Calgary Grit

I have it on very good authority from a contact in Regina that the Liberals are in talks with David Orchard about running as a candidate for them in the upcoming election. There’s no signed deal on a napkin yet, but it does seem like a serious possibility. I presume most of Orchard’s followers have […]

This is what happens when you try to make brash decisions based on accusations which are…well…insane. I don’t know if firing Pelletier was about political pay-back, or about scoring cheap political points, but it was clearly done for the wrong reasons.

Apparently the Tories are considering a plan to cut the GST by 2%. Very interesting… Chretien’s pollster, Michael Marzolini, has been crusading for this idea for years, and I presume he’s got some polling number to back him up on it. While I don’t really think it’s a good idea for the government to kiss […]

1. Polls: The last few polls have shown a surprising degree of consistency. SES: Lib 34% Con 28% Ndp 20%Pollara: Lib 36% Con 28% Ndp 20% Bq 11%Decima: Lib 33% Con 26% Ndp 22% Bq 13%Ipsos: Lib 36%, Con 27%, NDP 16%, BQ 13% In all cases, the Liberals have a 6 to 9% lead. […]

For the second time, our sources in the PMO have leaked Paul’s Sunday radio address to the nation. I’ve re-transcribed it here: “My fellow Canadians, Brr…it’s cold outside. And if you think it’s cold now, just wait until February. I know I’ll want to spend my February curled up on the couch watching Olympic Ice […]

For a lowly University professor, the guy sure does get around. I’ve had several readers e-mail in Michael Ignatieff sightings which I thought I’d pass on. 1. A few weekends back, he hit the Saskatchewan Liberal Party convention. 2. He was speaking in Toronto earlier this week, on Canada-US relations. 3. Next week, he will […]

Andre Boisclair has come out on top of the PQ leadership race. I must say that I’m extremely glad to see this, not just because Boisclair is a terrible politician, but mainly because it’s going to lead to oh so many cocaine jokes. That aside, with the PQ doing well in the polls, I imagine […]

I don’t usually do these memes, but Cerberus tagged me so I figured I’d give it a go. The rules are: 1. Go into your archive.2. Find your 23rd post.3. Find the fifth sentence.4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.5. Tag five people to do the same. My […]

…just so I don’t completely ignore the provincial scene, I should mention that today is a special day in Alberta. Special because it marks one of the handful of days in the year when Ralph Klein puts on the facade of democracy and allows the legislature to sit. Yes, the Leg is back! With all […]

Upon reflecting on Goodale’s budget, I’m beginning to wonder if he’s suffering from a multiple personality disorder. I mean, last February, we had the Goodale budget. Then, in May, we got the Jack Layton budget with NDP spending galore. Now, Ralph gives us the third budget in less than a year chalk full of tax […]