Canadian Politics
Needed: Badguy flashcards for politicians
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April 2011
10 posts from April 2011.
Elections
The Last week of play. What to watch for.
For spectators of the political Olympics, we’re now in the final sprint, the last leg, indeed the gold medal round of the competition to shape the 41st…
Columns
Game Changer
They’ve been popping organic champagne corks in the NDP war room this week as poll after poll is showing that party ahead of the Liberals in a race for second…
Michael Ignatieff
Statement by Brad Wall on Michael Ignatieff
I am deeply troubled by Mr. Ignatieff’s assertion that he may choose to overturn the democratic result of the federal election. While I understand that the…
Columns
Getting to the fundamentals
If greed is universal, we can break down our approach in two distinct categories. On the left, we look at relative prosperity, see the glass as too full, and…
Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith endorses federal Conservative majority government
I heard this morning that Alberta Wildrose Alliance leader Danielle Smith was endorsing Stephen Harper so I wanted to confirm. Confirmed the old-fashioned way……
Elections
Canadian ads and the latest process story scandal
The Conservatives put out a new ad yesterday called “Our Country”. The Liberals rapid-response desk in their war-room put together this video to suggest common…
Canadian Media
A quick glance over at the MSM this evening…
I’m arching and furrowing my blow at this in a way that would make Ignatieff envious… @RosieBarton “The politics of hope will beat the politics of fear…
Liberal Party of Canada
Alfred Apps admits that the Liberals are raising taxes
More context for the Apps quote: “When Tories say we’re increasing taxes, damn right we are. We’re putting corporate taxes back up to where they were a year…