Luck
Relevant moment at 2:45 or so. "The harder you work, the luckier you are..." said Carville in '92. A universally shared sentiment. A little sentimental but heck, it is campaign…
Nancy Leblanc
Discontent in Ontario Toryland
"Ouster of Sterling by Tories disgraceful: Eves." “I don't care who hears this," said Eves. "The treatment that Norm got from his own party was not very polite, was not…
Annals of ruining political parties via donation reforms
This seems familiar for Canadian observers: "Labour could be ruined by proposed cap on political donations." Limits on political party donations are being looked at in Britain at the moment…
Juxtaposing
Lawrence Martin's question today on Tony Clement's status: What sort of punishment should be handed out to a cabinet minister who, judging by an auditor-general’s report, was found in clear…
The parameters
The NDP leadership selection rules were canvassed by Kady O'Malley yesterday: ...aside from ensuring that every single active, card-carrying member of the party has the right to cast a ballot,…
Ontario election notes this eve
A few things noticed in the news this evening that may be of interest... 1. Notable column on the NDP's environmental policies in Ontario: "Cohn: NDP losing its green allies."…
Rae speech at summer caucus: Jobs, jobs, jobs
A great speech by Rae today at the caucus meetings in Ottawa. Going right at Harper and with an economic message. That jobs, jobs, jobs line should be the big…
Missing the boat
There's good news and bad news about this Globe editorial today, "Canada in danger of missing the boat in the Arctic." The good news is that the Globe publicizes a…
Friday night
That's a good one from Morgan Page this summer. And if you like Deadmau5, there's this. Have a good night!
Why progressives should support the HST
Ken Lewenza in a speech in December, 2009 on the anti-HST positioning from the right: We can't buy into this. Neither can my friends in the New Democratic Party. I…
Friday drive-by blogging
1. Harper on the possibility of new stimulus spending, the first words from The Economist™ on the topic in light of the latest economic anxiety: "Flexibility I think has been…
On green job schemes
As a counter to Margaret Wente today, "Message to McGuinty: Most green-job schemes have been miserable failures," who relies in part for her view on a New York Times report…
Moving pieces in Quebec
MacPherson in the Gazette on the latest poll showing a new Francois Legault led party in the lead just ahead of the Liberals and with the PQ trailing in third:The…
Late night
(Source)The spontaneous celebration of Layton in chalk out in front of Toronto City Hall has most likely been washed away tonight with the major rainstorm that blew through the city.…
Late night
Lightening it up break...
Library privatization
Via Hullabaloo today, one of the bloggers there is doing a bit of a shout out to a Democratic Assemblyman in California, Das Williams of Santa Barbara, in an effort…
Canada and its economic wiggle room
A TD report is not optimistic about our room to maneuver should the U.S. go into another recession: “Policy makers in Canada have less wiggle room on the fiscal and…
Jack Layton
Thoughts and best wishes to all NDP and Canadian political friends today. What a very sad day it has been as we have all been struck by the loss of…
Where we’re at – Ontario election
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Lawful access legislation to retain warrant requirement?
Fantino last night: Speaking to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Windsor, Ont. Sunday evening, associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino said the government will retable a…