Campaign Update: First Debate
Video Feed: LINKProvided at the top of the post is the video link for those interested in viewing the debate, or watching it again, and it is what I used…
2012
In Tuesday’s Sun: robocalls redux
Robocalls, the controversy thought forgotten by many hopeful Conservatives, is back. With the ruling party preoccupied with byelections in Durham, Victoria and Calgary, the timing could be deadly. As electors…
5457…Is Tim Hudak In Calgary Centre?
Must be coz some of his electoral magic pixie dust has been sprinkled on Tory candidate Joan Crockatt. Dawn Walton of The Globe And Mail writes that "Not too long…
Revealed: NERA Economic Consulting is Third Party Contractor for DOE LNG Export Study
Retuers has revealed the identity of the mysterious third party contractor tasked to publish the economic impact study on LNG (liquefied natural gas) exports on behalf of the Department of…
Murray Dobbins Urges New Dems to Save Their Souls
The Tyee's Murray Dobbins says the New Dems are heading in the wrong direction and only the Libs and Tories will benefit from it. Dobbins says Mulcair has it all…
5456…Ex CFRA Talker Michael Harris Update
My dear friend Anonymous sends me an update on the former CFRA Ottawa talker Michael Harris.Hi Dan: Michael Harris is speaking in Ottawa, can you post on your site? Independent…
Robert Ghiz – I don’t know if you remember me – Abortion on PEI
‘I don’t know if you guys remember me?’ says a young woman standing at a microphone, before a panel at Health PEI’s 2nd annual general meeting. She is soft spoken,…
The Saskatchiban…
...banning inappropriate female footwear in the name of ancient law.
5455…Premier Charles Sousa
It could happen.Had the honour of meeting him over a cold one at Patty Boland's on The Market in Ottawa tonight and must say that if he is our next…
Anderson Cooper’s bomb
Recently out newser Anderson Cooper had a close call while reporting in Gaza. A bomb exploded nearby while he was reporting Nov 19, causing the veteran to duck and exclaim…
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By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission. Canadian Press is reporting that pro-life MPs have discovered another tactic that they can use in the House of Commons. Following…
Transphobia is alive and well in Ontario
As a follower of both US and Canadian politics, but a Canadian resident, it is a source of national pride that much of the most abhorrent aspects of the culture…
Kathleen Wynne’s responses to my questions
Kathleen Wynne and her team have sent in their responses to my questions for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership, and again, I will re-post them verbatim (and just a note:…
America Finally GETS IT!
Some 45 percent of those polled said the holiday season brings so much financial pressure, they would prefer to skip it altogether.In other results from the same poll:- 76% of…
Like a bad penny…..
I will always turn up.... I have been away a fair bit. Couple items: I experienced a small heart attack. No pain really, just a tightness in the chest and…
A Crisis of Accountability
Emails show Elections Canada raised voter suppression concerns before electionThree days before the last federal election, Elections Canada confronted the Conservatives about suspicious calls directing voters to the wrong polling…
Final Round of Voting for Best Political Blog in Canada #nlpoli
SRBP is in the race for the Best Political Blog in Canada for 2012. Please take a moment and show your support. Just click the pick to go to the…
Sask Legislative Speaker Imposes Archaic ‘Traditional’ Dress Code On Legislative Press Gallery Women
(Click on image to enlarge .... )The Speaker of the Saskatchewan Legislature is Dan D'Autremont. He is a Sask Party Member of the Legislature (MLA) and has been sitting in…
Norquist knee-capped by Koch-backed “Shift Disturbers”
Well, it looks like Grover Norquist’s support for a carbon tax shift last Monday (Nov 12) lasted as long as a mayfly. By the time Tuesday (Nov 13) rolled around,…