Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – pogge rounds up last week’s news on the Robocon front – while the outside attack on the NDP’s leadership vote suggests that the…
Greg Fingas
The path ahead
To start off, I’ll heartily congratulate Thomas Mulcair on his strong victory in the NDP’s leadership campaign. But it’s well worth working on what comes next from day one of…
Leadership 2012 – Third Ballot Endorsement
The second-ballot results leave little room for doubt as to the ultimate conclusion of the NDP’s leadership campaign – with the main question now being whether there will be a…
Leadership 2012 – Second Ballot Endorsement
First-ballot results are here. My quick read is that three candidates have a remaining path to victory (no, I can’t see any chance for Peggy Nash when even her vote…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
A few of the more interesting pieces of news from the NDP leadership campaign as it culminates in today’s voting… – For those looking for a rundown of the contenders…
New column day
Here, featuring my musings on how political parties should be able to function without the top-down direction of a permanent leader – and the example the federal NDP has set…
Musical interlude
In keeping with the convention theme…KTA – Longer than a Lifetime (And if anybody has audio of the song from Jack Layton’s tribute, feel free to pass along the link.)
Leadership 2012 – First Ballot Endorsement
The NDP’s leadership campaign has presented such a wide variety of opportunities and questions for party members that it’s been difficult to decide who to endorse – and I’ve reached…
The rainbow coalition
I noted a couple of days ago that Stephane Dion’s Lib leadership campaign offered some cautionary tales for the NDP’s contenders. But one of his more effective strategic choices has…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Brian-Michel calculates the expected outcome of the 2011 election minus the Robocon election fraud based on Anke Kessler’s data. Alison, thwap and Saskboy…
Leadership 2012 – Policy Highlights
With the NDP’s leadership convention set to start tomorrow (and assorted hospitality suites already starting up tonight), I won’t be able to finish off my initial plan to put together…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
I didn’t think much could come along at this point in the NDP’s leadership campaign to significantly change my voting considerations . But the CROP poll published in Le Soleil…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sixth Estate catches a right-wing election contractor defending vote suppression, then theorizes as to how Robocon may have come together. – The…
On warning signs
It may be that upwards of 70% of the NDP’s leadership votes are already in before the convention this weekend. But here’s another suggestion as to why it’s worth being…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Another day, another set of NDP leadership campaign stories. – Niki Ashton won the support of the NDP’s Socialist Caucus. – Nathan Cullen expanded on his joint nomination proposal with…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dan Gardner writes about the Cons’ backup plan of answering their own wrongdoing with criticism of anybody who dares to investigate it –…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats bound for the floor.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher uncover an apparently-fictitious employee listed as one of Con contractor RackNine’s key contacts – nicely paralleling the…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
A quick look at the latest news as the NDP’s leadership convention approaches. – Alice’s latest Power Play appearance saw her discuss Nathan Cullen’s campaign: Meanwhile, Cullen received an endorsement…
The decisive question
Following up on my candidate questionnaire and previous posts about party organization, I’ll offer my own observations on the final two questions I posed to the leadership candidates. I start…