Justin Trudeau
Why Justin Trudeau’s new ad falls flat
The Liberal Party of Canada released a new ad last night featuring Justin Trudeau “turning the channel” and emphasizing positive politics. The Conservative…
Michael Ignatieff
138 posts on Michael Ignatieff from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Canadian Media
CBC double standard on political advertising
Here, a piece from Glen McGregor in 2009, OTTAWA — The Conservative party was unable to get television commercials aimed at Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff…
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff calls for new discussion on marriage
Former Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff has signed onto the Institute for American Values “Call for a New Conversation on Marriage”. The socially…
Elections
The Last week of play. What to watch for.
For spectators of the political Olympics, we’re now in the final sprint, the last leg, indeed the gold medal round of the competition to shape the 41st…
Michael Ignatieff
Statement by Brad Wall on Michael Ignatieff
I am deeply troubled by Mr. Ignatieff’s assertion that he may choose to overturn the democratic result of the federal election. While I understand that the…
Canadian Media
A quick glance over at the MSM this evening…
I’m arching and furrowing my blow at this in a way that would make Ignatieff envious… @RosieBarton “The politics of hope will beat the politics of fear…
Michael Ignatieff
The wearable coalition
The Ignatieff people are fundraising with eyebrows. Here’s a preview of the whole coalition set.
Michael Ignatieff
Coalition agreement with Ignatieff’s signature disappears from Liberal.ca
In the past, whenever I needed to refer to the coalition agreement that members of the Liberal caucus signed, I could just go to Liberal.ca and find it.…
Conservative Party of Canada
Liberals go “very ethnic”
The Liberal Party mocked and expressed fake outrage when a Conservative Party internal document came to light allegedly revealing Conservative ethnic outreach…