Garneau in the Spotlight
A flurry of news articles in the past 24 hours about a Marc Garneau potential leadership bid. Rocket analogies abound!
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Harper and the NDP Go At It Like Shopping Mall Sumo Wrestlers
It’s quite amusing to watch Harper and the NDP give each other love taps in the form of half-hearted, dueling attack ads. “You so scary, Mulcair. Booga, booga.” “No, you…
The Other Side of Justin Trudeau’s Political Lineage
Until Justin Trudeau makes his final decision as to whether he’ll be running for the Liberal leadership or not, we’ll no doubt be treated to endless journalistic wheel spinning from…
Entrevue exclusive avec Justin Trudeau : d’hier à demain
Le Journal de St-Michel a rencontré Justin Trudeau, le député fédéral du compté de Papineau, pour discuter de plusieurs sujets d’actualité. L’année 2011-2012 a été chargée pour le député, qui…
Attacking Mulcair: The Enemy Within
Yesterday Harper unleashed his long awaited attack on the NDP’s Mulcair. It was a rather predictable piece of boiler plate and clearly the boy wonders of the Tory War Room…
Stéphane Dion, He’s Everywhere!
I read in the Star today that Stéphane Dion is going to be a speaker at the Green Party of Canada convention in August. This might surprise some but you…
Spread The Outrage, Link To Things You Hate
One of the amusing things you can learn from Blogger Stats is where your traffic comes from. Most of my traffic of late has been coming from the Land of…
With Good Hair Comes Responsibility
For those of you who scoff at the importance of good hair in politics, witness Stephen Harper who began his political career extremely hair challenged and much has been writ…
If We’re Going To Talk About Agriculture In Canada, We Should Really Talk About It
We need a safe, sustainable food supply in Canada. Free markets are not about safety or sustainability, they are about money and profit. Presumably we get some benefit as individuals…
A New Blog and a Must Read
A great Twitter contributor has started a new blog. You can check it out at http://andrewjyoung.ca/2012/06/21/why-narratives/
Provocateurs and Politicians
Not sure it’s always a good thing to be everywhere talking about everything.
Bad Karma Comes To All Who Scheme
Much has been said and denied about the painfully obvious strategy the Dipper-Cons have been pursuing in their obsession with destroying the Liberals. Everything they do hinges on the belief…
The Why of Leadership: Learning To Be Fearless Again
Stephen Harper isn’t fearless but he’s got a gift for intimidation and manipulation. He knows fear intimately and he knows how to use it. Smears, spin, attack ads, Harper’s got…