Alison Redford’s First Mistake
Alison Redford is seen to have won the Alberta PC leadership on a policy-heavy campaign. She promised change, so one would imagine she's eager to get going and introduce herself…
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Rejoice Liberals!
Down to third-party status federally. Teetering in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. In opposition everywhere else.Except in PEI.The province that makes up 9% of the federal Liberal caucus decides to…
The Sleepy World of Alberta Politics
Although 40 years of one-party rule and pre-ordained election results can make for dull politics, I will give Alberta's PC dynasty credit for tossing the occasional surprise towards us political…
Turns out Albertans like "feminist lawyers", after all
Rob Anders, back in 2003:Anders, speaking of his Calgary West nomination opponent, Alison Redford, says he is confident he'll have little trouble rounding up enough party votes to defeat Redford,…
The Sun Won’t Come Out For Hudak
The Toronto Star's endorsement of Dalton McGuinty shouldn't surprise anyone. Yes, they were briefly the "Orange Star" this spring, but anyone who has read their Ontario election coverage saw this…
Entitled to their entitlements
Foreign Affairs Minister Baird demands gold on new business cardsMacKay racks up nearly $3-million in flights on VIP jetsPeter MacKay Under Fire For Using Search-And-Rescue Helicopter Following Vacation
The Morning After
Last night was the lone televised debate of the Ontario election campaign. With the vote too close to call, a lot was riding on it, and after last night......not a…
Debate Live Blog
6:35 pm: Quite the tie Tim Hudak is sporting.6:46 pm: For those keeping track of mentions of random "hard working Ontarian" anecdotes, we've heard about the problems facing Ryan, Kevin…
Ontario Debates
No one knows who will win the Ontario election, two of the three leaders remain virtual unknowns, and the campaign still lacks a ballot question. Yet somehow, without warning, Ontario…
Dean Del Mastro: Champion of Democracy and Scientific Polling Methodologies
The biggest fireworks so far in the sleepy Ontario election campaign have not come between the candidates, but between the pollsters. And there's a new pollster on the block -…
"On October 6th vote for proper scaling of the Y-axis. Vote Liberal."
For those worried the Ontario election lacked a meaty ballot questions, comes the most exciting statistical controversy since the scrapping of the mandatory long form Census:There are 13 statistical graphs…
Gary Mar is the Man
After Saturday's first round of voting, it seems all but certain that Gary Mar will be the next Premier of Alberta:Gary Mar: 24195 (41%)Alison Redford: 11129 (19%)Doug Horner: 8635 (15%)Ted…
It’s bad enough the NDP are letting other candidates run
September 2nd: Thomas Mulcair says he won't run for the leadership of the NDP unless the party agrees to hold its convention in late winter or early spring, because he…
This Week in Alberta – the PCs pick a leader
Given that general elections only matter in Alberta every 30 or 40 years, the PC leadership race is really the one chance Albertans get to have their say in who…
On Top
Yes, we all had a good snicker at last week's Decima poll which showed the Liberals 11 points up in Ontario. But lo and behold, a double dose of polls…
On Topp
I find the media generally tends to assign too much importance to endorsements during leadership races. After all, Christy Clark came out on top in BC earlier this year with…
The Alberta Test Drive
No surprise, as Raj Sherman wins the Alberta Liberal leadership race on the first ballot:Raj Sherman: 54% (4684 votes)Hugh MacDonald: 26% (2239 votes)Laurie Blakeman: 9% (854 votes)Bill Harvey: 7% (626…
The Race for Stornoway
The rules have been set. The NDP will select their next leader March 24th in Toronto. The entry fee will be $15,000, with a $500,000 spending limit. It will be…
This Week in Alberta – The Liberals Pick a Leader
It will be a busy fall politically, with provincial elections in Ontario, Saskatchewan, PEI, Newfoundland, and Manitoba. Although we likely won't see an Alberta vote until 2012, the province will…
Ontario Votes 2011
The writ drops tomorrow in Ontario for an October 6th vote, but for all intents and purposes, the campaign is already well under way. So for those tuning in after…