
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Tories keep Tory…
…with a very Clarkish 66.9%. Given there was open organizing on both sides, I think 2/3 seems like a big enough show of support to keep him on. I guess the real question now is if everyone gets on board for the next four years or not.
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When life immitates The West Wing immitating life
Aha! I knew it! what those West Wing fans stunned by the similarity between the fictitious Matthew Santos and the real-life Barack Obama have not known is that the resemblance is no coincidence. When the West Wing scriptwriters first devised their fictitious presidential candidate in the late summer of 2004, they modelled him in part […]
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Reasons a Stelmach win wouldn’t be all bad
It’d provide so much blogging material… “I know where I stand. I stand very clear. Environment is critical to us.”-Ed Stelmach, after the debate last night
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Wild West Shoot-Out
UPDATED AT BOTTOM I’ll be live blogging the Alberta debate tonight as it unfolds. Until then, we’ve got a real battle of the Reids forming, with Ipsos showing Ed sailing easy and Angus showing Ed in a ton of trouble. Either way, all eyes will be on the debate tonight – if the Alberta Liberals […]
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Let’s Get Ready to Rummmmmmmmmbbbbbblllllleeeeee!
With Dion on the ropes, he tags Dalton the Decapitator to enter the ring. Ding! Ding! Ding! McGuinty ridiculed for ‘betrayal’ of auto sector Harper government’s style caught in time warp, McGuinty says Flaherty slams Ontario Liberals McGuinty Issues Warning to PM Meanwhile, fight night is Thursday, with the leaders debate. I’ll be live blogging […]
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Tuesday Hits
-Fresh off his quest to end ATM fees, Jack Layton has found a new cause du jour. -Obama makes it 9 in a row with a win in Wisconsin…and I’m gonna assume Hawaii makes it 10 later tonight. -Good policy and good politics out in BC. It’s nice to see some small “c” conservative governments […]
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This Week in Alberta Politics – Week 1901 of Tory Reign
On the Web -from the makers of edspedia.ca come rottentories.ca-Kevin Taft: The Next Alberta -Straight Outta Edmonton counts down the top songs of 1971-Taft responds to RO scandal on Youtube-Daveberta Youtube round-up-Four Strong Winds asks how to fix democracy in Alberta Blog WatchI didn’t think it was possible, but whoever is doing Ed Stelmach’s campaign […]