Calgary Grit

-The Progressive Bloggers will be holding a get-together on Saturday, August 5th in Calgary. Full details are on the main site. Any bloggers wanting to grab a drink and chat politics, should RSVP on the Prog Blog site or via e-mail. -I found this interesting, given the leadership rumblings around Jimmy K. How’s this for […]

My first reaction to the Joe Volpe/Jimmy K split was that it wouldn’t be a crippling blow to Uncle Joe’s campaign. However, I just heard from a very reliable source in Ontario that Jimmy K is making phone calls about…wait for it…tossing his hat into the leadership race. Apparently he believes that most of the […]

Canada wins another Softwood case.

Jim Karygiannis has quit as Joe Volpe’s campaign manager over differences on Lebanon. For those calling this a “fatal” blow, I wouldn’t be so quick. Like it or not (and I don’t know why you’d like it), Volpe is going to continue his inevitable march to fourth place and a role as kingmaker in Montreal. […]

Many eons ago, in a simpler and more peaceful time, I sent Martha Hall Findlay a questionnaire, hoping to get her thoughts on a few issues. When it took her a few weeks to get it back to me, she apologized profusely for the delay. That was about 2 or 3 months ago. So needless […]

The latest on what I like to call the Conservative Convention con. And, for the record, I’m really only dwelling on this because the Tories tried to screw the Liberals over on their convention this year and I think it’d be a beautiful example of karma if this wound up causing them some grief. ——————————— […]

This is something to look forward to in the fall. The media focus will probably be on the Middle East, the Liberal leadership race, mindless speculation about election timing, and the Same Sex marriage vote but Rona’s environmental plan is probably the legislation most likely to directly affect Canadians in the long run. Little noticed […]

Warren has his National Post article about the positions of various Liberal Leadership contenders on the current Middle East conflict up on his site. He has quotes from seven of the candidates and it makes for an interesting read. He also has a couple old Ignatieff statements, provided by his staff. I don’t mean to […]

The Globe & Mail online edition has an in depth look at the evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon which I can only imagine will be on the front page of their paper tomorrow. In it, they paint a picture of ineptitude, disarray, and confusion. In fairness, not all of the problems can be traced back […]

This is extremely disappointing. Especially considering the public, the Congress and the Senate all support this legislation. This holy war on stem cell research is going to make it a lot harder for science to cure some very deadly diseases.