Elections
It finally happened
Paul Martin called the election. The writ was dropped at about 1:30pm EST today in Ottawa as the Paul Martin asked Governor General Adrienne Clarkson to…
May 2004
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Elections
Pre-writ poll
As Paul Martin dyspeptically delays and attempts to manipulate the election date to his own advantage, the latest pre-writ poll indicates that the Grits are…
Digital Politics
The web campaign
The first shots of the web campaign were fired today and it was quid pro quo as both the Liberals and the Conservatives seemed to have played off of each other…
Elections
Joe Clark retires
Today is likely the last day of the 37th Parliament and Paul Martin is expected to call an election during the Victoria Day weekend for a June 28th election.…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
The Bono factor
Another example of the Liberal push for a peripheral route to persuade voters is the recruitment of Bono, the lead singer of U2. Bono is to appear (cue…
Paul Martin
Martin’s democratic deficit grows
Daniel Girard of the Toronto Star reports today that the executive of the Liberal riding association of Burnaby-Douglas has resigned over the strong-arm…
Digital Politics
The pre-campaign thus far
In 1986, Richard Petty and John Cacioppo developed a model which outlined two routes by which a person (or an audience) is persuaded by a speaker to believe a…
CBC
Greatest Canadian silliness
While watching the hockey playoffs on CBC, like most of us, I’ve seen ads for CBC’s “Greatest Canadian” where viewers get to go to CBC’s website and nominate…
Elections
Just in time for an election: Heath Care
There must be an election coming up. When health care is discussed, Canadians listen, and it seems every party is trying to get the attention of all Canadians.…