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Bart’s Books – Mulroney’s Memoirs
It’s been interesting reading through Brian Mulroney’s Memoirs over the past two weeks, especially given the whirlwind of controversy that has enveloped him. Although the book is over a thousand pages long, it’s a great source of information and fascinating enough that I could probably have read another couple hundred pages. And even though Mulroney […]
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Monday News
1. ABCer had the exact same thought I had after reading Jay Hill’s attempt at spin in the Hill Times. 2. It got a bit overshadowed by the Mulroney saga but Dion’s poverty plan is an encouraging sign that the Liberals won’t be going green 24/7 during the next campaign. The reviews so far have […]
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We Used to be Friends
After seven pages of coverage in today’s Globe, I’m sure everyone has already heard about Harper’s call for a probe into the Mulroney airbus affair by an independent third party (maybe they’ll bring Bernard Roy back due to his experience at the Gomery inquiry…). I’ll give Harper credit for doing the right thing here. Given […]
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Inform Enlighten Entertain
Thanks to the alert readers who sent in a few recent links from the Calgary Herald that, I think, illustrate some of the problems with journalism in Canada these days. First up, comes their Wednesday editorial: For example, we have always suspected the integrity of polls in which newspaper readers tell us they are more […]
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That’ll Buy A Lot Of Gucci Loafers
Mulroney adviser asked Schreiber to transfer Airbus funds, affidavit alleges I think it’s important to remember that these are just allegations…by a very shady individual. But it’s certainly going to have the opposition shouting even louder for some sort of re-opening of the file. Because if it’s true…wow… In far less sexy news but probably […]
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SaskWatch
THE MORNING AFTER UPDATE: Sask Party: 52.2%, 37 seatsNDP: 36.2%, 21 seatsLiberals: 9.3%, 0 seatsGreens: 2.0%, 0 seats And, for those paying attention, the Progressive Conservatives (812 votes) edged out the Western Independence Party (569 votes), and the Marijuana Party (508 votes) for fifth. Yet again, the Marijuana Party fails to mobilize it’s vote… So, […]
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Second Thoughts
I know there’s no rule that says I have to post every few days here but I kind of feel I should put something up. Unfortunately, the only real newsworthy story out there right now is…gulp…Jack Layton’s musings on the Senate. So it is with great reluctance that I link to Layton’s call for a […]
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You’re Fired!
The Tories have been quietly nixing candidates from running for them in the next election. Now, don’t get me wrong – Bill Casey voted against the budget and there should be consequences for that. He knew what he was getting into so it’s hard to shed too many tears for him…especially considering he’s got a […]
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On the Attack
The Tories have pounced on Dion’s somewhat misguided GST musings with a new attack ad. Apparently Dion has made “billions of dollars” in spending promises which is news to me because, outside of the environment, I haven’t really heard any promises. We also learn in the ads that 5 4 3.5 10 a nebulous number […]
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Boo!
Kady O’Malley has the full run down of Halloween in Ottawa (including Harper’s witty “man in the brown suit” costume). Although he dressed as Laurier, Dion did did provide a big scare to Liberal backbenchers by musing about raising the GST. It’s probably not a smart thing to go around talking about something like that […]