Calgary Grit

No surprise here – Martin Cauchon takes a pass at the LPC leadership.

I’m still a little confused about why half the funds raised at this event will go to the Belinda Stronach leadership campaign (since it’s for female candidates), but it’s nice to see some efforts being made to repair bridges, bury the hatchet, and various other age old metaphors: The Organizers of the King Edward Accord […]

“In 1979, he became the embodiment of an endangered political species: a federal Liberal capable of winning a riding in Western Canada.”–The Canadian Encyclopedia, on Lloyd Axworthy Age: 56 Background: Ralph has been a Saskatchewan boy his whole life: he was born in Wilcox, did his undergrad in Regina, and went to law school in […]

From my E-Dinning newsletter: Fellow Albertans,Last week, Premier Ralph Klein made known his retirement plans. I have always said that he has earned the right to set his own time to retire. For my part, I will be casting my vote at the upcoming convention in support of the Premier. That said, I have also […]

John Godfrey, who has declared his candidacy numerous times to varying degrees over the past month, makes it all but official today. It’s good to finally see a GTA Liberal interested in the party’s leadership…

Now that the rules have been announced, here are my picks for people who I believe will enter the race. Anyone who wants to enter what will no doubt be the most informal pool ever can post their picks in the comments section or e-mail them to me. 1 point for correctly predicting someone who […]

The LPC has just announced the rules for the leadership convention: 1. The convention will be the December 2nd weekend. I’m really disappointed in what I consider to be a short sighted decision. Stephen Harper’s government is not going to fall within the next year. A long race would give the party a chance to […]

Here’s another one for “Ralph’s Greatest Hits“: Klein couldn’t leave the gathering without taking his usual jab at the media. He told the crowd that at times he envied Courtney Knight, a visually impaired woman who spoke before Klein, “because you don’t have to read newspapers.”

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.-John Kenneth Galbraith Age: 38 Background: May born May 10th, 1967, which would make him the youngest leader in Liberal Party history if he won. Apparently he rented fridges before entering politics. Yes, I’m not making that up. I’m not allowed to make this up. Political […]

C’est fini. Thanks for all the great blogging material Paul,