Author: Peter Wrightwater

When Stephane Dion and Marc Garneau released the details of the Liberal’s seat redistribution plan for the House of Commons, I have to say, I was shocked. Here’s why:Bob Rae cautious about more for West; move must consider Quebec – August 30Asked if Canadians should consider revisiting the 25-per-cent offer

The National Post Editorial Board:This editorial board may have been a little cavalier on Thursday, when we rejected Liberal MP Marc Garneau’s suggested redistribution scheme out of hand. Now that Mr. Dion has entered the scene and put numbers behind Mr. Garneau’s words, the notion doesn’t seem quite as ridiculous

Yesterday, the National Post published an editorial highly critical of Liberal House Leader Marc Garneau, and the Liberal’s position on seat redistribution for the House of Commons. The editorial concluded:That rules out redistribution, which leaves only Commons expansion as a means of making seat distribution more nearly equal.There was only

Earlier this morning, Warren Kinsella offered a broader set of reasons then I have, concerning the folly of the Liberal caucus’ opposition to the government’s Fair Representation Act. One of his reasons: it dismisses Liberal Premiers who are in favour of it.Well, that’s not exactly accurate. While it may anger

OTTAWA—Canada’s Parliament doesn’t need any more MPs, federal Liberals say, declaring unexpected opposition to a plan to put 30 more seats in the Commons by the next election.“It doesn’t make any sense in these days of financial restraint,”…

dis·in·gen·u·ous   [dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs]adjectivelacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.Liberals must "let democracy blow through," Copps says by Jane TaberPart of the argument in restricting a bid by Mr. Rae was that he could use his interim leadership as a launching pad for a permanent run. He’d have an

Speaking to students at Carleton University yesterday, Bob Rae said:It won’t be me. […] I’m not going to run for leadership.This clear, definitive statement stands in sharp contrast to a report by Postmedia News from only a few days ago:Rae would not…

Andrew Coyne tweeted:This proposal to elect Liberal leaders, and I gather nominate riding candidates as well, by open primaries is a terrible ideaLiberals, and all parties, need to make leaders more accountable to caucus, not less. Leaders elected by p…

OK, so New Democrat’s want to use the tax code to live out their Robin Hood fantasies – that’s old news, and perfectly legal. But when the NDP starts advocating unconstitutional theft from the provinces to line their own political pockets then it’s tim…

You Don’t Reposition Your Troops And Leave Yourself Open To Attack!__________A week ago, I published a series of post highly critical of how Liberals handled their response to the government’s Fair Representation Act (FRA). The gist of these posts was …

Yesterday, in front of a crowd of Liberal faithful, Bob Rae lamented the "competing ambitions and warring factions" that have plagued the party.Shortly afterward, Postmedia News reported that:Rae would not say whether he would run for leadership should a new executive change its policy on preventing interim leaders to run for official leadership.“The executive would clearly have to make a

Derek Spaulding of the Times Colonist is reporting from Victoria that:[Bob]Rae would not say whether he would run for leadership should a new executive change its policy on preventing interim leaders to run for official leadership.“The executive woul…

I’m not sure if this actually clarifies matters, but here it is:On Friday, [New Democrat leadership candidate Romeo Saganash] issued a statement saying when he made his comments about the Sherbrooke Declaration, he was talking about the issue of secession generally and how it is regarded in international law."We should not blur the distinction between international law and politics," said

I’m not sure if this actually clarifies matters, but here it is:On Friday, [New Democrat leadership candidate Romeo Saganash] issued a statement saying when he made his comments about the Sherbrooke Declaration, he was talking about the issue of secession generally and how it is regarded in international law."We should not blur the distinction between international law and politics," said

This is BIG. OTTAWA – NDP leadership hopeful Romeo Saganash is questioning one of his party’s signature policies: its insistence that a bare majority referendum vote would be sufficient to trigger negotiations on Quebec secession.The Cree MP, who repre…

"I live my faith. Just watch me."For example:After his speech Trudeau told The Examiner that if there’s one thing students need to understand, it’s that they matter."That the choices they make, their participating, the engagement they make with the world around them is important and has an impact on the world they hope to shape," he said.Trudeau steered away from partisan politics.He said he

Thomas Mulcair’s campaign for leader of the New Democrats is two weeks old. Last week, he accused NDP officials, in general, and Brian Topp, in particular, of being beholden to organized labour. It’s one thing for the Conservatives to make that charge,…

Forget the unilingual nominee for Auditor General. Forget the restoration of "Royal" titles to the Canadian navy and air force. And while you’re at it, forget the buying spree on Elizabethan portraiture. These are all minor nuisances: a tactless and tacky prelude to the real battles that lie ahead between Quebec and Stephen Harper – the ones over power and money.Let’s review: *The Omnibus Crime

In an op-ed for the Toronto Star titled Canada’s Unequal Voters, Matthew Mendelsohn and Sudjit Choudry write:Canada has a series of constitutional and legislative guarantees that protect the existing number of seats in the four Atlantic provinces, Mani…