Reaction from world leaders: Barack Obama (United States): Stephen Harper (Canada): Julia Gillard (Australia): I welcome the death of Osama bin Laden, I welcome this news, and I thank President Obama and the US forces who have made this possible…
The Globe and Mail: Only Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party have shown the leadership, the bullheadedness (let’s call it what it is) and the discipline this country needs. He has built the Conservatives into arguably the only truly national…
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 Parliament. We’ve seen some surprises, some upsets and some tears among the competitors. Jack…
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 place. The surge of the NDP seems to be most pronounced in Quebec where there are…
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 scenario spelled out by Mr. Ignatieff is within the conventions of our Parliamentary…
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 take from others. On the right, we look at our own prosperity, see the glass as half full,…
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… via SMS! This is an interesting move for Smith. How does the political capital equation…
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 elements between the ad and one by GOP 2012 nomination hopeful Tim Pawlenty. Here’s their…
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 everytime” Iggy. #elxn41 (sorta obamaesque) @JaneTaber1 Ig doing some obama fist-bumping with…
