govtweets.com and govtweets.ca I’ve been working on a couple of new website that use twitter.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with twitter, it’s a new web service that simply asks “what are you doing?”.  Think of it as Facebook stripped down…

Stephen Harper on the economy today in the Northwest Territories: “Somebody said a recession is when people start losing their jobs, and when your neighbour loses his job. There are job losses, but overall employment is pretty stable” That somebody…

My occasional guest-blogging friend returns with a folksy and real assessment of today’s political scene.  I’m glad to provide him this space since his job isn’t so permissive as to allow him to maintain a regular blog. I note that in today’s…

I’ve been enjoying this week’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention on CNN (the only network anchoring coverage from the floor). Whether you agree with Democrats or not, you must admit that they’re putting on a great show and the stars of…

I have a bit of an embarrassing confession to make. I subscribe to an unhealthy amount of polling information via email and RSS. Polling companies in Canada and the US send me daily information on a number of topics, whether it’s the horse-race of…

Stephane Dion won’t return Stephen Harper’s phone calls. The Prime Minister wants to get Dion on the line so the perception can be built that the PM is doing everything he can to make the fall session of Parliament work. Mr. Dion is avoiding the…

Their website should reflect it. The by-elections are announced on their website in orange and red. These colours are, of course, the colours of the NDP and Liberal Party respectively. Some bureaucrats, journalists and Liberals were concerned when…

As the Democrats assemble in Denver this week and kick off their National Convention today, the campaign of the presidential campaign of Republican John McCain is to capitalize on Barack Obama’s decision to tap senior senator Joe Biden as hiss…

From the National Post: OAKVILLE – Stephane Dion has challenged the Prime Minister to clarify his view on abortion, threatening to reignite the debate as Canada careens toward a fall election. The Liberal leader issued his challenge to Stephen…

Spotted in Hedy Fry’s 5th floor office window at the Confederation Building on Parliament Hill: I’m not sure how Fry qualifies as a veteran, but she’s got the sign and she’s showing her support for the presumptive Democratic nominee for President!…