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In The News
-I have to give a thumbs down to Ontario’s MMP referendum. I’m not completely against electoral reform, but when you have party leaders writing the party list, you have a situation where MPPs are being appointed which strikes me as being completely against the principle of having an elected house. -Buzz is the Liberals will […]
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Random Weekend Speculation
Anyone else think we’re going to get another round of constitutional talks if the Tories gets a majority government? Given a few in passing musings by Harper on this in the past, the talk of limiting federal spending powers, and the current political climate in Quebec, I’d certainly answer that question with a oui.
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May I have this dance?
The big news today is the announcement that the Liberals will not run a candidate in Elizabeth May’s riding which is a shocking surprise for anyone who has been living in Bolivia the past three months. Actually, calling it “Elizabeth May’s riding” is charitable since it’s still going to be Peter MacKay’s, even with this […]
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W. E. Coyote to investigate Roadrunner anvil scandal
I know the Conservatives are trying to cut unemployment. And I know there aren’t a lot of job openings for “separatist politician” these days. But I’m not sure if a former PQ Cabinet Minister was the best person for Michael Fortier to hire to look into Liberal polling contracts. You see, optics is everything. And […]
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It’s a Very Complex Decision
A lot of people will no doubt try and spin Belinda Stronach’s decision to quit politics as a blow to the Liberal Party. But I think we should take a moment of silence for the people this retirement will affect most – the blogging Tories. When you think of the hundreds of jokes at her […]
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They work hard for their money
Apparently the provincial PCs have been cashing their bonus cheques to the tune of one million dollars over the past year. I don’t have a problem with MLAs getting paid more for doing extra work but when it’s nearly doubling their salary and the “work” being done requires air quotes to describe it? I dunno… […]
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Provincial Matters
Unless you’re a hockey fan, it figures to be a pretty slow news weekend. So I thought it might be a good time for a little election speculation. However, it certainly seems to me that there’s a speculatory imbalance with all the hype being on the federal vote, so I figured I’d take a looksy […]
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They’ll Go Neg
The Liberals have released three new radio ads in Quebec which attack Harper for going negative. It’s not quite as bizarre as the “they’ll go neg” ads the Conservatives ran after Christmas last year since those ads accused the Liberals of going negative before the Liberals ran negative ads but, at the same time, those […]
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Random News Clips
1) Harper has finally delivered on the disappearing fifth priority, a wait times guarantee. Huzzah! Well, that is, he’s made sure provinces will guarantee one procedure. Yes, O-N-E. I’m not a doctor but I figure there can’t be more than, what, 3 or 4 known medical procedures out there so this is clearly a monumental […]
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In the News
1) The Hill Times has the Pat Martin idiocy of the week: Last week MPs debated at length whether or not MP Pat Martin was allowed to refer to Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl as “Il Deuce”, the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini. […] “We do call him Il Deuce, but it’s important to note that […]