Trudeau, Firearms, and Policy Discussion – Fun!
On Friday, our intrepid federal Liberal leadership frontrunner Justin Trudeau said in front of a crowd of Liberals in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell that he felt that having a firearm was an “important…
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Return of the Liberals? Forum Ont. Poll: 35% PC, 29% OLP, 27% NDP
Forum Research is out with their monthly Ontario poll, detailing a bounce in the beleaguered Ontario Liberal's fortunes and an apparent drop in the New Democrat's, at least compared to…
I have a feeling the Conservatives will regret this…
Much like BCL, I think the Conservatives giving the chance to Justin Trudeau to espouse his national platform on what I'm sure will end up being prime-time is an excellent…
A New Site for Conservative Trolls to Roam
You may have already seen it, I don't really know how many times its ads pop up (AdBlocker, my friend and yours), but there is a new website called RateMyGovernment.ca,…
By-election Winners & Losers – #byelxn41 Edition
Last night's by-elections in Victoria, Calgary Centre, and Durham ridings, and all three had different stories to talk about. Two were close, one was a complete rout, but in the…
Goddamn Co-operation Movement…
It seems I have yet another tough leadership choice coming ahead of me.Joyce Murray, the BC MP who officially joined the leadership race today, has come out in favour of…
What Happens for Ford Nation Now?
Despite its increasingly small size over his term, Rob Ford is essentially a lame duck. Yes, he'll fight the conflict-of-interest ruling 'til its very end, but even if he survives…
Wtf Newsday
First, we have Rob Ford losing his job as Mayor of Toronto, thanks to his own stupidity.Then, Mark Carney leaves the Bank of Canada to go work with the British…
Forum Poll: 33% Con, 28% Lib, 28% NDP
The previously mentioned Forum poll has its details out, and it included yet more hypothetical Trudeau polling that really doesn't mean anything at all, but is nice to gawk at.Forum…
1CalgaryCentre, meet Reality
Very short post, because I need to sleep for my night job.1CalgaryCentre, that "unite all the progressives behind one candidate!" movement in Calgary Centre, has released its "polling" data.This poll…
The Clark Tide Commences! BC Poll: 47% NDP, 29% BC Lib
Yes, for once an Angus Reid poll out of British Columbia isn't a complete mess for the BC Liberals and Christy Clark, though it is definitely not their best polling…
My Reading Material for the Next Two Weeks
Maybe I'll learn something about this whole "Canada" thing, eh?Thanks to my wonderful college library's book sale, where I bough all of these books for under $20. Yes, they're outdated…
A Liberal From Alberta
A reader who I've have several good discussions with over e-mail recently wrote up a post on the Canadian Council for Democracy website, which I think everyone needs to see...."By…
This Isn’t What I Want to See When I Get Up…
Sigh.When asked whether he thought Canada was "better served when there are more Quebecers in charge than Albertans," Trudeau replied, "I'm a Liberal, so of course I think so, yes.…
Nanos Research Poll: 33.8% Con, 29.0% Lib, 27.2% NDP
We have another odd Nanos poll that isn't really supported by other pollsters (though I suppose this one Forum poll I have no details for yet may end up being…
Drop McGuinty from the Natural Resources File
The comments from David McGuinty are, quite clearly, stupid. The actions, the idea, the concept - all stupid. And it was uttered by a man clearly not stupid. Worst of…
Questions, questions
A couple of days ago, I renewed my membership (and by ABC monthly donation) with the Ontario Liberals, which means that I have a fairly good chance of becoming a…
Good to see Warren Kinsella disqualifed himself for the Liberal leadership…
Because as one of those individuals unable to actually get elected, he’s in the same boat he lumps other Liberals like Martha Hall Findlay, Deborah Coyne, Karen McCrimmon, and David…
Ipsos Reid Poll: 34% Con, 30% NDP, 26% Liberal
The newest Ipsos Reid poll is out for the federal scene, confirming what its fellow federal pollsters have been showing: a marked increase for the Liberals as Justin's leadersh- er,…
Map of the Day
Very simple map of the 2012 Presidential election by county - essentially, the darker the colour, the more voters there were in the county. Sort of like a population map,…