Elections
Throne Speech and Fall Election
The Parliamentary break is effectively over as Ottawa Hillites are speculating about the future of the government, of Stephane Dion’s career and, of course,…
Stephane Dion
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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…
Climate and Environment
The Green Paradox
On the topic of greenhouse gases (GHGs), I think that the Conservatives will have more success cutting Canada’s output of them than the Liberals ever did. This…
Conservative Party of Canada
Bits and pieces
The Prime Minister’s website is now featuring kitten adoption profiles. We get it… not scary, ok? Dollar rises above $0.965US, the highest since February 1977.…
Canadian Politics
Harpers and Dions contrasted
In Chatelaine’s July magazine, the home lives of the Harpers and Krieber-Dions are both featured. It is interesting to see the differences between the two…
Conservative Party of Canada
New Conservative Ads
The Conservatives have launched their second barrage of ads this morning along the “Stephane Dion is not a leader” line. This time, the Tories are focusing on…
Canadian Politics
Harper sizzles in latest poll
The Prime Minister’s personal numbers continue to sizzle and the latest poll shows a continuation of this trend. This latest poll final question asks for an…