Are Voters Actually Paying Attention?
Elections Canada is reporting high turnout in the advanced poll. Undoubtedly, this is largely due to the fact that the advanced poll fell over the Easter long weekend when people…
Aaron Ginsberg
The Return of…. Seat Projections!
Very exciting news boys and girls. I have resurrected my seat projections! If the election were called today, All Politics is Local projects: yet another Tory minority! The numbers for…
Goodluck, Goodluck
In my ongoing quest not to have any readers, I'll continue my look at elections around the world that actually really matter, but no one in Canada seems to care…
EU Bailouts Finnished?
While Canadians will go to the polls on May 2nd, Finns went to the polls yesterday and elected a new government. Well, actually they re-elected the existing government... well sort…
Can You Appease a Sleeping Giant?
This weekend in Montreal the Parti Quebecois is holding a convention. They gave their leader Pauline Marois a 93% confidence vote. If any time in opposition can be considered good…
Jack Layton’s Plan to Help Money Mart
The NDP have the spectacular good fortune of never having to worry about actually implementing any of the policies they announce. Good thing too. Jack Layton's latest policy brain fart…
Dead on the Order Paper
A list of bills that die when the writ is dropped follows. A remarkable number of these bills are becoming like Kenny on South Park, dead repeatedly:C4 - Tougher sentencing…
A Most Necessary Election
There are people in this country who believe that the election about to be called is unnecessary. That this election is about political posturing and not about the best interest…
Ford’s Pipe Dream and Toronto’s Transit Needs
Or I guess I should say tunnel dream. For those of you who are uninitiated in the Toronto's transit woes. Here's the deal. The old mayor of Toronto, NDPer David…
Bev Oda’s Saramago Moment
The late Jose Saramago, the Portuguese Nobel winning author, wrote a book called The History of the Siege of Lisbon. The book centers around the decision of a proofreader to…
Is Bill C-12 About To Die of Old Age?
While the house is still on vacation, it is not, for once, prorogued. That means there are still bills waiting for them when they get back. One of those bills…
Strange Weekend News
Quick run down of things catching my eye this weekend:Revolution in an Arab North African country... this could be really good or well, awfulOn a lighter note, archaeologists appear to…
Walks Like A Duck, Talks Like A Duck, Statistically: Chicken
I turned on The Agenda on TVO last night and saw U of T prof David Hulchanski talking about his much publicized report on what he perceives as a growing…
10 Events to Watch in 2011
Not sure what 2011 holds in store for political geeks? Here's a quick rundown:10. Prairie Punch-ups: Manitoba and Saskatchewan will both go to the polls this fall. Premier Brad Wall…
11 Policies For Canada in 2011
People keep saying that Canadian politics are stale and boring. Michael Ignatieff needs some ideas just to get people talking. So, here's a quick list of 11 things that likely…
Europe’s Growing Deficit
For once, I'm not talking about the fiscal mess Europe finds itself in. No, the biggest deficit in Europe these days is a democratic one. What am I talking about?…
White Man’s Burden Protocol Should Die
The Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. It has accomplished very little and deserves to die. The problem with the Kyoto Protocol is pretty straightforward: it blames the West for climate…
Potash Deal Hits the Wall
"No matter who controls the company, however, the damage to Canada’s reputation as a place to do business is done. Now that the Conservatives have joined the protectionist bandwagon, investors…
The Fighter Jet Farce
There's a lot of squawk from the right about the virtue of paying billions of dollars to have fighter jets constructed somewhere else. The argument seems to be a) Chretien…
Mayor Ford… Ugh
Quick thoughts from a quick election night:I'm putting the over/under on strike days during Rob Ford's four years as mayor at 150 daysToronto's political scene is going to have a…