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Bart’s Books: Deadly Fall
After a campaign like that, we can all use a bit of political detox. Me, I’ll be Just Visiting New York for the next week. I’ve got a few blog posts time stamped to go up, so there will be action going on here – just don’t expect a lot of fresh reaction to all […]
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In the interim
The Liberal Party will name an interim leader this Wednesday. While it may not be the most important decision to make over the next four years, it still deserves careful consideration. All indications are the permanent leader won’t be chosen for at least another year – and maybe two – so the interim leader will […]
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20 Answers
At the start of the election, I asked 20 questions – 50 of you took the time to answer them, and now we’re able to crown a winner. But first, a look at the correct answers: 1. Will Elizabeth May win her seat? Yes. 2. Will the Conservatives sweep Alberta? No. Once again, Linda Duncan […]
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Just Visiting?
Guess not: Michael Ignatieff jumps to University of Toronto Michael Ignatieff has been given a cozy office with a fireplace in University of Toronto’s acclaimed Massey College and will take up teaching duties in the law faculty, political-science department, Munk School of Global Affairs and the School of Public Policy and Governance.
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Election Post Mortem: The Liberals
In the 2004 election, the Liberal Party lost 37 seats. Liberals blamed this on Adscam, and they blamed it on Dalton McGuinty. This was considered a bad result, but the good news was voters had gotten it out of their system and, regardless, they’d never make Stephen Harper Prime Minister so there was a little […]
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Quick! Someone send out Ruth Ellen Brosseau to run damage control!
A pair of headlines from today: Mulcair to coach new NDP MPs NDP deputy leader doubts bin Laden photos exist
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Ad Watch: The Best of Elxn41
Over the past month, I’ve asked you to rate election commercials. I’ve gone back and calculated the mean grade for each, and will now count down the top 5 ads of the election. You’ll notice the following are all NDP or Liberal commercials. The Greens’ clever “change the channel” spot comes in at number 6, […]
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Election Post-Mortem: The Greens
The Greens got 360,000 more votes in 2008 than on Monday – in fact, they lost a larger proportion of their vote than either the Liberals or the Bloc. And yet, the 2011 election will go down as a historic night for the Green Party of Canada, having elected its first MP. Making sense of […]
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Je m’excuse
If there’s one thing these election results have shown, it’s that we all owe Stephane Dion a big apology. For the past 3 years, he has been the punchline of every political joke. He has been ridiculed, and treated as if he were the biggest failure in the history of Canadian politics. And yet, as […]
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A moment of silence for our fallen comrades
The hardest part of last night for me was watching so many quality MPs go down in defeat. All too often, the individual casualties of a blood bath like this are overlooked, and aren’t given a proper farewell. So let me take a minute to thank a few of my favourites for making a difference. […]