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"Ouch"
…was how Hugh McFadyen described it. Gary Doer cruises to a third straight majority government after a campaign that could only be described as “dull”, even by Gary Doer or Manitoba standards. Still, good on Gary. He’s been a top notch Premier and is certainly deserving of a third term.
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Signs "R" Us
Consevative Calgay Elbow candidate Bian Heninger’s campaign headquaters is missing that cetain something… Hat Tip: Davebeta
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This Time, Go Deep
I was up in Edmonton for the long weekend, which gave me an opportunity to drop by the nomination meeting for a good friend of mine, Sandeep Dhir, who was being acclaimed as the Alberta Liberal Party candidate in Edmonton Manning (Manning may be a conservative name, but it’s a fairly left-wing riding). There were […]
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Holy Month From Hell Batman!
WHAMM! POW! BAM! KAPOW! WHACK! THUNK! KLONK! After what was, truth be told, a fairly strong first year in power, things have sure been falling apart quickly for Harper over the past month. The summer break can’t come soon enough for these guys…
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Phrases I Never Thought I’d See in the Calgary Sun
“In Calgary, it seems to be permissible to call yourself a Liberal. In public.”
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Stand up for Canada
Tories tighten rules for foreign strippers: OTTAWA — The Conservative government says it is taking action to keeping foreign strippers out of Canada. Not surprisingly, the Globe comments section is abuzz with one liners. Among the highlights: The Harper “conservatives” are not SOFT on foreign strippers. Clearly the Conservatives are governing by the poles. The […]
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Political Elbow
A pair of provincial by-elections have been called for June 12th to replace retirees Ralph Klein and Shirley McClellan. The one in Klein’s old riding is crucial, in that it’s a huge litmus test to see if a Calgary breakthrough is possible for the Alberta Liberal Party. The only way Alberta will get it’s first […]
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Random Question
Given that the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet Kyoto targets would be through higher gas prices, should the Liberals and NDP really be calling for the government to intervene and lower gas prices? Just a random thought, since no news headlines are really grabbing my eye today.
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Guess who’s coming to dinner?
The Star had an excerpt from Linda Diebel’s new book on Stephane Dion and the Liberal leadership race in yesterday’s paper and it certainly looks like the book will be packed with behind the scenes stories and interviews. The excerpts in the Star deal mostly with the post-leadership challenge of managing egos and bringing the […]
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Even Hedy Fry lasted four months
Making this perhaps the shortest leadership bid in Canadian history, Gilles Duceppe’s one day campaign for PQ leadership has ended. It was a great campaign by Duceppe, full of highs and lows. Let’s look back at some of the highlights of his bid: Friday, May 11: Gilles Duceppe announces intention to run for PQ leadership.Saturday, […]