Friday night
This is just over 3 minutes because it’s a preview but it’s so good! 40,000 listens on Soundcloud in the last day, the kids love it. Have a good night!
Nancy Leblanc
What should a future Liberal budget look like?
Paul Summerville took a shot at answering the question, in this speech that you can read at his site: “A 21st Century Liberal Budget.” So if you’re feeling a little…
Flaherty to seniors on #OAS
At the 1:30 mark and onwards, Flaherty gives an answer on his OAS age eligibility increase that is receiving some attention tonight. Two callers to the CPAC call-in show that…
The greatest show on earth
The big budget circus happens today. The big item, not to be lost sight of among all the other baubles that will be in the window, is in the headline…
Late night
If you missed it, this was one of the top political videos from the U.S. today, U.S. Representative Bobby Rush protesting on behalf of Trayvon Martin on the floor of…
Conservative Senators bring the optics on budget eve
Conservative Senators are complaining today about news that they’ll be losing a cafeteria in one of the buildings in which Senators work, the Victoria Building. Former Conservative party president, Don…
Harper’s latest F-35 big 180
Harper yesterday: While the government isn’t giving any guarantees Canada will buy the F-35, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the country will remain involved in the stealth fighter project to…
7 Robocon lawsuits filed
The latest from McMaher: The Council of Canadians has launched legal challenges of May federal election results in seven ridings, on behalf of electors living in those ridings. The ridings…
Change under Mulcair
Just wanted to note this nugget in a CBC report on NDP changes now that Mulcair is leader: B.C. MP Peter Julian will be caucus chair and Anne McGrath will…
Friday night
Gareth Emery feat Christina Novelli – Concrete Angel (Original Mix) by garethemery Have a great night!
NDP Convention – Day 1
Don’t know how coherent or value added this will be after a day of tweeting, thought I’d try to get a few things down here. First of all, impressions on…
Another feckless accountability mechanism weighs in
The Ethics Commissioner has finally gotten around to deciding on the Rahim Jaffer matter where, if you will recall from way back in 2010 when this arose, Mr. Jaffer was…
Sure looks like a shadow MP from here
My, it was just a few short weeks ago that Heritage Minister James Moore was making a windy case in defence of his department’s hiring of Saulie Zajdel, the Conservative…
The day after Toronto-Danforth
(Source) OK, so it wasn’t Seabiscuit after all. That’s part of a campaign and trying to swing momentum your way toward the end. This was, as everyone recognized, a very…
Seabiscuit?
“We’re right on their heels.” Somebody’s having fun! As elections should be.
F-35 insanity: The movie reel
Is this a “tactical retreat” as the Globe very generously frames the Fantino backtrack on F-35s this week? Is Harper admitting he was wrong? It’s hard to believe anything this…
A Liberal spark in Toronto-Danforth
A Liberal spark? What on earth is she talking about? Well, cynics, this post is not for you. Beware, earnestness ahead. I have posted two communications pieces here that Toronto-Danforth…
Elections Canada’s new Robocon hires
“Elections Canada hires 14 new ‘frontline’ staff to examine more than 31,000 complaints on voter suppression issue.” Ramping up staff, part of that flexing of whatever is needed: “The Commissioner…
Charitable activities?
Why hasn’t the Manning Centre’s charitable status gotten more attention? CRA’s own guidelines on political activities raise some interesting questions. For e.g., Under the Income Tax Act and in common…
Building democracy
Here was Preston Manning speaking to the media yesterday on voter suppression: Speaking to reporters, Manning said all parties should be worried about robocall vote-suppression during the 2011 election that…