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What to Expect in 2012
2011 was an eventful year in Canadian politics. We were treated to a historic federal election in the Spring, and five provincial elections in the Fall. Alison Redford and Christy Clark defeated the establishment in hotly contested leadership races, while François Legault put everyone on notice in Quebec. Jack Layton passed away, the Michael Ignatieff […]
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Alberta 2011 in Review
One of my favourite sayings is “If you don’t like the weather in Alberta, wait 30 minutes. If you don’t like the politicians, wait 30 years.” However, the sleepy world of Alberta politics has come alive in recent years and 2011 was no exception. A year ago, Ed Stelmach was Premier, Ted Morton was his […]
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Most Viewed Posts of 2011
As 2012 dawns on us, a look back at the most viewed posts on this blog in 2011. While the federal election was a bad time to be a Liberal, it was a good time to be a Liberal blogger. 1. April 4th Seat Projections: A look back at a simpler time, when Liberals could […]
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2011 in Quotes
“Well, I’m an absolute fan of lacy lingerie. I want to make that perfectly clear.”–Michael Ignatieff “I mean we have the ridiculous thing of a government saying how much confidence they have in Bev Oda and she sits there like she’s in some kind of a witness protection program.”–Bob Rae “We have debates in Parliament […]
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Meet Mike Crawley
After hearing from Alexandra Mendes , Sheila Copps, and Ron Hartling, my tour of LPC Presidential candidates lands on Mike Crawley. Who is Mike Crawley? Mike is the former President of the Ontario wing of the Liberal Party, so Ontario Liberals are quite familiar with him. Others are most likely to know him through his […]
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2011 Person of the Year
As 2011 winds down, it’s time to pick a Calgary Grit Person of the Year for the 8th consecutive year. The criteria is simple – someone who made an impact on the Canadian political scene in 2011. While I usually try to think outside the box on these picks, this year’s selection is about as […]
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2011 in Photos
The left wing media bias rears its ugly head. Michael Ignatieff proves he’s not an elitist. Stephen Haper in 2006: “Meeting celebrities was the other guy’s schtick“. Since then, he’s been rather “hot and cold” on that subject, one could say. Cabinet Meeting at 24 Sussex. How could anyone have know she would interupt the […]
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Meet Ron Hartling
After hearing from Alexandra Mendes and Sheila Copps last week, my tour of LPC Presidential candidates lands on Ron Hartling today. Who is Ron Hartling? Ron is the former riding president in Kingston and the Islands, one of the few bright spots for the Liberals on May 2nd. Outside of politics, he’s a former diplomat […]
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"Most Canadians if they don’t show up for work they don’t get a promotion."
The above ad was from the NDP’s positive hope-filled election campaign. In it, the NDP pointed to Ignatieff’s attendance record and accused him of “not showing up for work”. Funny thing though. As pointed out by Jeff Jedras in October, and the Globe this morning, NDP MPs looking for a promotion to the job of […]
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Regifting
The Liberal Party’s Million Conversations campaign to raise a million dollars has featured almost daily e-mails from current Liberal MPs, past Liberal greats, and Paul Martin. These letters have taken on an increasingly frantic tone, culminating in Jean Chretien’s warning yesterday that Harper may re-open the abortion and Same Sex Marriage issues. Obviously that’s not […]