Canadian Politics
Where Brookfield sits in every room
Fourteen Carney-era policy decisions, mapped against Brookfield's portfolio. Some confirm the thesis. Some cut against it. Both matter.
Carbon Tax
15 posts on Carbon Tax from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Canadian Politics
Carney to prorogue Parliament after by-elections?
Is Mark Carney set to shutter Parliament after April's by-elections? With a backdoor majority in reach, prorogation would let him dodge accountability for a…
Michael Ignatieff
Dion was an unexpected gift, but Ignatieff was an original Tory prospect
During the Liberal convention in December of 2006, Bob Rae was seen by Conservative strategists as the most fearful prospect that the Liberals had on offer to…
Michael Ignatieff
The Liberal Party policy amendment that’s causing a buzz this morning
123. Climate Change WHEREAS: Scientists confirm that human activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels, is altering the atmosphere, changing Earth’s…
Elections
Dion will implement carbon tax even if there’s a recession
After a joint address to the Empire Club and Canadian Club yesterday, Stephane Dion faced reporters. The exchange between Richard Madan from City and Dion was…
Election Financing
Liberals rip down Conservative signs with a blessing from Elections Canada
This campaign has seen a lot of things, from MPs using office budgets to advertise during the writ to past blogs of present candidates coming back to haunt…
Elizabeth May
Green Party releases platform
Here’s the platform of the Green Party of Canada: Read this document on Scribd: GPC platform Notes: – Money for a Green VC fund for green R&D – renegotiation…
Canadian Politics
Does Elizabeth May fundamentally agree or disagree?
One thing that we can all agree upon is that Elizabeth May talks too fast and this has got her into some trouble in the past surrounding her February 2007…
Elections
Oh Danny Boy!
“A majority government for Stephen Harper would be one of the most negative political events in Canadian history” — Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and…