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Here’s a convenient list of information on the PC leadership race, as well as my predictions for the first ballot:Profiles (with links to their websites) Dave Hancock Lyle Oberg Mark NorrisTed MortonEd Stelmach Gary and Victor Jim Dinning Rules: There are no rules Official Site: www.albertapc.ab.ca When They Vote: November 25th. If no one gets […]

Two new polls tonight: EnvironicsCPC 33Lib 32NDP 19BQ 9Green 5 DecimaCPC 31Lib 28NDP 18BQ 10Green 9 UPDATE: I missed the Ipsos poll – in fairness, it shows the Tories still quite a bit ahead: CPC 37Lib 29NDP 19BQ 9Green 5

…from people who are way funnier than I am. 1. Rick Mercer explains “candidate school“. 2. Scott Feschuk roasts the Republicans in weekday update.

Senate still too close to call… UPDATE: Things looking good as they sit now. If Montana holds, we’re looking at a 49-49 Senate with 2 Democrat independents. UPDATE: Rumsfeld gone!

A few general thoughts on the Ekos poll: 1. This poll means Stephane Dion will win! No, wait! Bob Rae will win! Actually, it shows Kennedy has the momentum! The fact is, it’s a poll which can be spun in a million different directions (well…OK…four different directions). I put a lot more stock in polls […]

Well, not exactly. But this was brought to my attention in another thread and I found it really interesting. Allan Woods, CanWest News ServicePublished: Monday, November 06, 2006 OTTAWA – Most Canadians — including a majority of Albertans — believe the federal government should levy a tax on carbon-based energy sources, according to a new […]

Ignatieff’s co-chair for Alberta, Senator Grant Mitchell, has sent out a mass e-mail to Alberta delegates, explaining Michael Ignatieff’s nation policy. I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that he has not done this because of a euphoric response from delegates across the province to the nation idea: Dear fellow Liberal: There […]

Ekos has finally released the detailed tables from their much talked about poll. Given the fifty million ways anyone could spin this thing, I’m hard at work figuring out how this poll shows an inevitable Scott Brison victory and will post my thoughts on that a bit later today. In the meantime, here’s the breakdown […]

Previous ProfilesDave Hancock Lyle Oberg Mark NorrisTed MortonEd Stelmach Gary and VictorToday, I finish up my series on the PC leadership candidates, to be followed up in the next day or two with an overall prediction of the race. Jim DinningWebsitePlatform In 3 words or less: Think Paul Martin. Jim on Emissions: Wants to set […]