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Over a third of the Ontario Liberal caucus has come out to publicly support Gerard Kennedy in the federal leadership race, something which will no doubt bode well for his Ontario campaign numbers given the organizational strength of the Ontario Liberal Party. Twenty four MPPs have put their names forward and I believe there may […]

I’ve spoken quite highly of the accountability act in the past, both during the election and since then. I think there are a lot of good policies in it, even if a lot of the Act needs tinkering (200 amendments and counting…) and the lobbyist aspects of it will create some major problems. Plus, from […]

Last Stanley Cup played under a Conservative government: 1993Last Canadian team to win Stanley Cup: 1993 Montreal Canadiens Liberals in power: October 1993 to January 2006Canadian teams to win Stanley Cup during this time period: 0 With this in mind, let’s hear predictions for tonight’s game…

I’ve got to give Warren full marks for beating me to the punch on this one. There are some promises politicians make and certain things politicians say that you know they just won’t be able to live by. And Bob Rae’s promise that he would never speak an ill word against his opponents was one […]

Cross-Posted to Gerard’s OC There were quite a few times I cringed watching today’s debate…mainly because the performance by the organizing committee was downright embarrassing. By the end of the debate, every single person in the room was fanning themselves. There were constant microphone glitches in the opening statements. The lights kept fading in and […]

I got a chance to see the Bevilacqua event after the ALP convention on Sunday. The crowd wasn’t huge and was composed of mostly long time provincial Liberals. This was the first time I’d actually heard Bevilacqua speak for any lengthy sort of time in public and I must say I was really impressed. Maurizio […]

Cross-Posted to Gerard’s OC Dear Mr. and Mrs. Poilievre, I regret to inform you that your son has been repeatedly misbehaving this semester. Over the past few weeks, Pierre has developed the habit of using language unbecoming of a student, resorting to curse words and vile arm gestures when he doesn’t get his way. While […]

I, for one, think it’s great to see a bit of policy debate in the Liberal leadership race on something other than Afghanistan. Every candidate out there has stated they’re for the environment so, if nothing else, the carbon tax debate should show us some differences in their platforms. Both Dion and Kennedy say they […]

Jim Dinning has officially launched his campaign today, with a massive show of force, of 27 MLA endorsements. These MLAs have no doubt examined the candidates, their policies, and their vision for Alberta, reaching the only logical conclusion possible: supporting Jim Dinning is the only way they can ever hope to get into Cabinet. Cindy […]

SES has the provincial Liberals up by 8 points in Ontario: Lib – 43%PC – 35%NDP – 17% On a similar note, the Toronto Star is talking about the role the nuclear power debate may play in the next election. While it may have cost Arnie Vinnick an election, I tend to think coming out […]