Calgary Grit

What’s the best way to scare NDP voters back to the Liberal camp? This. Or this. Smart play, Jack.

The Blogging Dippers initiative by Robert at My Blahg has created a lot of talk about blogging groups. James Bow started up the Blogging Alliance of Non-Partisan Canadians and I’m sure it won’t be long before everyone from the Marxist-Leninists to the Communist Party (why can’t those two just merge already and stop splitting the […]

For those of you who thought the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes coupling was the hot gossip of the week, think again. For those of you who thought that Peter MacKay and Belinda Stronach were the ones turning the gossip wheels around Parliament Hill, think again. No, instead the media has been diligently doing their job by […]

“IMMENSELY SELF-SATISFIED, LOG-ROLLING UPDATE, next morning: Coyne admits I was right when I predicted, about ten minutes after Martin finished speaking, that he would win his play. This is especially gratifying because Andrew is almost always smarter than me. I’ve kept track of assorted blogs and pundits who said I was wrong, and will be […]

Chuck Cadman is now the centre of attention in Ottawa, for obvious reasons. One also imagines, once David Kilgour returns to Canada, that he will be sharing the spotlight. The Globe & Mail is all over Cadman today as the Surrey North MP details how he’s listening to his constituents before deciding whether or not […]

The Question Needs to be Asked How long before David Kilgour gets his turn at re-writing Ralph Goodale’s budget?

Let’s Make a Deal! I’d love to go into a big long policy discussion debating the merits of spending money on corporate tax cuts versus affordable housing, public transit, post-secondary education and foreign aid . Honestly, I think this is a huge improvement on the budget and the areas where Layton is redirecting money are […]

Bordering on Insanity Heck, if Martin needs to save some cash for the big Jack Layton pay-off, maybe he should consider a cut to the border security budget. These guys will handle it for free!

You Don’t Know Jack Robert at My Blahg has set up about the “Blogging Dippers” to counter the “Blogging Torries”. I suppose we’ll have to get “Blogging Liberals” going one day, if only because the NDP being more organized that the Liberals is a little embarrassing. Regardless, I was browsing through the Blogging Dippers blogs […]

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