Late night
UK Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg with his very own version of a Checkers speech. He offers an apology for supporting massive tuition fee increases when he and his party…
Nancy Leblanc
Harper’s special bonus pension to be clipped
Bob Fife’s report on CTV’s national news last night contained a segment about Harper’s special bonus pension allotment of an extra $100,000 as PM. This might not have come to…
Weaver to run for B.C. Greens
Reading the tea leaves: “Climate scientist Andrew Weaver turns to B.C. Greens for political run.” A provincial development but it may signify an undercurrent in Canadian politics. Weaver, renowned climate…
Mercer does omnibus
I agree. Could have done without the use of the word handsome but otherwise, spot on. Also, look for MP pension reform to be included in the omnibus bill for…
NDP and Conservatives cooperating to "screw" Liberals?
From John Ivison’s column last night: Nathan Cullen, the NDP House leader, and Peter Van Loan, his government counterpart, have apparently been having productive discussions about passage of C-21, the…
Mitt’s having a bad week
And it’s only Tuesday! A fun video that speaks to the eternal question…just who is Mitt Romney? It looks like he’s this one. Not good. I am enjoying the waterfall…
Maybe veterans are tired of wearing hats
So the Harper government has finally launched their transition plan for military members moving to civilian life: “Veterans Can Now Apply for Jobs through Helmets to Hardhats Canada.” Yes, from…
Carbon tax madness
Here’s a CBC report on the back and forth between the NDP and Conservatives today: “Carbon tax allegations fly between NDP and Conservatives.” This follows on Tom Mulcair’s declaration yesterday…
Tax cuts and economic growth
A new study in the U.S. is the latest to say that tax cuts do not positively relate to economic growth. David Leonhardt of the New York Times excerpts its…
Putting the Progressive back in the Conservatives?
It’s September, the big back to school month, and Parliament resumes sitting this coming week. Interesting then to note some moves being made by the Harper government, perhaps designed to…
Friday night
New Dave Matthews out just this week. Live version at Rolling Stone. Have a great night!
Quote of the day
From a Globe article quoting Joan Crockatt and the prospect of Calgary Centre by-election voters lining up to back one “ABC” candidate just as they did in 2000 when they…
Annals of statesmanship
There’s this news that prompts a spontaneous moment of reflection and good will from Canadians across party lines: “Tributes pour in for a gravely ill Peter Lougheed.” Considered one of…
Saturday night
To make up for last night’s music fail on the blog, this is the Foo Fighters performance at the DNC this week. Not bad at all. Predictable but fine choice…
A Kitchener-Waterloo note
If this had been known: Elizabeth Witmer put an end to speculation about why she stepped down as MPP after 22 years. She said her decision had nothing to do…
Liberal leadership rule day
The FAQ on the new leadership site has all your details including entry fee ($75,000, not so high actually), spending limits ($950,000) and notably, debt limits ($75,000 – got to…
Clinton rocked
A little bit of Bill to start your day. Massive speech last night: Watching Bill Clinton take the stage at the Democratic National Convention and take over the room with…
Joe Oliver’s natural resources new economics
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver was in Toronto on Tuesday to give a speech and kick off the fall with some new economic data produced by his department. This is…
Wednesday afternoon in big Liberal developments
First up, Dominic LeBlanc makes some news while attending the Liberal caucus meetings in Montebello: “Trudeau, LeBlanc front runner prospective candidates in Liberal leadership race.” “I’ve thought long and hard,…