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In Search of the Gang of Eight
UPDATE: With the poll closed, the high Maritime seeds have fallen. Levesque squeaked out a narrow 51-49% win, while Wacky Bennett topped Alex Campbell. The next battle will be posted tomorrow afternoon. Voting is now open for the Best Premier quarter-finals. Since not all of these men are household names outside of their own provinces, […]
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The Search for Canada’s Best Premier – Quarter Finals
C’est fini in Quebec, and we have our 10 champions as the “Best Premier” from their respective provinces. In order of length of service and, therefore, seeding: Nova Scotia: Angus MacDonald (1)Alberta: Peter Lougheed (2)PEI: Alex Campbell (3)New Brunswick: Louis Robichaud (4)Ontario: John Robarts (5)Saskatchewan: Grant Devine (6)Manitoba: Ed Schreyer (7)Newfoundland: Clyde Wells (8)Quebec: Jean […]
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And, suddenly, the NDP don’t seem so fringe…
The rhinos return!
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Can of Worms
Well, this figures to be fun. I’m so glad we spent all that money to help re-elect the most federalist Premier from Quebec in Stephen Harper’s lifetime. Quebec wants to define ‘nation’ statusJOCELYNE RICHER QUEBEC — The provincial government plans to force the federal government’s hand on how it views the division of powers with […]
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Ode to Anders
Paul Jackson’s man crush on Rob Anders continues in today’s Sun: I tell Calgary West MP Rob Anders he is known as the “rock star” of Canadian federal politics. “Gee, I can hardly sing, and I can’t play one chord on the guitar,” he answers. But, in a very real way, Anders is a political […]
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Je Me Souviens…Enfin!
The only province yet to do in the Greatest Premier contest is the nation. Chuckercanuck has set up a poll at his site, with voting open until Saturday. Since Quebec has never been blessed with a neocon or NDP Premier, this one might avoid the usual freeping we saw in other provinces. So I encourage […]
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Ulysses, Of Mice and Men, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Big City Liberal…
As much as I hate to put stock in internet rumours, what the hell…this one is too fun to pass up. According to the Galloping Beaver, certain progressive blogs, including yours truly, have been banned by a few of Canada’s New Governmental Departments. So if you work at the Department of Agriculture, you aren’t reading […]
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Pass the Hat
The Globe has a story on how much money different Tory MPs have donated to the Conservative Party over the past year. James Moore has given more than any other Conservative MP to his own party. So clearly just writing a cheque doesn’t guarantee you a Cabinet spot. Apparently, neither does being an extremely bright […]
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We’ve got Winners
With voting now closed in eight provinces, we’re ready to crown a handful of winners in the Best Premier Contest. Ontario featured the most exciting race. After leading for most of the contest, Harris fell behind in the three way duel, setting up John Robarts and Oliver Mowatt in the final. Alas, we were denied […]
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When Harry Met Cherie – Day 50
The story that refuses to die continues, with these gem quotes from Cherie Cymbalisty, the Cowboys waitress who flirted with Prince Harry back in early June: “We thought that was the only way to make them go away and not make up stuff about me,” Ms. Cymbalisty said. Within four hours, the News had a […]