Updated (Thursday 6 pm) below. Every once in a while, Harper exposes his fangs. This is one of those moments: “Budget bill gives Harper Cabinet new powers over CBC.” It’s a Harper special, naturally. Mix the CBC in with a pile of other Crowns who can be portrayed as bloated
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Impolitical: The Conservatives eye the CBC – updated
Updated (Thursday 6 pm) below. Every once in a while, Harper exposes his fangs. This is one of those moments: “Budget bill gives Harper Cabinet new powers over CBC.” It’s a Harper special, naturally. Mix the CBC in with a pile of other Crowns who can be portrayed as bloated
Continue readingImpolitical: The choice #lpcldr
Joyce Murray’s leadership video, released yesterday, which was very well received at the Showcase yesterday.
Continue readingImpolitical: The choice #lpcldr
Joyce Murray’s leadership video, released yesterday, which was very well received at the Showcase yesterday.
Continue readingImpolitical: On the leadership outcome #lpcldr
Shorter David Akin today: Hold your horses, everybody! Agreed. One part of his piece requires a little clarification though: And remember, it’s not just paid-up members of the Liberal Party who will vote. As many as 90,000 “supporters” or non-members of the party are eligible, and their influence will swamp
Continue readingImpolitical: On the leadership outcome #lpcldr
Shorter David Akin today: Hold your horses, everybody! Agreed. One part of his piece requires a little clarification though: And remember, it’s not just paid-up members of the Liberal Party who will vote. As many as 90,000 “supporters” or non-members of the party are eligible, and their influence will swamp
Continue readingImpolitical: It’s that time, kids #lpcldr
It’s that necessary evil in politics rearing its head…fundraising! If you are in downtown Toronto early this evening and care to come out to support MP Joyce Murray who is charging up the hill in this leadership race, then here’s an opportunity to do so. If you’re not in Toronto,
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Have a good night!
Continue readingImpolitical: Attack can be the sincerest form of flattery #lpcldr
As readers of my blog would know, I have been supporting Joyce Murray in the Liberal leadership campaign. I have been proud to do so as Joyce has run a smart, positive political campaign from the get-go. She has emphasized her vision of a Sustainable Society with compelling proposals on
Continue readingImpolitical: Notes from #lpcldr this fine morning
The Globe has a misguided header but a somewhat interesting report nevertheless: “Ontario, B.C. have biggest say in Liberal leadership race.” Since every riding is equally weighted for voting purposes, technically those provinces don’t have the biggest say in the race. What is nevertheless interesting is the remaining fact of
Continue readingImpolitical: Fair Vote Canada on the Murray-Trudeau exchange #lpcldr
Fair Vote Canada clarifies one of the assertions made during Sunday’s debate on proportional representation. “In a remarkable exchange during the Liberal leadership debate in Halifax on Sunday, March 3…” Release is worth a read.
Continue readingImpolitical: Post-debate video, numbers, etc. #lpcldr
Joyce Murray on Sun News once again. A little additional reading: “Why Supporting Joyce Murray Is the Best Way to Defeat Stephen Harper.” Oh, and apparently there could be 300,000 in the pool. Numbers yet to be announced by the party. Have a good day!
Continue readingImpolitical: Fun with literacy
So there’s this incredible story on CBC right now that deserves attention and what-on-earth-were-they-thinking treatment: “Literacy guide uses partisan example to conjugate ‘elect’.” Here’s a screen shot of one of the sentences that is being used to teach people how to read in government financed literacy programs in the Harper
Continue readingImpolitical: Harris & Russell on Murray #lpcldr
While the race goes on in the background, two pieces to note that are out in the last 24 hours on Joyce Murray demonstrating her continuing ability to impress. There was the column in iPolitics as of last night by one tough cookie, Michael Harris: “The credibility candidate: Joyce Murray
Continue readingImpolitical: A reaction to the debate #lpcldr
Just received this in my inbox: There is a difference between a cheerleader and a leader. Seven candidates in this race are acting like cheerleaders, expressing their faith that Liberals will win power either because it is inevitable (sailing dangerously close to the arrogance of assuming we are Canada’s natural
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Just came across that and I think I like. So British and fun! Have a great night.
Continue readingImpolitical: New downtown T.O. ridings
Came across this map proposal yesterday in the course of some other reading. It shows the new downtown layout for federal Toronto ridings (and presumably provincial if it follows suit, which has been the plan). There are two newly created ridings: Spadina-Fort York (aka condo central) and University-Rosedale. Notably, Trinity-Spadina
Continue readingImpolitical: The daily momentum watch #lpcldr
Video of the candidate with the “wind at her back.” On how she’s bringing new people into the party, will rebuild it as priority number one…and so on. Well worth a watch. Yes, I realize my site is becoming a little heavy on the political candidate side but it’s the
Continue readingImpolitical: Momentum in #lpcldr
This is the last week for supporters to sign up by the March 3rd deadline. Take note and spread the word! So there is a lot of activity going on in the race in various momentum building activities. I like the way this blog item puts it for Joyce Murray’s
Continue readingImpolitical: Go Doctors
Doctors’ group takes Ottawa to court over refugee health-care cuts.” Jason Kenney’s remarks in this report are a disgrace for a federal minister. He and his government continue to demonize the refugee “other” for crass political purposes. Meanwhile: “The Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care has for months documented an escalating
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