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Mad Max Maverick Watch
With the exception of Bernier rising to the defence of Tony Clement on the Census, it has been a very mavericky year for the former Cabinet superstar. Although I disagree with the bulk of what he has said, it’s nice to see someone in Ottawa interested in debating issues that are worth debating. Issue: Bill […]
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Flying into Stephen Harper international airport
Even though most of the champagne and reflection flowed on the 5th anniversary of his 2006 election night win, it was five years ago tomorrow that Stephen Harper was sworn in as Prime Minister. But today might be the more interesting milestone. Assuming he doesn’t quit to go form his own rock band by the […]
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A Beginner’s Guide to Alberta Politics, or, "What the @$#! is going on in Alberta?"
Like an oil reserve, Alberta politics tends to lie dormant for thousands of years, only to gush to the surface without warning. And when it does, it’s usually messy. Like the last two weeks. For those of you lucky enough to not follow Alberta politics, it must have all seemed rather perplexing. A caucus coup […]
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Swann Song
There used to be a time when you could tune out Alberta politics for a decade and not miss much. Now, every day brings a new bombshell. The latest comes from the Alberta Liberals, with David Swann resigning before even fighting his first election as leader. Although the news is surprising, it likely shouldn’t be […]
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Bocce Balls
And that, is the sound of thousands of Liberals simultaneously de-friending Rocco: Ex-Liberal fundraiser Rocco Rossi expected to run for Ontario Tories Rocco Rossi, former national director of the Liberal Party of Canada and recent candidate for the Toronto mayoralty, may be poised to declare he’s running for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Queen’s […]
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Swann Song?
I really hate to post on rumours before they’re confirmed. After all, this might just be a case of Global jumping the gun. But I really wanted to beat the rest of the press with the headline above, so here’s the story: First Stelmach, then Morton … is Swann next? CALGARY – There may be […]
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Vote a vote for Jim?
Man, this guy can’t even be decisive when it comes to being non-committal: Jim Dinning, Tuesday: “While I still have the passion and the interest, I do not want to run for that job.” Jim Dinning, Saturday: “I never say never.”
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And thus begins Ted Morton’s leadership campaign
Suffice to say Ed’s gambit of naming Morton Minister of Finance last year didn’t work out so well, eh? Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton resigns from PC cabinet Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton has resigned from cabinet, two days after first planning to do so and after reluctantly agreeing to support a large deficit budget. […]
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From the party who brought you a puffin pooping on Stephane Dion…
…come two of the most ridiculous political ads of the last decade. It’s one thing to take quotes and clips out of context. It’s another to take them out of context in the way Rick Mercer would. Just because you’re able to splice something together in 48 hours, and just because you have the money […]
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Shouldn’t we really be blaming the Nova Scotia Liberal government who designed his grade 5 curriculum?
From the government who brought you a Minister of Science who doesn’t believe in science, comes a (former) Foreign Affairs Minister who doesn’t believe in geography: Defence Minister Peter MacKay might want to give his old Grade 5 geography teacher a call for a brush-up. MacKay made a bit of a gaffe Tuesday night, when […]