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"These Questions Continue to be Essential"
The quote above is from Maxime Bernier, as part of an eloquent defense of the long form Census. But before we get there, it’s fun to follow the bouncing ball and see how that old quote found the light of day. We start with this morning’s Toronto Star article with the headline “Even one dissenting […]
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The Road to Civility
Good news from Ottawa (you don’t hear that a lot do you?), as our MPs take a step towards creating rules to force themselves to act like grown ups: MPs agree to curb question period shenanigans OTTAWA — A strong majority of Canada’s federal politicians, stung by their own embarrassing behaviour in Parliament, have decided […]
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What He Stands For
I’ve spent most of the past year and half clamouring for Michael Ignatieff to show Canadians what he, and the Liberal Party, stand for. So I’m very pleased to see some tangible policy ideas being put forward with today’s Family Care announcement, which will make it easier for Canadians to care for their sick loved […]
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How’d this guy ever get elected as an MP?
Former Cabinet Minister Michael Fortier proposes that Quebec hold a referendum every 15 years: Au risque de heurter des fédéralistes, nous devrions légiférer la tenue d’un référendum obligatoire à tous les 15 ans. Le nombre important de Québécois souhaitant la souveraineté n’est pas sur le point de s’estomper – voilà 30 ans que je le […]
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Democracy In Action
They can’t agree on how to fix the economy. Or how to reform our political system. Or even what to do with the frickin’ long form Census. So what’s the one thing our elected members of parliament can all agree on? Nobody messes with Bonhomme Carnival: OTTAWA – MPs took the unprecedented step Wednesday night […]
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Sarah Thomson’s Martha Moment
In 2006, Martha Hall Findlay was the only woman in an 8 candidate field. She was a political outsider who earned high praise from the media for her performance during the campaign, despite lackluster levels of support. And when she threw her support behind Stephane Dion in Montreal, it gave Dion the momentum he would […]
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A Blue Wave Sweeps Across New Brunswick
The results are in, and it’s a rout. Darrell Dexter and the guy in Manitoba are no longer the least recognizable Premiers in the country. PC 42 (49%)Lib 13 (34%)NDP 0 (10%)Green 0 (5%) This may not be anything more than backlash to a Hydro deal gone sour, but seeing another government tossed out east […]
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Poll Soup: The House is Back
The kids are back in school and MPs are back in the House. It’s safe to say Canadians still have larger things to worry about than politics, but it’s worth checking in with the post-Labour Day polls to see if the earth moved while we were all on vacation. Ipsos (released Sept 25, n = […]