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On Top
Yes, we all had a good snicker at last week’s Decima poll which showed the Liberals 11 points up in Ontario. But lo and behold, a double dose of polls last night, both showing Dalton McGuinty back on top: Nanos (Sep 10-11, n = 507 phone) Lib 38%PC 35%NDP 24%Green 3% Ipsos (Sep 7-11, n […]
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On Topp
I find the media generally tends to assign too much importance to endorsements during leadership races. After all, Christy Clark came out on top in BC earlier this year with a lone MLA backing her. But some endorsements do mater. And since Olivia Chow has said she will stay neutral in the race, this is […]
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The Alberta Test Drive
No surprise, as Raj Sherman wins the Alberta Liberal leadership race on the first ballot: Raj Sherman: 54% (4684 votes)Hugh MacDonald: 26% (2239 votes)Laurie Blakeman: 9% (854 votes)Bill Harvey: 7% (626 votes)Bruce Payne: 2% (197 votes) As I wrote on Friday, this leadership race deserved watching, even outside Alberta, since it was the first in […]
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The Race for Stornoway
The rules have been set. The NDP will select their next leader March 24th in Toronto. The entry fee will be $15,000, with a $500,000 spending limit. It will be one-member-one-vote, and unions will no longer receive a set percentage of the vote. Not that I would want the job, but were I in charge […]
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This Week in Alberta – The Liberals Pick a Leader
It will be a busy fall politically, with provincial elections in Ontario, Saskatchewan, PEI, Newfoundland, and Manitoba. Although we likely won’t see an Alberta vote until 2012, the province will get a new Premier, thanks to Ed Stelmach’s surprise resignation in January. The first round of voting takes place on September 17th, and assuming no […]
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Ontario Votes 2011
The writ drops tomorrow in Ontario for an October 6th vote, but for all intents and purposes, the campaign is already well under way. So for those tuning in after a summer away from politics, here’s where the parties sit. THE PLAYERS Gone for the PCs is the lovable loser John Tory, replaced with Tim […]
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And on the 7th day, Mulcair gave media interviews
Thomas Mulcair has broken his silence and made it clear he will not run for his party’s leadership, unless they select a timeline to his liking: OTTAWA — Thomas Mulcair says he won’t run for the leadership of the NDP unless the party agrees to hold its convention in late winter or early spring, because […]
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Fun with cluster analysis
This is really a propos nothing in particular, but I stumbled across a nifty bit of analysis looking at the voting records of Toronto City Councillors. Using a cluster classification, the numerically-gifted Buzzdata user “Haz” was able to group City Council members into clusters as follows: For those who weren’t forced to spend your early […]
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ALP Leadership Candidate Profiles: Everyone Take a Step to the Right
The Alberta Liberals will be selecting a new leader on September 10th, from among 5 candidates: Laurie Blakeman, Hugh MacDonald, Raj Sherman, Bruce Payne, and Bill Harvey. Today, the final part of a series profiling the candidates. (Previously: Bruce Payne, Raj Sherman, Hugh MacDonald, Laurie Blakeman) BILL HARVEY Background: Harvey was a Campaign Coordinator for […]
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Taste of Victory on the Danforth
There’s a lot of talk today about the eventual by election for Jack Layton’s Toronto-Danforth seat. Many Liberals are salivating at the prospect of a victory there which would pull them within a mere 67 seats of official opposition status: Liberals hope to paint Layton’s Toronto riding red again Liberal Party president Alfred Apps is […]