On bright futures
In this morning's column, I pointed out how the Wall government's focus on short-term electioneering and rule-tweaking betrays its insecurity over November's election. And the Sask Party will have all…
Greg Fingas
Leadership 2012: The Playing Field
With the NDP set to discuss the rules for its upcoming leadership campaign. So let's take a quick look at a few of the basic issues involved, along with the…
New column day
Here, on how the Saskatchewan Party's actions speak far louder than the pundits' words as to whether or not there's a real chance for change in the November election. For…
Leadership 2012: Ten More Candidates For The Road
Following up on my earlier post, let's add a few more possible NDP leadership candidates to the mix based on suggestions (here and elsewhere) as well as media reports on…
Deep thought
Somehow, I'm sure this proves that the NDP can't hope to hold its public support now that Jack Layton isn't around to lead it into the next election.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Since I haven't yet mentioned the September 9 federal council meeting which will set the rules for the NDP's 2012 leadership race, let's…
Sad Answers to Rhetorical Questions
Who in the world could possibly be craven enough to fight for the tobacco lobby and against healthier food when public health is at stake? Stephen Harper's Conservative government, that's…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Tunnel cats.
Strength in diversity
I'll deal in more detail with the prospect of Pat Martin running for the NDP's leadership as a pro-merger candidate. But before getting into its ultimate significance, let's note how…
Facts not in evidence
I suppose it shouldn't come as much surprise that some Libs are now suggesting they'd prefer torching every existing progressive political structure in Canada to working with the NDP in…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - James Laxer points out how overreach by the wealthy and powerful inevitably leads to backlash - and how we're just scratching the…
We regret the error
But "whistleblower protection" and "coverup facilitation" are easily confused, especially when it's the Saskatchewan Party naming the bill involved.
Accountability in action
Good of the Harper Cons to be positively outraged that the massive cuts they've imposed on Environment Canada might result in cuts to Environment Canada. But who wants to bet…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous content to start your week. - Ian Welsh reminds us of the golden rule that should govern politics and everyday interactions alike: To paraphrase many of the greatest religious…
Messages ignored
Loving. Hopeful. Optimistic. UR doin it wrong. Though from Thomas Mulcair's standpoint, I'm not sure the anonymous back-biting can't be turned into a plus: what better way to dispel questions…
Juxtaposition
The Lib take on NDP policy a year ago at what was supposed to be their policy renewal conference: At the time, those were the two big, important, structural differences…
Leadership 2012: Preliminary Candidate List
Having posted about the target groups and issues for the NDP's leadership campaign, let's take the next step and put some names to the possibilities. As hinted at in my…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. - Chris Selley nicely summarizes Jack Layton's celebration of life today: I can just hear people kvetching: Was this a funeral for a great…
In memoriam
For those looking to join the celebration of Jack Layton's life with others, the NDP has put together a list of events happening across Canada. Or for those who can't,…
The issue list
Following up on my post about the groups the NDP will want its candidates to reach during the upcoming leadership campaign, I'll follow up with a brief look at some…