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Accidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your long weekend.- Thomas Walkom highlights the message being sent to students as to what workers should expect in the years to come. And it’s well worth reflecting on whether the problem lies precisely with the politicians s…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Ontario NDP still rising in the polls
Hudak’s lead shrinks, poll shows – thestar.comAll the polls since Jan. 2011 have shown the Ontario NDP steadily rising (Nanos, Ipsos, Forum) from a low of 13% in January, to a high, so far, of 24% in the latest Forum Research poll.Latest Forum Resear…
Continue readingImpolitical: Horwath gaffe watch
So, the Ontario election campaign is getting a little more interesting of late. This quote by NDP leader Andrea Horwath really deserves a second look: “I’m putting a party back in the party,” Horwath, 48, said Sunday, one day after raising eyebro…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to end your weekend.- Brian Topp points out the biggest difference between the Parliamentary reaction to the Harper Cons’ attack on Canada Post workers and previous overreaches by the Con government: Before May 2, there would hav…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right…ONDP joins PC’s in party civil wars
We’ve heard plenty about the ongoing failure of Tim Hudak’s leadership to keep a lid on party and factional leadership in his PC caucus (see: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Eastern+Ontario+feud+troubles+Tories/4028265/story.html, and http://toronto….
Continue readingAndy Lehrer: NDP Convention (5): Horwath
Marie Kelly from Steel nominates Horwath. Andrea understands how important it is to stand up for working people and keep good jobs in Ontario. Now more than ever we need a strong leader who can protect the interests of working people and the right to join a union, who will
Continue readingAndy Lehrer: Kormos endorses Horwath
This comes as a bit of a surprise. See also this earlier (and now revised) post for a roundup
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