Federal Politics
Avi Lewis is the new leader of the NDP
Avi Lewis won the NDP leadership race on a decisive first ballot, taking 56 per cent of the vote.
Elizabeth May
26 posts on Elizabeth May from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Canadian Politics
Annamie Paul is the new leader of the Green Party of Canada
Elizabeth May‘s tenure over the Green Party of Canada has really come to a close. The leadership for the Green Party of Canada was announced this evening and…
Canadian Politics
Elizabeth May on Margaret Thatcher and Hugo Chavez
Margaret Thatcher passed away today at the age of 87. Here is Elizabeth May’s statement acknowledging the death of the Britain’s greatest peacetime Prime…
Canadian Politics
Elizabeth May’s Party
Flying thousands of kilometers for most to attend a convention on Vancouver Island in Elizabeth May’s riding, to listen to a former NDP MP and Liberal MP ought…
Canadian Politics
Elizabeth May’s crazy train
This election campaign has seen a lot of spoofs of the federal leaders on YouTube. Here’s another for your entertainment. Beware of the subliminal messages,…
Elections
The shadowboxing opposition
Largely unable to effectively criticize Mr. Harper’s record in office, Canada’s opposition leaders underestimate the intelligence of Canadians and focus on a…
Canadian Politics
English debate, the next morning
Five federal party leaders squared off last night around the oblong table at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Coming off of a sort of dress-rehearsal last…
Canadian Politics
Tonight’s debate: the drinking game
Tonight, Canada’s four national mainstream party leaders (and one wildcard) will gather at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre for the English language debate. To…
Elections
“Clearly, our leader won the debate”
You’ll hear this line from every party but the first public utterance of it that I saw was from the Liberal camp on twitter: “Stéphane Dion won decisively! He…