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There are some pretty funny TV spots up at the Competitive Enterprise Institute about the wonders of Carbon Dioxide. The gist of the ads is that since we need CO2 to live, the CO2 witch hunt is unfair to little girls who like the blow dandelions. Like I said, funny stuff.

Rodney MacDonald wins a minority government in Nova Scotia, despite losing seats. Libs drop, but aren’t decimated, while Darrel Dexter and the NDP finish with a strong opposition. PC 23NDP 20Lib 9

cross-posted to Gerard’s OC It’s not a big name, but hopefully this will help dispel some of the “won’t play in Quebec” and “has weak French” talk: A STATEMENT FROM THE HON. MADELEINE MAEILLEUR, MPP OTTAWA VANIERJune13, 2006 TORONTO – It is with great pleasure that I officially announce today my support for the candidacy […]

Paul Wells is all over Ignatieff’s musings on the carbon tax today. Truth be told, I completely missed Ignatieff sending up this flare during the debate so if anyone has a transcript of the exact quote, I wouldn’t mind looking it over. On the issue itself, I kind of like the idea of a carbon […]

The Kennedy website launched a group blog over the weekend. For the duration of the campaign I’ll be joined by Vincent, Kyle, Dan, and (shortly) Thomas. There will also be posts by campaign volunteers and workers, MPs, and Gerard himself. So bookmark the page and add your comments. You can read my first post here […]

This is hilarious and might wipe out the entire ALP debt at once: Edmonton — An infamous piece of Alberta’s political history is being put on the auction block.The Alberta Liberal Party has announced plans to sell on eBay the copy of their health-policy booklet that Progressive Conservative Premier Ralph Klein hurled at a 17-year-old […]

I had the pleasure of attending the Alberta Liberal Party’s (the provincial Liberals) policy convention in Edmonton this weekend. Friday night, all eyes were on Dalton McGuinty who spoke about his experiences bringing the Ontario Liberals from opposition to government. It was good of him to take the time to speak to Alberta Liberals and […]

I got a chance to do a phone interview with Scott Brison last weekend. Given that Scott was driving through rural Nova Scotia helping the provincial Liberals on the campaign trail, there was a lot of noise on his cell and, because of that, I don’t have a complete transcript of the call. Instead, I’ll […]

Cerberus asks a very good question on his site about whether Liberals should pick the most electable leader or the one best able to renew the party. Before I jump into this question, I should add that I also think that the pillars of policy and experience are just as crucial. After all, having a […]

From today’s Globe, it appears Brian Mulroney has developed quite the fan club: Seoul — In times of political hardship, which occur often these days for South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, the embattled politician takes inspiration from the boy from Baie-Comeau. The President consoled officials in his ruling Uri party last week after crushing defeats […]