This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher uncover an apparently-fictitious employee listed as one of Con contractor RackNine’s key contacts – nicely paralleling the obvious coverup behind “Pierre Poutine”. And Dr. Dawg places the latest revelations in context with the rest of the Cons’
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Blunt Objects: TorDan – What Does It All Mean!!?
So the final results of last night’s by-election in Toronto-Danforth shouldn’t surprise many, as Craig Scott of the NDP easily hung on, ending the night with a nearly 10,000-vote lead over his nearest rival, Grant Gordon of the Liberals. Craig Scott – 19,210 – 59.44% Grant Gordon – 9,215 –
Continue readingImpolitical: The day after Toronto-Danforth
(Source) OK, so it wasn’t Seabiscuit after all. That’s part of a campaign and trying to swing momentum your way toward the end. This was, as everyone recognized, a very tough riding for Liberals to come back in given the circumstances of the by-election and the result ultimately bore that
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: And the winner is…
And the [by-election] winner* of the riding of Toronto-Danforth is… *Refresh to see results from Elections Canada.
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Expectations of Toronto-Danforth Votes
Today, probably about 40% of the eligible voters of Toronto-Danforth will vote a new Member of Parliament into place, following the death of their old one, NDP Leader/Messiah Jack Layton. The riding is, in all likelyhood, going to stay NDP. Below is a chart of the riding since the 1999
Continue readingImpolitical: Seabiscuit?
“We’re right on their heels.” Somebody’s having fun! As elections should be.
Continue readingImpolitical: A Liberal spark in Toronto-Danforth
A Liberal spark? What on earth is she talking about? Well, cynics, this post is not for you. Beware, earnestness ahead. I have posted two communications pieces here that Toronto-Danforth Liberal candidate Grant Gordon has produced for his campaign. There’s a video where he gives an impassioned pitch about why
Continue readingCo2 Art: People die for their opinions and here in Canada "we let the bastards get away with everything" -Merlin, 96
A moment of zen at a Toronto Danforth byelection Green Party town hall yesterday with Elizabeth May, Georges Laraque and Green Party candidate Adriana Mugnatto Hamu in the frame. A woman, identifying herself as “Merlin”, 96 years old, steps to the microphone and says, “I’ve seen a lot of elections,
Continue readingCo2 Art: People die for their opinions and here in Canada “we let the bastards get away with everything” -Merlin, 96
A moment of zen at a Toronto Danforth byelection Green Party town hall yesterday with Elizabeth May, Georges Laraque and Green Party candidate Adriana Mugnatto Hamu in the frame.A woman, identifying herself as “Merlin”, 96 years old, steps to the micro…
Continue readingCo2 Art: People die for their opinions and here in Canada “we let the bastards get away with everything” -Merlin, 96
A moment of zen at a Toronto Danforth byelection Green Party town hall yesterday with Elizabeth May, Georges Laraque and Green Party candidate Adriana Mugnatto Hamu in the frame. A woman, identifying herself as “Merlin”, 96 years old, steps to the microphone and says, “I’ve seen a lot of elections,
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Grant Gordon: The Real New Progressive Politics
These videos are both fantastic for similar reasons. They both show how positive and energetic Mr. Grodon is and how he is the progressive voice that Toronto-Danforth needs in Ottawa. I had the pleasure of spending two days canvassing for Mr. Gordon. The first thing I noticed was that the
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Toronto-Danforth Polling!
308.com graphic And it’s exactly the same as what happened in May 2011! This is going to be an uneventful by-election. While it is a riding poll – they’re not always to be trusted – and the campaign has really only just begun (Feb 12), I’m not surprised in
Continue readingImpolitical: "Pass the frickin’ puck"
Now that’s a different kind of political ad. Fun.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – David Olive highlights the complete lack of need for the Cons’ planned attacks on Old Age Security: Say what you will of Stephen Harper’s success in scaring Canadian seniors with his recent musings about cutting seniors’ benefits. It does not warrant the public
Continue readingImpolitical: Campaign visuals from Toronto-Danforth
Thanks to some individuals who are out and about in Toronto Danforth today, we can see the early campaign literature that is being dropped. Take a look at the outside visuals on the first Liberal lit: And here are the outside visuals on the NDP’s piece: Am quite OK with
Continue readingThe Anti-Choicer Loses Liberal Nomination For Toronto-Danforth And The Riding is the NDP’s To Lose
Well, I’m sure many Liberals can rest easy, for now–the fetus fetishist, Trifon Haitas, lost the nomination to advertising exec, Grant Gordon last night. There was concern that the Liberals being in such bad shape, that it was ripe for a take-over from single issue interest groups, like a fetus
Continue readingImpolitical: Notes on the Toronto-Danforth nomination meeting
Grant Gordon was nominated as the Liberal candidate for Toronto-Danforth last night for the upcoming March 19th by-election. I attended as a scrutineer and have just a few observations on the night. In terms of impressions of the newly nominated candidate, Grant Gordon, he connected well with the room, which,
Continue readingBlunt Objects: To Toronto-Danforth Liberal Members….
When you vote today for your Liberal candidate, please consider this: While others, including people I respect deeply, have attacked Trifon Haitas for his anti-choice (or pro-life, whatever you’d like to call it), I ask that you consider the wider fact that he does not appear to be a single
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Mind you, some of the stories are a couple of days old precisely because there’s been an embarrassment of riches in the Con criticism department this week. Most of the time, stories about a government violating immigrants’ privacy for the sake of
Continue readingImpolitical: Paging pro-choice Toronto-Danforth Libs
Thursday night is the Liberal nomination in your riding: 7 p.m. at Riverdale Collegiate Institute, 1094 Gerrard Street East.If you had thought of skipping this one, read this and think again. The abortion issue has surfaced as an issue in this nomination contest. Trifon Haitas, a candidate for the Liberal
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