Fear vs Disgust vs Incompetence
Ontario will be going to an election. My original guess of June 5th is impossible due to a religious holiday. If the election is called today; not tomorrow but today,…
TheNewTeddy
Will Canada one day vote OUI? and a Teddy announcement.
This is less of a post full of maps and analysis and more of a question I am posing. Will Canada one day vote OUI? That is, will “English Canada”…
Taxes
A short post based on a discussion on Twitter; which province(s) have the highest income taxes. First; you really need to add the Federal rates. Federal income taxes are a…
Newfoundland
This, again, ties in to the earlier “Pivot” post. I really do feel that we are in a “turning point” of politics in many ways. In Newfoundland, the PC Government…
Interesting little Rabble poll
Got an e-mail about this as a Rabble member. Rabble, for those who don’t know, is Canada’s largest left-wing political website. I am a member there. I was also a…
EU Election, 2014
First things first, I want to make clear just how large and confusing this election is. What we have is 28 independent countries holding elections, and in many of them,…
Tories ahead nationally? Also, the Senate.
As you likely already know, a poll was released a short time ago that had Harper’s Tories in the lead. I decided to throw that though the ElectoMatic and map…
Pivot
This week serves as a pivot point for politics around the world. OntarioThe NDP has put out their demands, they want an increase in corporate taxes. Should the government survive…
Ontario Election, June 5th 2014?
A quick post following a quick check of some facts.1 – The budget will be presented on May 1st.2 – Elections in Ontario are 28 days by law. (As far…
Political Seasons – a Teddy Theory
I’ve always felt that Politics does not quite match the seasons we see in the real world. In fact, they are probably closer in scope to the seasons that are…
Quebec (massive post)
Warning, as indicated in the title, this is a massive post. It contains a number of loosely connected ideas that I will go though section by section by section. #1Federal…
Calgary
Internally, I refer to these type of blog posts as “Emergency Posts”. This is a post to correct or clarify something that I stumbled upon. Recently, a friend of mine,…
International Politics and International Parties
Tony Clement tweeted earlier today that he was attending an IDU conference. The IDU, or International Democrat Union, is a federation of political parties. In effect, it is the closest…
Quebec, the day after.
With all the polls in, we can finally sit back and look at the results. There is a dividing line between the 4 major (seat winning) parties, the 3 medium…
As the dust settles in Quebec.
Counting is still ongoing, but coming to a close. A few things are now becoming clear. 1 – The CAQ did as well as the polls said. Moreso in fact.2…
100 minutes in
First, an apology, the map likely contains one or two errors. Trying to update this on the fly with an uncooperative map while still watching the election. This was supposed…
1 hour in
CBC has called a PLQ Majority. 76 – PLQ – 43%34 – PQ – 27%13 – CAQ – 21%2 – QS – 6% The CAQ is getting closer to where…
30 minutes in
As I write this, the PLQ stands at 57 seats, with 50% of the voteThe PQ is at 27, and 28%The CAQ is at 3, with 13%And the QS is…
Media lines to watch for tonight and tomorrow morning.
After years of watching elections, and the media coverage that follows, I have begun to get a very good idea of the things that are said, and am able to,…
What to expect tonight in Quebec
I want to begin by recapping my final prediction for the race. 72 – 39.5% – PLQ35 – 26.5% – PQ14 – 23.0% – CAQ4 – 9.0% – QS There…