I get mail: Stephen Taylor
I think he's blowing a gasket: Days before Canadians go to vote, I am shocked by the latest poll numbers. Apparently, the socialist NDP is surging in various parts of…
Mark Francis
Conservatives conceed "NO MAJORITY"
From today's Star, a source inside the CPC says "It all comes down to Ontario and we're just not there... seat matrix that gets Harper to a majority.” They need…
Forum Research reports reduced Harper minority, NDP in Stornoway
From The Hill Times, the projection is Conservatives 137 seats, the NDP 108 seats if an election were held today, 60 for the Liberals and only three seats for the…
Two simulstaneous polls, two very different results
Proclaims the National Post: Tories 19 points up, NDP tops Liberals for second: Poll !!! Yikes! Ipsos Reid has the Conservatives at 43%, NDP 24%, Liberals in third at 21%?…
Updates from The National Citizens Coalition
FYI, I get emails from the NCC, all of them peddling shamelessly for Harper... April 12, 2011: Dear Friend of freedom, It seems like just yesterday that we braved a…
Harper to consider treatment centre only if a Tory is elected in riding?
Am I reading this right? YELLOWKNIFE — Stephen Harper's vision of a strong and free Far North ran up against northern reality Monday. Even as he reannounced a promise to…
Campaign Strength/Weakness Observation
For a PM who didn't want to do any stimulus spending, and took Parliament to the brink over it in 2008, Harper certainly has reaped considerable political leverage with the…
Harper and Ignatieff receive invitation for two-man debate
Decision Canada is carrying this: OTTAWA — While the Liberal and Conservative leaders exchange barbs through Twitter over the prospect of a two-man debate, a public policy centre has made…
No Coalition? Don’t worry about it. Here’s how the Liberals can get power
Short of Harper getting a majority, if the Liberals truly know what they are doing, Ignatieff will be our PM within six months. Ignatieff has ruled out a coalition. Good…
Coalition to Protest Against Mayor’s Call for TCHC Tenant Directors To Step Down
Sunday, March 6, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Coalition to Protest Against Mayor's Call for TCHC Tenant Directors To Step Down The Coalition to Protect Toronto Community Housing Corp. (TCHC) will…
Dale Goldhawk Live Tonight: One of the remaining TCHC board members
I know one of the board members -- Dan King -- and he's on Dale Goldhawk Live tonight at 9 pm to set the record straight. He has refused to…
The Deficit Kings
When I read Brian Mulroney giving Harper advice to "do something big," I laughed. First I thought perhaps Mulroney meant taking in a $300,000 bribe, lying about it, and then…
If Iggy is still ‘just visiting’…
and he's Canadian-born, what must Harper truly think of immigrants? Those attack ads are out again. Evil coaltions! Iggy just visiting!
Regarding that blurb on the bottom of Toronto’s press releases
The Goods in The Toronto Star has written up a great little post concerning the new blurb that appears at the bottom of the City of Toronto's press releases. I…
Here come the clowns!
More...
The National Post speaks to me
I found this amusing. Here's a screen capture from the National Post page in FB:
Sheikh’s resignation removed from Stats Can site
Yesterday I posted Munir A. Sheikh resignation letter from Statistics Canada, warning that t was likely to be removed. 24 hours later, it's gone. In its place is this: Media…
Stats Can head resigns over census
Clearly, Harper and Clement were imposing a political decision on the internationally renown Statistic Canada. Munir A. Sheikh stood up, and with honour, did the right thing. If only we…