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The ever shrinking Liberal shadow
There’s only so much you can read into the critic portfolios assigned to the third party in the house – especially when numbers dictate that everyone gets something. But the Liberal shadow cabinet deserves a bit of attention, if only because it marks Bob Rae’s first significant public decision as interim leader. Among the notables: […]
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Election by Numbers
I’ve updated my election spreadsheet, and will be posting some riding-by-riding analysis over the next while. For now, a list of somewhat interesting numbers from the last campaign: 1: Ridings the Bloc Quebecois won by more than 3 percentage points, showing how close they came to a complete wipe out. 2: Ridings won by the […]
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Hidden Agenda?
The Ontario Tories bared more than their…uhh…private members…this weekend, releasing their election platform (summarized by CP here). I’ve always been a fan of parties releasing their platforms early – it gives you time to define yourself, and show voters what you stand for. Which in Tim Hudak’s case, seems to be largely what Dalton McGuinty […]
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Real Renewal
I know some will roll their eyes when I say this, but the federal Liberals – and all political parties for that matter – could learn a lot from the Alberta Liberal Party. After all, everyone talks about “renewing” and “rebuilding” but all too often those are just meaningless buzzwords. The ALP, however, is actually […]
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Splitting the Dippers
We finally got a bit of clarity from Jack Layton on an issue he has danced around for the better part of the past decade: It’s official: Layton backs 50%-plus-one rule for Quebec secession NDP Leader Jack Layton is once again stating that a straight majority would be enough for Quebec to legally secede from […]
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Rae’s Day
As I’ve said all along, this was the obvious choice for interim leader. Rae is a gifted politician, and will keep the party relevent while it rebuilds. Liberals name Bob Rae interim chief Bob Rae says the Liberal Party should look to a new “generation of leadership” – but in the interim, he is happy […]
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Putting it off
I’ve held off commenting on Liberal leadership timing because it’s been so hard to figure out what’s going on. If it wasn’t for Jane Taber, I’d really have no idea what was being discussed or debated. For those just tuning in now, the Liberal constitution calls for a new leader to be crowned no longer […]
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Renewal
There has been a lot of talk about Liberal Party renewal since election night. Which is encouraging – after a punch to gut like that, it’s easy to give up, but it sounds like there’s a real appetite out there to change the party for the better. Bellow is a sample of posts and article […]
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Great Moments in Spin
If there are ever “spin awards”, Tim Powers deserves the statue: PARLIAMENT HILL—Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s inflammatory decision to stuff two failed Conservative election candidates back into the Senate on Wednesday does “boggle the mind,” Conservative Tim Powers admits, but argues the storm of controversy will focus public attention on the unelected Upper Chamber, stir […]
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ELXN41
This post is just a collection of blog postings on the past election, for the sidebar archives. Consider it a place to visit at any point over the next four years when you’re feeling nostalgic for daily polls, ads, and news stories. POST MORTEMSConservativesNDPLiberalsBlocGreens PREDICTIONS AND PROJECTIONS How the polls and projections fared A round […]