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I Know What You’ll Do This Summer
Last year, the spring session came to a close with a crash – parliamentary brinkmanship and an EI deal between the Liberals and Conservatives that set up a summer of heightened election preparations and speculation. This year, we limp into the summer recess. So what’s in store for the political parties this summer after a […]
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Poll Soup: School’s out for the Summer Edition
What has been described as “the least productive session of parliament ever” is stumbling to a close. Looking at what little has been accomplished…well, maybe they should have just stayed prorogued. But even if there’s been little legislative movement in the House, there has been movement in the polls since January. Despite abortion gaffes, a […]
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The same could be said about Ed Stelmach’s cabinet
Canadian TV ‘crap’: Alberta culture minister Alberta Culture Minister Lindsay Blackett was backpedalling Wednesday after his disparaging comments about the quality of Canadian television sparked an outcry. Blackett was listening to a panel discussion at the Banff World Television Festival on Monday when he made the remarks in a question and answer session. “I sit […]
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Here Comes the Sun
So FOX News North and Kory Vision has a name – Sun News. The new network is still in its infancy, so it may be premature for us to pass judgment on it. But I suspect they’ll be prematurely passing judgment on a lot of individuals in the years to come, so let’s jump in […]
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Only Ignatieff can go to China – Take 2
September 1st, 2009: “Stephen Harper has been prime minister for four years, and he’s never visited China. We’ll be there next week.” September 2nd, 2009: Ignatieff cancels trip to China after election threat. June 15, 2010: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff to visit China.
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Sing a Song for Jim
Jim Dinning is named U of C Chancellor I know the vote’s been held, but I’m still willing to wager money he finds a way to blow this before taking on the title on July 1st…
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Friday Link Grab Bag
1) Hop on the big red bus – it’s time for a summer road trip! Hopefully the bus rolls across the Prairies because… 2) …the National Post also believes the Liberals should look West. I’m always worried when I agree with the Post but, then again, the paper might start looking downright socialist when compared […]
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Sensible Solutions
I get the concerns about vote splitting on the left. Given the differences between the people who vote NDP and the people who vote Liberal, I don’t think those concerns are founded but, yeah, I get them. So rather than lunge into a merger, why not just switch to a preferential ballot? The Liberals and […]
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On Your Mark…
So I was asked to pen a short piece for The Mark a few weeks ago on how to fix the Liberal Party. I foolishly overlooked the idea of blowing up the party as a solution, suggesting instead that the Liberals need to expand their support base outside of the GTA. The full article can […]