What about that Liberal national executive meeting?
News of Bob Rae’s decision not to contest the permanent leadership overshadowed what would otherwise have been the major story in Liberal circles Wednesday: the much-awaited meeting of the Liberal…
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A good decision for Bob Rae and for the Liberal Party
I was out and about all day yesterday so I haven’t had a chance to weigh-in yet on Bob Rae’s announcement that he won’t seek the permanent leadership of the…
Borys Wrzesnewskyj: This election is about fixing the system
On Tuesday evening I attended the nomination meeting for Borys Wrzesnewskyj as the Liberal candidate in Etobicoke-Centre where, if an Ontario Superior Court ruling holds, a by-election will be held…
Question for Liberals isn’t should we merge, it’s should we exist
An Ipsospoll released over the weekend claiming a majority of Liberal and NDP supporters (voters, not necessarily activists) favour merging the parties has re-ignited the debate about whether or not…
Don’t do it, Bob
A minor kerfuffle erupted in the political twittersphere yesterday evening following aCBC Power and Politics report claiming sources had told it the Liberal Party of Canada’s national executive had decided…
Cons vs. NDP on Dutch Disease shows marginalization of Liberal Party
I remarked last week on Twitter about how NDP leader Tom Mulcair has been dominating my daily news clip package lately, as his comments about an alleged Canadian case of…
Great event with Stephane Dion in Toronto on Saturday
If you’re in Toronto on Saturday (May 26th) this is where you should be, as the Edward Blake Society presents a pub night and discussion on Canadian democracy and reform…
If the Liberals want to stand up for reproductive rights, they should stop pretending and whip the dammed vote
Today Parliament will debate a “private members” motion from Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth that would effectively re-open the abortion debatein Canada, and put the reproductive rights of women at risk.…
Some positive messaging from Christy Clark in BC – but that name change…
I wrote earlier this week about some lessons I hoped BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark would take from the experience of Alberta PCPremier Alison Redford, who was able to win…
My latest aggravating interaction with Rogers
It seems every few months I have an aggravating experience with Rogers. A few months ago, I got a letter saying this was my final bill and my cable/Internet service…
Can Christy Clark learn any lessons from Allison Redford?
It’s a staple of punditry to take events in one region and try to connect them to another. And far be it from me to break with tradition. But I…
Liberals need to rethink their Quebec approach
Since the election of former Quebec cabinet minister Thomas “Tom” Mulcair as leader of the NDP last month, much attention has been paid to the political situation in Quebec and…
Why is Julian Fantino hiding his campaign donors?
Blogger The Sixth Estate has written a post drawing attention to the campaign finance filing of Vaughan Conservative MP Julian Fantino from last year’s election, noting two campaign contributions of…
Mackay, Conservatives should wear F-35 boondoggle
The auditor general’s report Tuesday on the mismanagement by DND and the government of the F-35 is drawing major attention, and rightly so. But the fact is these revelations have…
Budget 2012 shows Harper plans to stick around awhile
A week or so later, I’ve finally had a chance to take a gander through the Budget 2012 documents. I like to look through the source documents on things like…
Rae’s budget town hall: From gas prices to gas taxes, and other stuff too
This morning I randomly heard that interim Liberal leader Bob Rae and members of the Liberal caucus were holding a post-budget town hall at the Armenian Community Centre in Toronto.…
Jobs plan, jobs plan, anyone got a jobs plan?
Or know what a jobs plan is, exactly? We’ll save that one for another day. But with both the Ontario Liberals and Federal Conservatives releasing budgets this week, it offered…
Lessons for the Liberals from the NDP leadership and showcase weekend
With the NDP leadership race and showcase weekend in the books, there are some lessons the Liberal Party should draw from the experience as we prepare for our own leadership…
Post-#ndpldr, with Mulcair change will be more personality than politics
Leadership contests tend to create the appearance of stark differences where none really exist – it’s in the interests of both candidates looking to differentiate themselves and media looking for…
#ndpldr pics, video and a few thoughts
It was a very long Saturday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre — about 12 hours for me, longer for others — for the NDP to arrive at what, for…