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As much as I’d like to hang Jack Layton…
The Sun’s Peter Worthington says Jack Layton is treasonous. These days when people such as the NDP’s Jack Layton urge, in the normal course of their ideology, that Canada should quit Afghanistan, it is an acceptable political viewpoint. But when they do so the moment Canadian troops suffer casualties, and insist their motivation is concern […]
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The Search for Canada’s Best Premier
After much discussion, I’ve decided to go with a “Canada’s Best Premier” contest for my summer fun activity (some people travel, some take up volleyball…I blog about history…). I recognize there may not be a ton of name recognition for all of these guys (and I say “guys” because they’re pretty much all guys), but […]
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Second Annual "Politicians in Cowboy Hats" Blog Post
Everyone seemed to enjoy last summer’s Stampede fashion review so, after hitting all the major breakfasts on the first weekend, I’m pleased to present my recap of how the big names fared this year. For some historical perspective, the Globe & Mail offers up Stampede pictures throughout the ages. Ever since the disaster of 2005, […]
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The Best Non-Indoors Entertainment Event in North America!
From Premier Ed’s Stampede breakfast this morning: Stelmach raised a few eyebrows when, during his opening remarks, he welcomed everyone to “the Alberta Stampede.”
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Guest Blogging: John Scully
I’m putting the finishing touches on this year’s “Politicians in Cowboy Hats” stampede fashion review…expect a post shortly on that. Until then, I turn things over to John Scully for a guest blog post on Canada’s role in the world. And just like all talk show hosts plug their guest’s latest movies, I’ll engage in […]
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Free Advice
After the Calgary Elbow by-election win, there are obviously a lot of heightened expectations for provincial Liberals. But, even though headlines like “Stelmach PCs plunge” are nice to see, the reality is the Liberals still have a long way to go to have any hope of forming government. So I thought I’d toss a few […]
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Summer in the City
It’s that time of the year again. Two summers ago, I ran the “Greatest Prime Minister” contest, with Laurier knocking off John A. in the final. Last summer, it was “The Greatest Prime Minister…we never had”, with Preston benefiting from a strong get out the vote campaign to score a touchdown against Robert Stanfield. So…let’s […]
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Entitled to his Entitlements
When the government announces something on the Friday before the Canada Day long weekend, it’s usually a sign that they hope people won’t pay a lot of attention to it: OTTAWA — The Harper government has given a longtime Ottawa Conservative a plum patronage spot at the Royal Canadian Mint — once at the centre […]
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Canada Day Observed Quiz
I didn’t get around to posting it yesterday but here’s a short Canadian Prime Ministerial quiz I drafted for political history buffs out there: 1. How many times has an individual named Paul Martin run for Liberal Party leadership? 2. Which Tory leader insisted they add “Progressive” to the Conservative name, in 1942? 3. How […]
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Your Daily Herald
Via the Liberal mole, comes some behind the scenes actual comments in private feedback forum the Calgary Herald set up to poll subscribers on a range of issues. The following are all actual comments Herald subscribers made about their paper: Personally, I’d be happy if they stopped using wikipedia as a source for front page […]