Canadian Politics
George W Strawman II
The Tories released their Clean Air Act yesterday. Like 99.9% of Canadians, I haven’t read through the details yet but it seems that the media is particularly…
Jack Layton
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Jack Layton
CP writes about NDP draft resolutions
A reporter from CP called me yesterday to confirm some facts for a story he was writing on my uncovering of the NDP draft policy resolutions. He told me that…
Jack Layton
Flap Jack
Jack Layton, in his own words: Given that our obligations in Afghanistan will end in 10 months, Parliament should soon debate and vote on a new deployment. Can…
Parliament of Canada
Consider the Throne Speech passed
The Liberals seem to be in automatic opposition mode and conforming with Jack Layton’s earlier constructive language, the NDP appears supportive of the Throne…
Parliament of Canada
The Speaker’s Election
1:16pm: Bill Blaikie calls for order. I assume that he’s looking over the proceedings because he’s the most senior member. 1:18pm: Blaikie casts the last…
Jack Layton
Emails from Jack
…and how they are a continuous source of inspiration for blog posts. A couple of days ago, I received the general mailing list email that gets sent out to…
Canadian Media
Spot the Liberal
Here’s a picture from Don Newman’s Politics show. On every morning’s broaaadcast Newman featured three spinners from each of the federalist parties. Can you…
Elections
Things that make you go “huh?”
Last night in Montreal, the four party leaders debated the issues and even made up a few of their own. Here, I summarize moments that caused befuddlement.…
Digital Politics
Newsflash: Leak from Liberal war-room previews upcoming negative ad campaign against Harper?
In an email to select officials in the Conservative Party obtained indirectly by yours truly, an apparent leak has come from the Liberal war-room in the form…