Will Kevin O’Leary become "Canada’s Trump"?
"Yes, Mr. Bond, I do believe I can take over Canada."The news so far in this latter week has been all-a-chatter about Kevin O'Leary. First it was for his attempt…
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Will Kevin O’Leary become "Canada’s Trump"?
"Yes, Mr. Bond, I do believe I can take over Canada."The news so far in this latter week has been all-a-chatter about Kevin O'Leary. First it was for his attempt…
The Blog Awakens
So, after months of campaigning, successfully, the Liberal Party is now back in government. Hooray!We have a Prime Minister we can be proud of. I have a Member of Parliament…
The Blog Awakens
So, after months of campaigning, successfully, the Liberal Party is now back in government. Hooray!We have a Prime Minister we can be proud of. I have a Member of Parliament…
End of an Era, Beginning of a New One
It’s time to finally lay to rest Blunt Objects. I’ve had a lot of fun on this site, there is no doubt about that, but it is time I moved…
Newfoundland and Labrador Redistribution Transposition
Below is my transposition for the new provincial electoral boundaries in Newfoundland and Labrador. For some background, the new boundaries are kind of odd – they reduce, rather than increase,…
Resign-a-thon
Well, today we not only got the resignation of Peter MacKay, but also of his to-be Liberal opponent in Central Nova, veteran David MacLeod. I’m not sure what to feel…
The Best Voting Method for Canadians – STV
Since Éric Grenier posted his somewhat controversial “308PR” post last week, I’ve spent some time looking at differing electoral systems and really trying to nail down what I liked and…
Ban the Thing Keeping Us All Fed!
Boo-urns I continue to be perplexed by the anti-GM (genetically modified) food groups, who were out yesterday in force in 48 cities across the world, including Toronto.A lot of these…
NDPocalypse v6.5 – EKOS Shows 3-Way Tie Federally
We don’t have the actual numbers regionals yet, but supposedly a new EKOS poll shows that the federal New Democrats are leading the pack, with 29.2% compared to 28.6% for…
The Rise of Anti-Choice Canadians
The news today is about yet another graphic flyer being distributed by the anti-choice #No2Trudeau campaign, run by group of Canadians (mostly) who are concerned with this country’s rather lax…
#abvote Election Results: Yes, that actually happened (long, detailed post)
Well, that was wild. If you didn’t stay up to watch last night’s election returns in Alberta, let me inform you what I’m sure you already know: the New Democrats…
Final #abvote Projection: NDP Majority, Wildrose Opposition
After last night’s fun in PEI, today’s election promises to be even more fun, with the possibility – nay, the likelihood of a New Democratic majority in Alberta coming to…
#abvote: Despite Losing Massively in Votes, Could PCs Still Win in Seats?
There are a number of poll releases today, with two currently out already (one from Return on Insights done at the behest of the CBC, and a Leger poll that…
Fearless #PEIVotes Prediction Following Last Night’s Debate
The Liberals will win another majority government!!!! Okay, well, it isn’t that bold and is pretty much what everyone else is saying or will say on election night. If you…
#LifeWithNDP
If you’ve yet to come across it on the Twitterverse, there is a semi-popular hashtag circulating among the various conservative politicos that talk about how bad life and the economy…
#abvote – Debate Night Impressions
Tonight was Alberta’s only televised leaders debate, and it was an hour-and-a-half of nannering back and forth between four people, three of which are actually in the position to get…
What Was Jim’s Gamble?
I’ve made a huge mistake. I’ve been asking this question to myself over the last few days as we see more and more polls come out showing the longest-serving government…
#PEIVotes: Poll shows Liberals Leading (of course) (updated)
Ask and you shall receive, eh? A polling company called Abingdon Research, which hails from the other side of the country in Vancouver, released a weighted poll of 511 PEI…
#abvote Week 2 Round-up: NDPocalypse Now
The second week of Alberta’s most bizarre provincial election campaign has come and gone, and now things are starting to form up a little better than before – or, if…