Elections
February/March election? Think again
As we break for the Christmas/New Years holidays, Ottawa has been talking about a real possibility of an election in February and March. I believe that the…
Tag: Quebec
51 posts tagged "Quebec".
Conservative Party of Canada
Federalist tide in Quebec shifting Conservative?
Two former federal Liberals in Quebec were to do battle for the Conservative Party nomination in Laval-Les Îles but one dropped out an hour prior to the…
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…
Conservative Party of Canada
Decoding Harper’s Political Strategy on Afghanistan
This article by Campbell Clark of the Globe and Mail describing Defense Minister Peter MacKay’s comments on Afghanistan on CTV’s Question Period this past…
By-elections
Liberal candidate of record is a Conservative on the books
Meet Louise Boulanger, the Liberal candidate for the Quebec by-election in the riding of Roberval–Lac-St-Jean. Here is a picture of Jean-Pierre Blackburn, the…
Stephen Harper
Bush coming to Canada
Dust off those bongos, young progressive agent of change! In a news release from the Prime Minister’s Office today it was announced that US President George W…
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…
Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe reacts to the budget
I interviewed Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe on his reaction to the federal budget and why he chose to support it. I also ask about the PQ’s assertion that it…
New Democratic Party of Canada
The world according to the NDP
This fall, NDP delegates are set to descend upon the historic city of Quebec for their next policy convention. There, the Dippers will figure out what the NDP…