Polls: Bob Rae may be gaining support, and marijuana is popular
Those are the findings of one specific poll. First the poll #’s and the pollster’s speculation: Buoyed by high approval ratings for interim leader Bob Rae, support for the federal…
Scott Tribe
Getting into the spirit of things, post-Liberal convention.
I’ve seen this logo floating around on some blogs – a suggestion to upgrade the Liberal Party logo: I’ve seen it on some Blogging Tory blogs critical of the legalizing…
Liberal Convention results/wrapup thoughts
As you might expect, though I was not at the Convention in Ottawa this weekend, I did monitor how events went, and here is my take on things: Things I…
The case is made for the Liberal Party to adopt primaries to pick leaders
As those politically inclined know, the Liberal Party is holding a convention in Ottawa this weekend, where delegates will be voting to elect different candidates to various party positions, and…
It takes a radical to know a radical
Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, is apparently mad that his government’s plan to dump an oil pipeline through some of British Columbia’s pristine wilderness and have oil tankers come…
An ugly looking Caterpillar.
The big news down in this area the past few days – specifically in London – is that the big company Caterpillar decided to lock all of its employees out…
Season’s Greetings
I’ve been off for a few days enjoying the holidays – I’ve not gone anywhere online – don’t worry Anyhow, to all my political friends, foes, and in between, I…
More internal Liberal Party stuff – this time endorsements for Liberal Party positions.
I don’t usually give out endorsements for internal Liberal Party elections to posts, (I’m just one of those “stupid bloggers”) and this probably won’t matter in the grand scheme of…
The Liberal Party gives the finger to freelancers and non-delegate bloggers.
As some of you may know, the Liberal Party has decided that for their upcoming convention in January, they were not going to accredit bloggers to it. They preferred Liberals…
Conservatives going ‘bananas’ over non-use of tarsand oil
Apparently, some Conservative ministers are either bored in Ottawa as Christmas approaches, or they’re trying to seek out new “enemies of Canada” to demonize. The new foe of Canada is…
Some folks are dog-gone crazy in Ottawa – and I dont mean the politicians.
I’ll be blunt – I’m not a dog person. I’m a cat person. I normally don’t go out of my way to comment on dog-related matters. I also don’t normally…
The courts will be the only check on Harper for the next four years.
It’s become rather obvious that with a majority government, the Conservatives feel they can do whatever they want, now that the opposition can no longer restrain them from doing their…
Cutting legal corners to fit your ideology isn’t correct – Federal Court Judge on CWB
Well now, this is a ruling that should have some Conservative government officials fuming that they can’t always do as they please, even with a majority government: A federal court…
Irony abounds in Canadian politics these days
A couple of instances of irony I see today – one slightly amusing, one not so. The first is there is at least one Canadian at the Durban conference on…
These Conservatives must really hate Charlie Angus
Mr. Angus is the NDP MP for the Timmins-James Bay riding, if you’re not aware. This happens to be the riding that the Attawapiskat Native Reserve is in, where the…
It’s tough to be an environmentally conscious Canadian right now.
This is highlighted by a couple of decisions/news items that just cam out over the weekend. First, you have CTV News reporting that the Conservative government will formally pull out…
You guys have a majority.. why hide behind a Private Members Bill?
That’s my only real question of this particular reversal/manoeuvre on Section 13 regarding hate speech and the Human Rights Tribunal. I’m not at all surprised they’re doing this, even if…
The new enemy of Canada as the Harper government sees it; anyone who questions them
One of the trends this Conservative government has shown since it came to power is the need to demonize their opponents and to paint anyone who oppose them as being…
Thoughts on Liberal primaries and other stuff
My Liberal blogging colleague Jeff Jedras has a new soapbox to preach from. In addition to his own blog, he now is an occasional contributor at Macleans magazine. So first…
In Remembrance
On this particular day, Remembrance Day, I try my best not to get on to other political topics and instead focus on this day as it was meant for –…