Strategic voting in Perth-Wellington: vote Liberal
If polls are to be believed, the Liberals are dominating in Ontario. Grenier's poll tracker projects the Liberal support in Ontario at 43% and the Conservatives down to 31%: Ontario…
October 2015
Strategic voting in Perth-Wellington: vote Liberal
If polls are to be believed, the Liberals are dominating in Ontario. Grenier’s poll tracker projects the Liberal support in Ontario at 43% and the Conservatives down to 31%: Ontario…
Strategic voting in Perth-Wellington: vote Liberal
If polls are to be believed, the Liberals are dominating in Ontario. Grenier's poll tracker projects the Liberal support in Ontario at 43% and the Conservatives down to 31%:Ontario Polls…
Strategic voting in Perth-Wellington: vote Liberal
If polls are to be believed, the Liberals are dominating in Ontario. Grenier’s poll tracker projects the Liberal support in Ontario at 43% and the Conservatives down to 31%: Ontario…
KCCCC Day 75: the Ford Nation/Donald Trump edition
Rob and Doug Ford are the talk of the nation, and Ford Nation. They are again everywhere – in tut-tutting opinion columns, in disapproving news coverage, in angry leader’s scrums,…
Dan Gagnier did nothing wrong.
As was explained by Babel-on-the-Bay a few times, Trudeau campaign co-chair Dan Gagnier was an unusual choice for a campaign management team. Yet we regret that he has chosen to…
October 20th, 2015: Harper Leaves
A guest post by Pamela Mac Neil A conversation between stephen Harper and Jason Kenney is overheard the day after they lose the election. Kenney-“Well we lost the election, Steve.…
BREAKING: Wizard of Oz Discovers Most Canadians Not Idiots, Dumps Harper
The mainstream media seems to have missed a critical failure in Stephen Harper’s campaign: Lynton Crosby – the much-touted ‘Wizard (or Lizard) of Oz’ – has heaved Steve. So, even…
Dead heat = dead meat #nlpoli
As the federal election winds down to the last day, the result is likely going to be nothing any of the pundits expected. Okay, the election isn;t winding down for…
"Throw him some work"
Regular readers know my complaints about corporate media found-ins taking payments from parties affected by media coverage. People taking the cash don’t feel need to explain or excuse and indulgent…
Brothels? Neighbourhood injection sites? Have the Cons jumped the shark? Or is the nightmare just beginning?
PHOTOS: Trashy bars like this with free-injection sites and illegal card games out back could soon start popping up in cities like yours if we don’t re-elect the sternly upright…
The Encouraging Things About High Turnout
The was a great turnout to the advance polls. It could be people looking to rebel against robocalls or for other reasons. It is great to see regardless of the…
The Encouraging Things About High Turnout
The was a great turnout to the advance polls. It could be people looking to rebel against robocalls or for other reasons. It is great to see regardless of the…
The Encouraging Things About High Turnout
The was a great turnout to the advance polls. It could be people looking to rebel against robocalls or for other reasons. It is great to see regardless of the…
Dust, Sweat and Blood: In defence of the modern political campaign
Guest post by Ryan Hastman Note: Sarcasm function is set to 8/10 for the remainder of this piece. Thank you to my good friend Dave for the opportunity to contribute…
Mulcair and Trudeau show Alberta some love in the final days of Election 2015. Where’s Harper?
There is no longer any doubt that Alberta is an important battleground in this federal election campaign. While Conservatives will dominate in the provincial seat count, the Liberals and NDP…
An Open Letter to Stephen Harper
An Open Letter to Stephen Harper MARY CLEAVER·Friday 10 OCTOBER 2015 Dear Mr. Harper, I live in BC with my husband and two little girls. I grew up in Calgary…
Alan Austin: How badly has Canada’s economy deteriorated since the last election?
With a few days to go before the Oct. 19 federal election, Australian freelance journalist Alan Austin debunks Stephen Harper’s claim that Canada’s economy is “the envy of the entire…
If I Paid You $5 To Look The Other Way While I Kicked The Life Out Of Canada …
The Stephen Harper supporters continue to disgust me … Those of you with blue signs on your lawn: please reconsider. Do YOU feel this way about the world? If you’re…
A New Book About Stephen Harper’s ‘Kind of People’
Rob Ford has long been identified by Stephen Harper as someone who’s loyal to the Conservatives and who Stephen Harper and his goons stand by, regardless of the issues they’ve…