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…
Jack Layton
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By-elections
Thoughts about the by-elections
Repeating my bit from Macleans.ca, just for the record: “Earthquake in Quebec. “Stephane Dion fails his first electoral test as Liberal leader as the Grits…
Gilles Duceppe
Did you know that…
Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is entitled to a $110,000 annual pension once he retires? Why is the Bloc still running candidates for federal office? How…
Jack Layton
Lofty predictions, 5 cents apiece…
I’ve been passing this one around for awhile amongst friends so I really ought to write it down. I think that Jack Layton will have to prove himself as a…
Liberal Party of Canada
Who will sing a folk song for the women of Afghanistan?
There are times when I cannot understand the logical path that the left takes in order to come to some of their conclusions. For example, the other day,…
Canadian Media
Press shuts down blogger
A couple of weeks ago, I headed down the street to Parliament Hill to cover the budget for my blog and for Blogging Tories. You can see the product of that…
Jack Layton
Jack Layton reacts to the budget
I captured the following footage of NDP leader Jack Layton outside of the House of Commons after the budget was tabled. He was the first opposition leader to…
Jack Layton
Jack Layton interview
On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to interview Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party. Layton and I chat about a variety of topics including his…
Jack Layton
Cows with SARS, in our cities
Some say that the NDP has lost touch with rural constituents. Some accuse Jack of being too Toronto-centric in his views. Cows with SARS! From the Brandon…