Calgary Grit

I’m heading off to the Alberta Liberal Party convention (slogan: “Normal convention price, half the convention content!”) tonight and, since I’ve really been neglecting provincial politics of late, will be sure to post a recap tonight or tomorrow. Until then, here’s a whole wack of links to help pass the Friday: -If you’re sick of […]

Paul Wells asked the question, so I’ll do my best to answer it. There are two articles out today on the Grewal tape. I’ll add Jason Cherniak’s post on it since he can always be counted on to tote the official Liberal talking points. First of all, since I:a) don’t have the full tapesb) need […]

No surprise at all with the results out of Labrador. One of the safest Liberal seats in Canada is defended, albeit with the reduced totals you’d expect in a bi-election after a tough year by the party in power. The Conservatives field a high profile candidate and pour a lot of resources into the riding […]

Although it’s tempting to post about Belinda Stronach to ad nauseum, thus ensuring a continual stream of google hits to this blog, there’s only so much that can be said about the girl (sorry Anne…”person“). Now, if Belinda actually does something newsworthy in her new portfolio (ed: HAHAHA!), I’ll gladly comment on it, but as […]

In case the plethora of blogging groups out there wasn’t already enough, I’ve joined up with two new groups: Liblogs: For the minority of bloggers who represent the majority of Canadians. Alberta Blogs: Sure, it’s the richest province, but there’s always something to complain about in Alberta…Regardless of your political stripes. Stay tuned for the […]

The past ten days have been quite the wild ride, eh? Betrayal, dashed romances, secret audio tapes, backroom deals, health scares, Parliamentary shut down, and a tie vote. Heck, we even made the “political play of the week” on CNN. Since yesterday was seen as the climax, the real question becomes: what now? The general […]

That was definitely something else. It had the feel of a Super Bowl show from start to finish: Pre-Game ShowThere was lots of pre-game hype. They had updates on rosters, injury reports for both teams (Parrish is day-to-day with an abdominal injury), reporters in the field, and Chuck Cadman entering with a mob of reporters […]

Heart attack scares, appendicitis scares, incriminating tapes…just when you thought you’d seen it all, this saga keeps getting weirder and weirder. All this leading up to a vote that the Tories can’t possibly want to win. I’m not sure anything would surprise me at this point. The last month and in particular the last ten […]

A few random comments leading up to what will be a very big day tomorrow: 1. A lot was made of how quickly Belinda’s website changed yesterday and the Conservative site was just as quick to remove all mention of Belinda. One assumes Peter MacKay was also busy cutting up his old pictures yesterday. I […]

While many blogs will no doubt analyze the effect Belinda’s defection to the Liberals will have on Thursday’s vote, the next election and Stephen Harper’s leadership, I am determined to analyze it based on the issue that most Canadians care about – Parliament Hill gossip. With Peter MacKay tossed aside like a flimsy “no-merger” David […]