There is a faux controversy brewing in the media and among Liberal bloggers about Conservative ads that ran in the last election. As all parties do during elections, money was transfered between the national party and regional candidates.…

This article by Campbell Clark of the Globe and Mail describing Defense Minister Peter MacKay’s comments on Afghanistan on CTV’s Question Period this past Sunday, left me a bit unsettled and confused. OTTAWA — Canada has made it clear to its NATO…

Having spent a number of years at a Canadian university, it can often feel that one’s wandering through a parallel world when it comes to politics. Rational thought and reason are often be replaced by misinformed emotional appeal. Even though modern…

Meet Louise Boulanger, the Liberal candidate for the Quebec by-election in the riding of Roberval–Lac-St-Jean. Here is a picture of Jean-Pierre Blackburn, the Conservative federal government’s minister of labour: Here is a picture of Denis Lebel,…

Take a look at the following video from CBS’ evening news from 1972. There should be a few interesting elements for any viewer, no matter their political leanings. First, we notice that the topic of election strategy has always been good fodder for…

Many months after the this unfortunate report from CBC concerning the Prime Minister’s caucus retreat in Cornwall, Ontario last August, I had the random chance of sitting down and have a couple of drinks with a senior CBC staffer. Introducing myself…

Shalom, blog readers! I’m in Tel Aviv right now trying to find a strong WiFi signal in order to bring you a promise of a huge update later on about my travels in Israel. I’m supposed to catch a ride down to the Dead Sea in about 10 minutes so I…

The cabinet has been shuffled. Solberg is at Rideau Hall to accompany his good friend Chuck Strahl. Monte will not be getting a new portfolio. He will remain in HRSDC. Monte’s pal Strahl goes to Indian Affairs. A good upgrade especially as a BC…

Consider this news item that aired on Citytv (Toronto) on August 11th. It concerns the Ontario NDP’s energy plan going into the next election. A couple of things about this video made me want to highlight it here. First, the obvious laughs including…

Ottawa is abuzz with cabinet speculation this week as the summer starts to wind down and there’s no election in sight. Between elections, I’m told, the parliamentary press gallery’s second favourite fix is speculating how the front bench of the…