Tim Hudak interview at the Manning Centre Conference

I asked Hudak about principle vs pragmatism in opposition compared to government, about how he would balance the deficit, the difference between…

Rob Willington presents at the Manning Centre conference

Rob Willington is the brains behind the campaign that got the GOP’s 41st Senate vote in the Massachusetts special Senate election. He gave a lunch time…

One of these things was lifted from the other?

The 150!Canada conference is in Ottawa this week. No not that Canada 150 conference… What is the 150!Canada conference? It’s the first big meeting to begin…

Prime Minister will use social media to connect with Canadians

I just found out from my friends in the Prime Minister’s office (and at Google) that the Prime Minister will be using YouTube to livestream his reaction to the…

Regarding the rewording of O Canada, the PMO speaks…

“We offered to hear from Canadians on this issue and they have already spoken loud and clear. They overwhelmingly do not want to open the issue. The Government…

Stakeholder reaction to the 2010 budget

National Citizens Coalition Instead of fixing the job crisis as it promised in yesterday’s Throne Speech, the Harper government appears to be coasting on last…

2010 Federal Budget – full text

O Canada?

Yesterday, when tweeting the throne speech, I was puzzled to find the line “Our Government will also ask Parliament to examine the original gender-neutral…

Speech from the Throne, full text

If you can read faster than the Governor General, here is the Throne Speech: Honourable Senators, Members of the House of Commons, Ladies and gentlemen, We are…