This has risks for all parties. The risks for the 2nd and 3rd parties are obvious. They might run out of dough. But it also has a downside for the CPC. More is not always better when it comes to bombarding the airwaves with attack ads. Once you’ve reached the
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Politics Canada: Harper will do everything to give his Conservatives the advantage, including a long campaign
Stephen Harper had to work hard for his majority government. He had to do everything possible, including breaking election laws, first with the in and out scandal and in 2011 the robocalls misdirecting voters who were not voting for them. He had to prevent Conservative candidates across the country from
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It May Be Dry Out West, But It’s Raining Pork In Alberta
Desperate times require desperate measures, and there is definitely a whiff of desperation coming from the Conservative camp these days. With the majority of polls showing their fortunes in decline, it would seem that Pierre Poilievre’s giddy and fatuous Christmas in July’s bribe stunt was but the opening salvo in
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Trudeau rebuked as Conservative defector Eve Adams loses Liberal nomination bid
Grassroots democracy prevailed Sunday when Conservative defector and Justin Trudeau’s pick, Eve Adams, lost her bid to carry the Liberal flag in Eglinton-Lawrence during the 2015 federal election. The post Trudeau rebuked as Conservative defector Eve Adams loses Liberal nomination bid appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingPolitics Canada: Justin Trudeau’s emergency plan, implement immediately
First of all hire me to take charge of the Liberal campaign and communication strategy. Justin Trudeau calls a press conference saying it will be a very big announcement. At press conference Trudeau announces a revised plan to deal with C-51, it is to be grandfathered and very quickly should
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper’s draconian cuts making the Canadian public service bleed [VIDEO]
The Public Service Alliance of Canada wants voters to remember the impact of the Harper government’s cuts to public services when they vote during the 2015 federal election. The post Harper’s draconian cuts making the Canadian public service bleed [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The great Canadian campaign to kill C-51 is alive, thriving
OpenMedia.ca, LeadNow.ca and AVAAZ.org lead renewed campaign to free Canada of Stephen Harper’s brand new dictatorships style legislation, Bill C-51 The post The great Canadian campaign to kill C-51 is alive, thriving appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingPolitics Canada: Harper government a textbook Karl Rove approach
That the Harper government is anywhere near the top of the polls is a testament to their discipline and adherence to the political strategies of Karl Rove. The Conservative Party of Canada applies Rove’s strategies more effectively than any other organization, including the George W Bush administration. Stephen Harper has
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: New NDP attack ad says Harper is world’s worst talent
New NDP attack ad draws attention to the fact that Stephen Harper is the “world’s worst talent scout”, highlights the Conservatives’ recent ethical lapses. The post New NDP attack ad says Harper is world’s worst talent appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Unfriendly Fire
One hopes and expects that veterans have long memories; if they do, the Harper regime will find their lies catching up with them. A new campaign, entitled Vote To Stop The Cuts, has been launched by the Public Service Alliance of Canada, its aim to put the Harper record under
Continue readingTrashy's World: Harper is talking about our recession…
… er, economic downturn in front of a crowd of Grade fivers because… – They are only a few years younger than the PMO short pant staffers who set up this photo-op, so could talk about cool stuff common to them in between takes… – He has found a group of
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: NDP to repair Canada’s damaged relations with aboriginal peoples
An NDP federal government will repair Canada’s relations with First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples, Mulcair told the Assembly of First Nations this week. The post NDP to repair Canada’s damaged relations with aboriginal peoples appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingPolitics Canada: When will the Liberals learn?
We saw the Conservatives define Stephane Dion as not a leader. The Liberals then elected Michael Ignatieff as leader and I watched in awe as once again they allowed the Harperites to define Michael Ignatieff as a poncy opportunist with their “just visiting” campaign. No worthy Liberal attack ad was
Continue readingCalgary Grit: Almost Blue
These days, it must feel good to be Thomas Mulcair. The polls show he has a chance to become Canada’s first NDP Prime Minister, and the entire country has been engulfed in an orange afterglow since the Alberta election. But as Uncle Ben once said, with great polling comes great
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: You’re Not Helping, Kory Teneycke
From Global, earlier today: He’s got to be someone’s useless cousin, right? “Please, sir, if he can’t get a job with the party he’ll either end up in jail or in real estate.” Right? Here’s the full Kory file on BCLSB, for kicks. And my favorite bit from it.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Graeme MacKay Does It Again
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Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: “Kill Bill C-51″: Conservative Supporters Tell Stephen Harper
Game-changing supporters of the Conservative Party of Canada are warning Stephen Harper Bill C-51 could result in “a Liberal or NDP government”. The post “Kill Bill C-51″: Conservative Supporters Tell Stephen Harper appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: On Such Issues Are Elections Won And Lost
Canada’s economy shrank between January and March, the first contraction in four years and the largest since the 2009 recession as collapsing energy prices prompted a plunge in business investment. The other stuff is trivia. Although this sparked quite a bit of water-cooler talk yesterday afternoon.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper’s new anti-Trudeau ad is hilarious and mediocre
The Harper Conservatives’ latest 2015 federal election attack ad targeting Liberal leader Justin Trudeau ignores Canadians’ appetite for regime change. The post Harper’s new anti-Trudeau ad is hilarious and mediocre appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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