Elections
How might this government fall?
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…
Election Timing
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Stephen Harper
“Tough talk” from Dion, until the headline question comes up
Today, Stephane Dion held a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa to address recent comments by the Prime Minister regarding the dysfunction…
Elections
CH panel: Fall election?
Today I was on a panel with Mike Crawley, the President of the Ontario wing of the Liberal Party of Canada and with Wayne Marston, NDP MP from Hamilton…
Parliament of Canada
NDP to test Dion’s confidence, in himself
Five confidence motions are on the order paper today: March 5, 2008 — Mr. Layton (Toronto–Danforth) — That, in the opinion of the House, this government’s…
Economy and Budget
On budget day
one gets the feeling that the Liberals are neutered when Stephane Dion rises in the House during question period to ask about the Clean Air Act and greenhouse…
Elections
February/March election? Think again
As we break for the Christmas/New Years holidays, Ottawa has been talking about a real possibility of an election in February and March. I believe that the…
Stéphane Dion
The new “opposition”
If Joe Clark’s mistake was that he arrogantly governed with his minority government as if he had a majority, will Stephane Dion’s mistake be that he is timidly…
Canadian Politics
Tonight’s Throne Speech
Prime Minister Harper has penned the mandate he seeks from Parliament for its next session and Governor General Michaelle Jean will deliver the Speech from the…
Conservative Party of Canada
“Canadians don’t want an election right now”
The line “Canadians don’t want an election right now” is becoming an interesting bit of spin now used by both the Liberals and the Conservatives regarding both…