Canadian Politics
Air Canada CEO caves to the mob
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is retiring after years of pressure over not speaking French. A week after a fatal crash at LaGuardia, no one is talking about…
Pierre Trudeau
7 posts on Pierre Trudeau from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
PC Party of Alberta
Daryl Fridhandler joins Mar’s campaign?
First, an intro of Mr. Fridhandler from his website, I was first attracted to the Liberal Party in the 1968 election after having seen Pierre Trudeau ride into…
Michael Ignatieff
Justin Trudeau on Michael Ignatieff
“…je pense qu’une des grandes différences entre Ignatieff et mon père et là, je vais sûrement me mettre un peu dans le trouble, c’est au niveau de la force de…
Liberal Party of Canada
Justin Trudeau to run in Outremont?
I overheard at the convention last weekend that Justin Trudeau is considering a run in the riding of Outremont. I didn’t put much stock into the rumour, but…
Canadian Politics
Monique Bégin: our next Governor General?
The CBC currently has Monique Bégin listed as one of two serious candidates for Adrienne Clarkson’s replacement as Governor General. Who is Mme. Bégin? Monique…
CBC
More Greatest Canadian Silliness
Matt Fletcher over at Living In A Society notes that the current standings for the CBC’s Greatest Canadian contest stands as follows: 1. Tommy Douglas 2. Terry…
CBC
CBC airs Trudeau on eve of election
Did anyone else notice that the national broadcaster re-aired its ‘critically acclaimed’ 2-part, 4-hour mini-series on Pierre Trudeau on what may be, perhaps,…