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This Week in Alberta – Jumping the Queue
Stephen Duckett (AKA Cookie Monster) has raised a stir by suggesting some politically connected individuals receive preferential treatment in Alberta’s Health Care system, and are able to jump the queue. The PCs have generally shrugged this one off, like most accusations against their government, but there has been one notable exception – leadership candidate Allison […]
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We must fight this hailstorm of praise!
Oh, the challenges of fundraising when you can’t blame the opposition or Liberal Senators for defeating your agenda: CPC appeals to party supporters to finance fight against media, pundits With a stable majority government for the next four years and the Liberal Party still reeling from the election results, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party […]
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"We have to be a national party"
As I mentioned earlier, Mark Holland gave a real barn burner at the ALP convention the weekend before last. What made it such a great speech was that he avoided the usual cliches you get from federal politicians when they come to Calgary – “Alberta Liberals are the best Liberals! Stephen Harper is awful! Go […]
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Most Exciting Ridings in Canada
We’ve now had 4 elections under the current 308 riding electoral map, a period over which the Canadian political landscape has completely transformed itself. 2004: 2011: Still, that doesn’t mean every local election has been exciting – after all, if you live in Calgary East or York West, your vote hasn’t been overly meaningful at […]
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Rerun Season
For the first time in a long time, we have a budget that can be judged on its content, rather than its electoral implications. So while the opportunity now exists to read the actual document without worrying about who will vote for and against it, there’s not a lot to be said about it – […]
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Au Revoir
The Parti Quebecois have basically been handed the next provincial election if they want it. But much like the BC NDP, all indications are their answer is “thanks, but no thanks“. The latest problem for them is the defection of three high profile MNAs. And why are they defecting you ask? Over contentious issues surrounding […]
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Report to the LPC Membership…
…by ALF APPS. As posted on Facebook earlier today: REPORT TO THE MEMBERSHIP from the NATIONAL PRESIDENT of the LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADAJune 3, 2011 FELLOW LIBERALS: I AM PLEASED TO REPORT TO YOU ON THE RECENT ACTIVITIES OF YOUR NATIONAL BOARD AT THIS EXTREMELY CRITICAL MOMENT IN OUR PARTY’S HISTORY. EXACTLY ONE MONTH AGO, […]
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Here for all Canadians
You can read the first Stephen Harper majority government throne speech here. But you probably don’t need to. After all, there are few surprises in it, which is in line with Harper’s “stability” message repeated every day during the election campaign. The throne speech’s proposals for Senate reform, new House of Commons seats, and crime […]
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"We need to rip open our party. Think about making it almost open source."
Mark Holland gave a barn burner speech at the ALP convention on Saturday night that had the entire crowd buzzing – I’ll be sure to post it if I can track down the video. Until then, here’s what Mark had to say about the challenges facing the Liberal Party earlier in the day.
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The Race for Kingsmere
A new-look Parliament resumes today, with the first order of business the naming of a new speaker to replace Peter Milliken. A slew of Conservatives who realize they will never be in Cabinet have put their names forward, including Barry Devolin, Lee Richardson, Bruce Stanton, Merv Tweed, Dean Allison, Ed Hold, and Andrew Scheer, along […]