Okay, okay…Canadians from coast to coast to coast should finally understand by now. There is one, and only one person who is fit to serve as this nation’s Prime Minister. That person is Stephen Harper, message received. Stephane Dion wasn’t worth the risk, Michael Ignatieff was only in it for
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: Expect A Lot More Of This Kind Of Thing
I am not sure that Bob Rae, given his obvious political skills, couldn’t transcend it with a good campaign performance. On the other hand, maybe not. Certainly, if there is anyone on offer in ’13 without his baggage and even two-thirds of his charisma, then that person would be the better choice.
Continue readingAgain with the ads. Why the Conservatives keep winning.
The Conservatives are about to unleash new TV ads – slick and appropriately placed in the most researched demographic markets – attacking Bob Rae. What’s telling is that Sun Media breathlessly promotes the ads in gory details in what amounts to an advertisement itself but dressed up as a news article.
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Bob Rae has one week to protect Canada’s democracy by stopping the clock
Bob Rae – one week to go And a study by a Simon Fraser professor finds that the robocalls could have affected the result of the May 2 2011 election: In a new paper, a Simon Fraser University economist finds that robo-calling, if the phenomenon did occur, could have significantly
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Renewal and activity in the commissions a great sign for Liberal rebuilding
Blogging has been light of late, although I’ve been keeping very active in Liberal events, obviously. In particular, in the last couple of weeks I’ve been to events involving the Young Liberals, the Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission, and the Women’s Commission here in Ottawa, and they all speak to the fact
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Bob Rae has only 9 days left to defend our democracy by stopping the clock
And a study by a Simon Fraser professor finds that the robocalls could have affected the result of the May 2 2011 election: In a new paper, a Simon Fraser University economist finds that robo-calling, if the phenomenon did occur, could have significantly influenced voter turnout and ballot results in
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Bob Rae has 12 days to protect Canada’s democracy by stopping the clock
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 12 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts under the Canada Elections Act to upset the results of the May 2 election in at least 27 ridings. And Bob
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Roboscam: Bob Rae has 13 days to protect Canada’s democracy by stopping the clock
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 13 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts under the Canada Elections Act to upset the results of the May 2 election in at least 27 ridings. And Bob
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Bob Rae has 14 days to protect Canada’s democracy by stopping the clock
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 14 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts under the Canada Elections Act to upset the results of the May 2 election in at least 27 ridings. And Bob
Continue readingImpolitical: Rae on robocalls, the budget
From Monday’s scrum…on wanting to make amendments to the Elections Act to require greater accountability, the need to retain documentation such as scripts, etc., in light of the ongoing scandal. The kinds of things we should be hearing from the government. Plus a bit on the Cotler calls and Flaherty
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Bob Rae has 15 days to protect Canada’s democracy by stopping the clock
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 15 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts under the Canada Elections Act to upset the results of the May 2 election in at least 27 ridings. And Bob
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Roboscam: Bob Rae has 17 days to protect Canada’s democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 17 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts under the Canada Elections Act to upset the results of the May 2 election
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Roboscam: Ten Things You can do to protect Canada’s democracy
Elections Canada has finally thought fit to let the public know the extent of Canadians’ concern about voter suppression actions during the May 2011 federal election. It says it has received a staggering 31,000 complaints from upset Canadians about possible election fraud! Now is the time for all Canadians to
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Roboscam: Bob Rae has 18 days to protect our democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 18 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to upset the results of the May 2 election in at least 27 ridings. And Bob Rae, having identified 27 ridings
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Bob Rae has 19 days to protect our democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 19 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to upset the results of the May 2 election in at least 27 ridings. And Bob Rae, having identified 27 ridings
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Bob Rae has 20 days to protect our democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 20 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to upset the results of the May 2 election in at least 27 ridings. And Bob Rae, having identified 27 ridings
Continue readingVic Toews has a whole lot more to worry about than Vikileaks
Anonymous data dump is just around the corner, Friday to be exact. So while Toews embarrasses himself, the Conservatives and Canadians with this obsessive Vikileaks retribution, after a humble apology has already been offered up by Bob Rae, he better prepare himself for a whole hell of a lot of
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Bob Rae has 21 days to act to protect our democratic rights
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to upset the results of the May 2 election in at least 27 ridings. And Bob Rae, having identified 27 ridings where the Liberal Party has reason
Continue readingPower & Politics question of the day: "Does ‘Vikileaks’ undermine Liberal credibility on robocalls?" When will this false equivalence end?
CK of Sister Sage’s Musings has a wonderful post asking why Bob Rae apologized for Vikileaks. Good question but what hit me hardest about the post was this gem regarding a poll question from Evan Solomon’s Power & Politics. The question asks: “Does ‘Vikileaks’ undermine Liberal credibility on robocalls?” What? That
Continue readingWhy Did Bob Rae Apologize?
Indeed! Why the hell did you, Mr. Rae? So it was a Liberal staffer behind the Twitter moniker of vikileaks. So? Glad someone was fighting back. Also, once again, with feeling, boys ‘n’ girls, @vikileaks didn’t use documents that weren’t already public record. In fact, anyone who would bother
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