Liberal Party of Canada
Rae making a deal with Ignatieff
Looks like the backroom people might win this race. The common opinion among my media friends is that Dion’s momentum is the grassroots telling the party that…
Paul Martin
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Liberal Party of Canada
Of red-state herrings and out-of-the-blue pro-american Liberals
Captured from the Liberal Party website: What would Paul Martin say? Well, during the last election he said this: “I guess the only thing I would say to Mr.…
Conservative Party of Canada
My Interview with Senator Hugh Segal
Interviewing politicians is so much easier when they come through to visit Kingston rather than me going either to Calgary, Ottawa or Toronto to interview…
Canadian Policy
Canadian Constitutional Tradition
This weekend, I find myself in Calgary for the Calgary Congress put on by the Citizens Centre for Freedom and Democracy. The conference is a discussion on…
Stephen Harper
100 days
Today marks the 100th day since Canadians voted for change on January 23rd. A friend asked me the other day whether Canadians voted to remove the Liberals or…
Stephen Harper
Take Note debate on Afghanistan
It seems that Stephen Harper is treating the 39th session of Parliament more like a multi-partite congregation than his predecessor ever did. Today, with a…
Parliament of Canada
Speech from the Throne – a preview
From a variety of sources, I’ve pieced together a few themes about today’s speech from the throne which is set to occur in just under an hour. I’ve learned…
Digital Politics
Evolution of the PM’s website
The Prime Ministerial website is accessible at http://pm.gc.ca and besides the changing of the guard over the years (from Chretien to Martin to Harper), the…
Stephen Harper
Things learned so far this morning
Michaelle Jean, the Governor General, takes the actual reins of power in the hour between Martin’s resignation and Harper’s swearing-in. Gary Lunn took a taxi…