Alberta Politics
Dave Taylor and the realignment of Alberta politics
Unless you are paticularly ill with a case of alberta politicitis, you probably can’t place the name Rob Anderson, Heather Forsyth and Dave Taylor. But for…
Stockwell Day
11 posts on Stockwell Day from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Conservative Party of Canada
Stockwell Day interview
It’s been a summer of swine and seals in the office of the International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day. Colloquially, H1N1 is called swine flu and it’s been…
Stephen Harper
Liveblogging the cabinet shuffle
9:52AM: Rob Nicholson, Gail Shea, Leona Aglukkaq, Peter Kent and Peter van Loan, Chuck Strahl show up to Rideau Hall 9:52AM: And Christian Paradis, Jim…
Canadian Media
The Media on poorly bilingual leaders
It’s the new low in a snake’s belly of a campaign. Liberal leader Stephane Dion misunderstands a complicated question and the Conservatives trot out leader…
Stéphane Dion
Stephane Dion should be thankful he’s not a conservative party leader
During the 2000 election, one of the greatest “blunders” that Stockwell Day made during the campaign was to compare the Canadian “brain drain” to the flow of…
Election Financing
In and Outright Hypocrisy?
The Liberals have been trying to make gains from the so-called “In and Out scandal” in which they allege impropriety in the transfers of money from local…
Conservative Party of Canada
Cabinet Speculation*
Ottawa is abuzz with cabinet speculation this week as the summer starts to wind down and there’s no election in sight. Between elections, I’m told, the…
Canadian Media
Zaccardelli vs. Globe and Mail
(please also read my previous post for more background) The Globe and Mail has been caught in error about Stockwell Day and RCMP Commissioner Zaccardelli. From…
Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal calls border guards “wimps”
Yesterday in the House, Derek Lee, the Liberal MP for Scarborough-Rouge River had a few choice words for the 60 Canadian border guards that walked off the job…