Calgary Grit

…at least, that’s the Liberal spin for the day. And I thought the BQ’s attack on Christmas lights was lame. [LE FRANCAIS SUIT L’ANGLAIS] CAMPAIGN FLASH ISSUE: Today Stephen Harper was asked by a reporter: “Do you love this country? “ Instead of saying yes, Harper gave the following response: “Well, I said Canada is […]

James Bow has the election pool. RevMod has the Gaffe pool. So I figured I’d jump in with a little game of “20 questions“. You just answer the 20 questions bellow and get a score out of 100 – call it your political IQ, if you like. No prize for the winner as of yet […]

First of all, I’d advise any young staffers in the CPC war room to avoid sending out a press release with the above title. That said, here’s how Paul Martin speechwriter Scott Feschuk decided to start off his official blog on the Liberal website: Wow, look at me! I’m in “cyberspace,” where no one can […]

I’m undecided as to how much of a poll whore I intend to be this election. So feel free to comment on whether you’d prefer I go orgasmic over every 1% shift in the regional breakdowns (“OMG! The Liberals are up 2 points in Newfoundland!!!!”), or would rather I live in blind ignorance of the […]

And so ends the 38th Parliament, the reality TV of politics: It was dysfunctional and, at times, disgusting, but you just couldn’t turn away. We saw historic same sex marriage legislation passed. We saw a cliff hanger vote that made the late Chuck Cadman a star and made politics thrilling to watch. We saw every […]

A few thoughts in anticipation of the government’s imminent collapse. -Luckily the BQ has found an issue, other than Adscam to run on! This one comes from an alert reader. On the front page of the BQ site, you’ll find what is probably the lamest attack of this election: (in french, of course) “Young Liberals […]

I’ve already previewed the NDP and the BQ, now we move on to the official opposition. C…P…C… The 2004 Campaign: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. After uniting the right (except for Joe Clark…and Scott Brison…), the Conservatives capitalized on an ineffective Liberal campaign to surge ahead by the […]

Prime Minister Paul Martin Announces Money For Progressive Blogging CALGARY – CalgaryGrit today thanked the federal government for a recent $660,000 blogging grant. The grant was part of Ralph Goodale’s announcement of 23 million dollars in support for progressive bloggers, one of 78 spending announcements he made on Thursday. “This move was in no way […]

Please let this be the last time we have to listen to Bono during the election campaign. I like the man’s music and I loved his speech at the leadership convention in ’03 but, for the love of God, I am sick and tired of hearing about his relationship with Paul. Bono has no place […]

Rev Mod’s Gaffe contest is back. For those who weren’t in on the fun during the 2004, you predict the number of “gaffes” the parties will make. With the current crop of leaders in Ottawa, I suspect we’ll see some high scores this time around. So I encourage everyone to check it out and enter. […]