[cross-posted to CTV.ca] Polls will certainly cause madness if we follow them too closely, especially at this phase of the campaign. I will admit though, seeing the SES numbers this morning left me somewhat baffled. How are these numbers possible…

Here is an example of headline extrapolation: Liberals offer an extra $6 billion for day care Well now, this is about as honest as saying: Harper’s GST cut will save Canadians more than $500 trillion As, ALW rightly points out, CTV and the Globe and…

I’m sure the uber-strategists in downtown Ottawa and on the primary campaign have figured out most of it (hopefully), but I was mulling over a few general strategies that the Tories should implement to boost their chances at forming government. Cite…

When I was in Ottawa at the beginning of last month for the first part of the Gomery report, I had a chance to sit down for a chat with James Moore, the Conservative MP for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam in his office on Parliament Hill. James…

Chuck Strahl started blogging at the kickoff of the campaign and so far, it’s one of the best MP blogs out there. The primary reason for an MP/candidate blog is to connect the representative with the constituents. A poor politician blog will issue…

Blogging Tories and fans of Blogging Tories, the first leader’s debate has been scheduled for December 15th in Vancouver. There is one new feature that the networks are adding to the debate: viewer participation. While there won’t be a live studio…

Take a look at the header of the Liberal website: Are the Liberals implying that Buzz Hargrove endorses Tax Cuts? It took less than 24 hours for the Liberals to abuse Hargrove’s endorsement. Perhaps Hargrove will be rethinking his flawed strategy?…

Uh oh. It appears that Jack Layton has lost a key supporter in Buzz Hargrove and the CAW. Buzz has been piloting the Liberal Party for a while now ever since he sketched out his demands on the back of a napkin in a hotel room in downtown Toronto.…

A Conservative government under the leadership of Stephen Harper will reduce the GST from 7% to 6% immediately and then to 5% within five years. This announcement generates a mixed reaction from me, but it’s mostly good. First of all, small ‘c’…

The Liberals launched their new campaign website yesterday with a new look. This is the image on the splash page that greeted visitors to the website. I’ve gone ahead and made the obvious move (it was really too obvious). UPDATE: Thanks to SDA and…