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Dash to the Finish Line
Most of the first round Greatest Premier voting should be done by weekend’s end, and a few interesting races have developed. In the country’s most heated race, Ontario has turned into a three way battle between Oliver Mowat, Mike Harris, and John Robarts. As things sit now, it’s Robarts crowning Harris on the final ballot, […]
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Two Stories…
…both of which the Grant Devine Fan Club will love: 1. OTTAWA — Special Liberal fundraising events have so far failed to put much of a dent in the almost $4 million in debts racked up by 11 former leadership contenders. The first event in Halifax two weeks ago — a cocktail reception featuring Leader […]
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Canada’s Old New Government
From TE, comes this blast from the past. The original “new” government.
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Greatest Premier Update
Things are in full swing in the search for Canada’s best Premier… -In Alberta, Manning and Klein are neck and neck with Lougheed nipping on their heels. My personal pick would have been John Brownlee, but without him in the poll, I’d have to reluctantly go with Lougheed. -In the search for BC’s least corrupt […]
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Bart’s Books – The Black Swan
After some prodding by Gauntlet, I decided to take a read through The Black Swan and, I must say, I’m glad I did. It’s simply one of the most thought provoking books I’ve read in a long time. So what is The Black Swan about? Well, statistics. And history. And economics. And philosophy. And pretty […]
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Just when they got rid of Garth Turner…
…the Tories have a new “maverick”, it appears. BC MP John Cummins decided to end whatever faint hopes he ever had of making it to Cabinet by ripping Jim Prentice a new one earlier this week: OTTAWA–A Vancouver-area Conservative MP has caused a stir by accusing federal Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice and his provincial […]
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And We’re Off
Things are off and running in the search for Canada’s Best Premier. Since Premiers hate a strong central government, we’re going the asymmetrical federalism route for round one, and ten separate blogs are each using a technique of their own choosing to find our ten contenders. The first round should be done by Sunday, July […]
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And then we’re going to Red Deer, and Prince George, and Moose Jaw…yeaaaaaaa!
I got the chance to listen to a good discussion on a potential “308 riding” strategy for the Liberals over the weekend at Western Caucus in Saskatchewan. This isn’t a Liberal party policy – just a proposal from a member, but it’s certainly worth taking a look at and discussing. In Other News… While his […]
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Last Call
Still need 1 or 2 volunteers to host a province in the search for Canada’s Greatest Premier. I’m especially looking for some eager people willing to delve into a little Nova-Scotia and Newfoundland history. Drop me an e-mail (calgarygrit@gmail.com) if you’re interested.
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Schadenfreude
Oh, and I was out of town for the weekend so I didn’t have time to post it on Friday, but it looks like Conrad Black is heading to jail. Couldn’t let that one go without posting a link.