Bob Rae’s Speech to the House of Commons on Libya
Hon. Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to speak to all of the resolutions in the House on Libya and I am glad to…
September 2011
Bob Rae’s Speech to the House of Commons on Libya
Hon. Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to speak to all of the resolutions in the House on Libya and I am glad to…
Bob Rae’s Speech to the House of Commons on Libya
Hon. Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to speak to all of the resolutions in the House on Libya and I am glad to…
CFRA’s Lowell Green on Tim Hudak: What Went Wrong
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Ontario Debates
No one knows who will win the Ontario election, two of the three leaders remain virtual unknowns, and the campaign still lacks a ballot question. Yet somehow, without warning, Ontario…
The Penny Pledge funding idea the Liberals should borrow
Hat tip to Accidental Deliberations for pointing the way to this: From the Rabble blog cometh forth this piece of wisdom about how to incentivize MPs in Quebec to sign…
Ready for Debate – Steeltown Scrapper!
Andrea Horwath is ready for tonight's debate. She met earlier today with a roller derby team. They have dubbed her the Steeltown Scrapper and they gave her a leather jacket!…
Mick Jagger as the new millennium Citizen Kane?
This could be interesting. It could also turn out to be a whitewash, knowing Mick Jagger’s aging propensity for people of wealth and taste. But I’ll keep my mind open.…
The CBC on the Chopping Block is No Surprise to Anyone
I came across this image for the CBC. I think it was for an event that was sold out. However, as soon as I saw it, I thought how appropriate.There…
UK Labour leader argues for new values for Britain
Ed Miliband's at the Labour Party conference has taken the bit between his teeth with his declaration that he is his own man, and not a copy of either Blair…
Taking election polls with a grain of salt
In advance of the leader’s debate tonight, two competing polls have come out in recent days that indicate both PC leader Tim Hudak and Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty are leading…
Poll Update – Abacus, Ekos, and the Debates
There's two new polls out for the Ontario election, both showing different results.First up, everyone's favourite pollster, EKOS Research, puts the race at a low 3.5% spread between the Ontario…
Greek PM frames it as a battle for the future
Here's one politician who – rather belatedly – has managed to frame the issue in a way which will make it difficult for Germany to say No. He has shifted…
Ontario leaders debate tonight is big
We enter the Ontario leaders debate tonight with a new poll from Ekos released today showing the Liberals with a 4 point lead over the PC’s and the NDP in…
City cuts would save less than $30 million
The shortfall is at least $500 million; the cuts do not come even close: http://bit.ly/qpJfaY Daniel Dale Urban Affairs Reporter The proposed cuts Toronto's council w...
Republican GOP Debate 2011
SNL version.
The Globe on Corporate Cash Hoards
Today’s Globe and Mail (page B15) mentions the PEF in a story on the corporate sector’s record-breaking accumulation of cash, a subject about which we have often blogged. Corporate Canada…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your afternoon consumption.- John Cole points to a study comparing economic choices between psychopaths and stock traders - with even more disturbing results than one might expect:According…
Killing Jobs Softly With Her Logs
PauperizeTheBrutes!TheFoolsGold(en)EraVilleOr.....To be more precise, Christy Clark-Campbell's government's job-killing policies that have lead to the export of 40% of all the timber harvested in this province this year as.... Raw Logs.And…