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Skating Off Topic
Long time blog readers will know that I enjoy playing around with political stats and numbers. Well, I also enjoy playing around with hockey stats and numbers, so with the NHL playoffs here (for Leaf fans out there, that’s what happens after the regular season ends), I’ve gotten together with some friends and launched PuckProb.com. […]
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Now going on Lou Dobbs’ show, that’s completely different
Gilles Duceppe will no doubt say a lot of really dumb things on his “I Hate Canada Cross-Canada Tour“. But so far, the dumbest comments have come from those reacting to it. First up, the NDP: The NDP, meanwhile, is taking issue with Mr. Duceppe’s tour – and his meeting with Mr. Flanagan. “While the […]
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"I Have Made Mistakes"
Guergis out: April 9, 2010 This morning, I tendered my resignation as Minister of State for Status of Women to the Prime Minister which he accepted. The past 9 months have been a very difficult time for me. I have made mistakes for which I have apologised. I want the people of PEI to know […]
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Cocaine and Busty Hookers
I don’t really have much to say, I just wanted to get the search engine hits from the above title. But if you do want to read all the details of Rahim Jaffer’s arrest, the Toronto Star dishes the dirt. This has set off another round of calls to punt Helena Guergis – personally, I’m […]
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Take a Seat
The Conservatives have introduced a bill to give us…just what we need…more MPs: OTTAWA — New government legislation will add 30 new MPs to the House of Commons. Under the bill introduced Thursday, the Commons would grow to 338 seats, with Ontario getting 18 new MPs, British Columbia getting seven and Alberta getting five. The […]
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Tax Season
After a decade of non-stop tax cuts, the pendulum may be starting to swing in the other direction. In today’s Nova Scotia budget, Darrell Dexter has proposed a 2 point HST hike. This comes on the heels of Jean Charest’s taxapalooza last week, and Michael Ignatieff’s promise to cancel corporate tax cuts. And even though […]
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Post-Budget Poll Soup
With the Tories widening their polling lead over the Liberals in March, it’s easy to attribute this to a post-Olympic bounce, or reaction to the federal budget. But the Olympic bounce logic never made much sense to me, and given I can’t even remember three details about the budget, I’d imagine it hasn’t had a […]
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This Week in Alberta – Extra! Extra! Man Joins Alliance!
Today, a Calgary Grit exclusive, sure to be on the front pages of every Alberta daily tomorrow. My sources have learned that Edward Johnson, a long-time PC member, will be announcing his defection to the Wildrose Alliance this weekend. Johnson was the Bonnyville-Cold Lake riding association policy chair from 1996 to 1998, and was a […]
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Feeling Blue
After the flack they got for the O Canada name-change stunt, I’m surprised they’d try this. But, then again, knowing this government’s rabid partisanship, nothing should surprise us anymore: Tories Propose Changes to Flag(CP) OTTAWA — The Conservative Party is set to introduce highly controversial legislation later today that would change the colour of the […]