Calgary Grit

Since the Liberal leadership race ended, there hasn’t been a lot of political news to post on and it is nice to get a break from year end lists and Cabinet shuffle speculation to talk about…the Cabinet shuffle. Here’s the scorecard: * John Baird – Environment* Rona Ambrose – Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs* Rob Nicholson […]

Is this the next Liberal candidate in Outremont?

Year in Review QuizPerson of the Year A look back to some of the highlights of 2006 and a look ahead to what’s in store in 2007. Big Votes of 20061. Federal election2. NB and NS elections, plus the AB Tory leadership race3. Quebec is a nation motion4. Afghanistan extension5. Same sex marriage here to […]

1. Finally! The recognition Ralph deserves: Former premier Ralph Klein is to be presented with the Cam Fella Award next month in Mississauga by Standardbred Canada. The organization says no other provincial government has been as supportive to Canadian horse racing as the Klein-led Progressive Conservative government in Alberta. The provincial government is pumping about […]

I guess this won’t land Steve in the slammer and it is an honest mistake, but it’s hard not to get slightly amused at the Tories finally admitting they broke election finance laws and that Harper himself went over his donation limit in 2005: OTTAWA (CP) – After months of heated denials, the federal Conservative […]

If you didn’t like what you got in your stockings and have some cash laying around, the EBay auction for Martha’s Big Red Bus is closing today on EBay. In Other News… Adam Radwanski is over at the ever growing Macleans blog empire. Also… A couple of gents who know a lot about the Liberal […]

Paul Wells first book, Right Side Up (can’t really link to Chapters now that Heather Reisman isn’t a Liberal…), has been called everything from “a masterpiece” to “sheer brilliance”; and those are just the comments from Wells himself. I picked up the book back in November at the Calgary launch and quickly read through it. […]

1. On the nomination front, there’s more buzz about a Trudeau run, Christy Clark in Vancouver Centre, and the rumour is that Anne McLellan will shortly announce plans not to run in the next election. 2. Today’s Globe article has a few interesting nuggets on the Liberals’ election campaign:-There’s talk of a 308 riding strategy-Kennedy […]

Grab a pencil and paper – it’s test time. I’ve prepared a year in review quiz to look back on the year that was 2006. I’ve posted the answers at the top of the comments section, so resist the urge to cheat and see how you do. 1. How did the New York Times describe […]