More Jobs for the Boys: Sixth Estate Patronage List Updated
The Harper regime’s announcement that more friends and insiders are on their way to plush jobs in the upper chamber makes this weekend a prime time to announce an update…
2012
Ron Hartling and Mike Crawley – My Choices for LPC President
With the Biennial Convention rapidly approaching, I’ve had to narrow down the field for the Liberal presidents. There are five outstanding candidates – former cabinet member and local gal Sheila…
www.poli-tech.ca
As we discuss the critical policy and process issues facing the Party we have to have a good discussion of technology and its importance to the Party. Technology and web-based…
Liberals And Mayans
I actually have very tempered expectations heading into the Liberal Convention. Truth be told, there is a good chance Liberals emerge from Ottawa with not much to show on the…
Stephen Harper breaks silence on Edmonton MP facing criminal charges
I have no complaints here. Stephen Harper is waiting to see how the case resolves (the accused is just accused — he may be acquitted) and the MP has left…
Being Stephen Harper Must Be Frustrating At Times
Were I a more compassionate and empathetic man, I suppose I could at times muster a modicum of sympathy for our dark lord, Stephen Harper. Why, you may ask –…
A Long Way To Go
After the last election, Peter C. Newman wrote an obituary for the Liberal Party. Some of us thought it was premature — if only because a week is a long…
Saturday At The Movies
Impressionist Jim Meskimen performs Clarence’s speech from William Shakespeare’s Richard III as a number of different celebrities. Enjoy! *Thanks to my brother Jon for the video link*
In know I said that I would avoid posting things political…
… during my vacation. But I had to comment on this. Quebec nationalists want the Habs to be more “French”. Gimme a break. Why don’t you look at the standings…
No to Liberal Primaries
There is a proposition that we Liberals instate a primary system for electing our next leader. This was clearly iterated in the Board’s document, “A Roadmap to Renewal.” It suggests…
A Brief History of Plutocracy
Plutocracy has always been around us. So what’s a reasonable substitute?
Manitoba Newspapers Reject Accountability
The Manitoba Press Council has ceased operating after the last few participating newspapers withdrew their financial support. …Bob Cox, publisher of the Free Press, said that today’s social media environment…
Separated at birth: little plumber version #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Nice to see former natural resources minister Shawn Skinner at an Ice Caps game Friday night. The place was rocking especially as the Caps sloughed off the holiday stupor after…
Vacation notice
Hey readers – a bit of bad news. I’m going on vacation for a week, and will be largely without Internet access for the duration. That means no daily roundups,…
Religious Freedom and the 21st Century
This essay is cross-posted at Rev. Dave’s Bible Study, a side project where I’ve recently been expressing some frustrations on the subject of religion and politics. The Globe & Mail‘s…
Quickie BC projection
Teddy here. I’ve been working on an updated projection table for British Columbia, using data from past provincial elections where a party has existed to the right of the BCLiberals.…
First impressions: No false steps that matter for NDP candidate Thomas Mulcair
Your blogger yesterday in a future vanity wall picture with NDP leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair. Thomas Mulcair turned in a virtually faultless performance in Edmonton last night, proving once again…
"Ethical Oil" – an argument that make no sense
The Devil in the Tar Sands, Jody Williams and Desmond Tutu, Project Syndicate, 2011 CAPE TOWN – …”Oil from the tar sands of Alberta is the dirtiest in the world,…
American Green Dollars won’t stop Harper
Stephen Harper is warning us that big green bucks of the environmental kind may flow into Canada in an attempt to thwart the legitimate conservative, whoops, I mean corporate efforts…