Calgary Grit

There’s a good debate going on in the comments section of my healthcare post a few days ago. Since my health care knowledge is limited to “the knee bone’s connected to the ankle bone. The ankle bone’s connected…”, I’m going to save myself some time and effort and re-post some of the better observations from […]

Jean Lapierre has come out and announced that Gilles Duceppe is a “coward” for not jumping to provincial politics. While it is true that leader of the BQ is a much safer job, as TDH has commented, trying to goad Gilles Duceppe into jumping to provincial politics is a very odd strategy, to put it […]

Although it is somewhat surprising, no one should really be shocked by the news that Gilles Duceppe is staying in Ottawa. As I said earlier in week, Duceppe has one of the easiest jobs in the world right now, right up there with “bed tester” and “Monte Solberg campaign manager”. All he needs to do […]

Less than a month after I poked fun at the LPCA (Liberal Party of Canada in Alberta) for their antiquated website (top news story: “Get the latest on Paul Martin’s leadership run…to replace John Turner”), they’ve launched a new and improved site. You can find the site at the oxymoron url: www.liberalalberta.ca.

For anyone who bothered to read all the way to the end of this CTV news story on Buckets of Grewal, you’ll have caught this tid-bit: But maybe a certain amount of Grewal fatigue is setting in on all sides. Check out this June 6 post from CalgaryGrit, who is listed as a member of […]

Although this Supreme Court ruling is devastating (or, I suppose, a godsend, depending on your opinion), at the very least it will force politicians to focus on real policy issues rather than doctored tapes, confidence votes, and political bribes. Warren Kinsella has an outstanding post up on what this means for each of the four […]

Harper’s recent suggestions that a Conservative government might consider invoking the Charter-overriding notwithstanding clause, Martin said, point to a “fundamental difference” between the two leaders. “I would not use the notwithstanding clause,” Martin said. “And if what you’re prepared to do is use the notwithstanding clause, then what you’re saying essentially is minority rights can […]

Before I wade in on the explosive health care decision today, I thought I’d pass on two funny satire pieces sent my way. First off, “Liberals Killed a Conservative Star“. And as we go from sounds of the 80s to the 90s, it’s the Splice Boys:

All the buzz is on Gilles Duceppe and we’re certain to see the doom and gloom scenario repeated over and over again. You know the one: 1. Giles Duceppe runs for PQ leadership and wins2. On the strength of his popularity, Duceppe defeats Jean Charest in two years and becomes Premier.3. On the strength of […]

To be perfectly honest, I’m a little grewaled out so I won’t even begin to comment on the latest bizarre twist in this saga. So, for the next little while, I’ll try and make this a “Grewal Free Zone” and I direct everyone to Buckets of Grewal for the ongoing twists and turns of “The […]