We all know the saying that the tail wags the dog. But sometimes it takes a bit of number crunching to determine just how big a tail might be, and then allow us to deduce just how much the dog will be wagged by a large tail.
Grenier has written a mus…
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Accidental Deliberations: On losing strategies
Sure, Greg is right to criticize the Libs for being willing to provoke a national unity crisis for political gain. But I’m not sure when that became reason for surprise: have we already forgotten that the party’s main Quebec strategy during its stay in…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Jack Layton’s Dilemma & Bob Rae’s Puzzlement
Before the momentous May 2 election catapulted the NDP party into the role of Official Opposition when they knocked out the Bloc and won 59 of Quebec’s 75 seats, Jack Layton was quizzed on the party’s policies with regard to Quebec independence, and th…
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Let’s NOT Be Civil
There seems to be a very strong current within Canadian politics to “restore civility” within the House of Commons. This message was emphasized by Elizabeth May and the Green Party during the election. Jack Layton and even Pat Martin are wearing button…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On shadows
A couple of quick notes on the NDP’s shadow cabinet announced today…The most intriguing set of announcements comes in the form of several up-and-coming MPs assigned to a counterintuitive set of roles. Indeed, if one had to guess on the placement of L…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: NDP On Quebec
The NDP leader Jack Layton said that Quebec would just need 50% +1 to be it’s own country. That is just crazy. You can’t just destroy and split up a country with a simple majority. I would not accept if just 50% +1 of Quebec wants to be it’s own countr…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Separatism angels dancing on the point of Jack’s needle …
What a short honeymoon!
Having romped home with 59 of Quebec’s 75 seats in the House, Jack Layton has fumbled his first attempt to reconcile the soft nationalist / sovereignist / independence leanings of many of his Quebec MPs in the NDP caucus.
For …
Accidental Deliberations: On continued momentum
In case there’s any doubt, the usual caveats about paying too much attention to polling are probably all the more important now that any federal election is more than four years away. But with that caution out of the way, it’s certainly worth watching …
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Separatism redux, courtesy of Jack Layton’s NDP
Separatism Redux
The centre of gravity of the NDP has shifted to the two largest provinces – Ontario and Quebec. In a sense, having ousted the Bloc Quebecois from power in Ottawa, the NDP under Jack Layton and Thomas Mulcair has also done a bit of …
mike watkins dot ca: Fact Check: NDP Largest Opposition in Years
I’m seeing some pundits take Jack Layton to task for claiming his NDP opposition caucus at 103 members is the "largest … opposition in 31 years". Notwithstanding insinuations to the contrary by self-appointed fact-checkers, Layton is quit…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: The Church of the NDP is closed, and good riddance!
Typical NDP meeting in days of yore. Below: Jack Layton.In the last hours of the 2011 federal election campaign, as word of Jack Layton’s Orange Wave spread to a wondering Canada, a longtime New Democrat supporter of my acquaintance made the followin…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The Coming Decline of Harper’s Values Coalition
Ipsos is predicting that Harper’s “values-based national coalition” of Tories might have a brighter future than the cobbled-together Mulroney coalition had:
Darrel Bricker of Ipsos
The interesting thing about what happened in this (May 2) election . ….
The Equivocator: The Liberal Party and Service
On Tuesday, May 17th I attended the “Liberal Renewal Dinner” in Toronto hosted by the Edward Blake Society. You could feel the energy and excitement in the room. People were pragmatic about the work that has to be done, but … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Wingnuterer: An Occasional Zorpheous
Reading the CPC. NDP, Greens and yes, even other Liberals blogs, it can be said that everyone want a piece of the liberal corpse. Then I remembered this old cartoon, it was basically Titled;
When You’re Down and Out Everyone Wants a Piece of Yo…
The Happy Wanderer: Layton has no Power
Jack Layton can go on and on about how he will “work together” with the Conservatives, but it is not going to happen. The whole reason why Stephen Harper wanted a majority was so he could run things the way he wants without consulting the other parties…
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2011-05-16 01:29:00
CANADIAN POLITICS:SOME LATE LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS ON THE RECENT CANADIAN ELECTION:It’s been decades since I voted in any governmental elections (the associations that I belong to don’t count). Still, like a reformed smoker, I find myself glued to the TV …
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: All’s Not Right: Splitting The Conservative Vote
People who are willing to listen to me rant and foam at the mouth about politics (not as large a population as you might think) have heard two consistent messages from me over the last few elections. One: Canada needs more than one right-wing party. The Conservatives are currently the only game running for right-leaning […]
Continue readingThe Equivocator: After a jump to the left, the Liberal Party needs to take a step to the right.
Though I disagree with the notion that under Stephane Dion & Michael Ignatieff, the Liberal Party has moved ideologically to the left, I do believe that both leaders seemed to write-off the idea of appealing to centre-right Canadians. In this post, … Continue reading →
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: The Best and Worst Thing About Each Canadian Political Party
What is your favourite and least favourite thing about Canada’s federal parties? As a Canadian who has intently followed US politics and is now endeavoring to take an active interest in the politics of my homeland, I would like to ask readers to share what they believe to be the best and worst things about […]
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: NDP Leaders: Stop Sugar-Coating Brosseau’s Election
As a Canadian secular progressive who has followed US politics closely for a few years and is just now making a serious effort to get into Canadian politics, I have not been impressed with how I’ve seen the NDP deal with the Berthier-Maskinonge, Quebec riding. Firstly, their selection of Ruth Ellen Brosseau – a 27 […]
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