When Stephen Harper appointed three defeated candidates to the Senate this past May, the response was swift and decidedly negative.Opposition members denounced the move as undemocratic. Premiers called for the…
On May 13, John Ibbitson wrote a column suggesting the Liberal Party adopt an American style primary system for selecting its next leader.The Liberals might want to think about going…
In "Report From Alfred Apps, National President To The Members Of The Liberal Party Of Canada," Liberals were informed that on July 9 a meeting of the National Board would…
During a press conference yesterday, Bob Rae responded to a question regarding a Statistics Canada report on the reasons why 7.5 million eligible voters didn't go to the polls on…
In her June 29 column Chantal Hébert writes:Two decades later (after the failure of the Meech Lake Accord), it seems that in winning the battle, the Meech detractors lost the…
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For me, "vision" is perhaps the emptiest and most ill-used word in politics. It's easy for someone to wake up in the middle of the night and say he or…
The headlines speak volumes: "The Resurrection Of Stephane Dion"; "Stephane Dion Steps Out Of The Shadows". In either case, the meaning is the same: Mr. Dion has returned form a…
In two previous posts, (here and here) I criticized Chantal Hébert's lack of affinity for certain historical facts. In my last post, I was definitive in my denunciation when I…
There's an interesting article posted on Xtra titled " Gay people and national security: How does security clearance work for queer politicians and civil servants?" The article quotes Professor Gary…
It looks as though sleep deprivation got the best of Elizabeth May in this exchange with Pat Martin during the filibuster over back-to-work legislation for locked-out Canada Post employees.Mr. Pat…
In her June 13, column, "Harper’s persistence may pay off in Quebec," Chantal Hébert wrote: "It is no coincidence that there has been a non-stop disengagement from the federalism-versus-sovereignty front…
Jack Layton likes to say that New Democrats best represent Quebec values (see video below). But if recent polls are any indication, what Quebecers value at the moment is change.A…
As Stephen Harper said in 1995, and Preston Manning miraculously discovered in his polling data earlier this month, the Canadian people are sick of "grand visions." This is the lens…
... should look like this:The Government of Canada would like to enter into negotiations with the Provinces to reform the Senate. In these negotiations the Government of Canada will address…
If you haven't already, head over to National Newswatch. Once there you'll find a plethora of opinion pieces exploring the significance of this weekend's New Democrat convention. You'll also notice…
In the aftermath of the Liberal Party's Extraordinary Convention, some concern has been expressed (here and here) that the adoption of the sub-amendment moving the Leadership Vote to the Spring…
Earlier today, the following resolution was introduced at the New Democrat's convention:5-03-11 Resolution Protecting Language RightsSubmitted by Nickel BeltBE IT RESOLVED THAT Section 5.4 of the policy book be amended…
The choice is yours.That's right, it's cryptic message day here at PDO.
Here are some links that may be useful for tomorrow's Extraordinary Convention.You can find the Rules of Order here.There will be five sub-amendments which you can find here.Ongoing discussion about…
