Blue on Blue Violence
While not violent, per se, it's interesting to see the clash of Tory vs. Tory in Brampton today, courtesy of Warren Kinsella:The person on stage is former PC Premier Bill…
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Royal Fumble?
If you're unaware yet, Canada's navy and air force will soon get a new name - an old one, to be truthful. Those branches of the military are currently named…
Aylward Chosen as New NL Liberal Leader
Former minister Kevin Aylward will lead the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals into the next election (coming up this October) after he was chosen among 7 candidates to replace Yvonne Jones,…
Hope for McGuinty and Horwath?
(Sorry if anyone missed my wonderful revelations over the past few days, but a workin' man has things to do)The common assumption these days is that current Ontario Liberal Premier…
Angus Reid Poll is Good News for NDP…. Or Is It?
Regular readers here know of my criticisms of Angus Reid which, from time to time, are proven exceptionally right. Their most recent poll, however, is kind of a mixed bag…
Wisconsin Senate Recall Live Blog
Because I have little else to do tonight (except watching Hell's Kitchen, which is awesome), I'll be doing a little live-blogging of the recall votes in Wisconsin tonight. Key thing…
Comrade Mammoliti
This is the sort of thing that makes me want to cry for GTA politics:Tips for people who want to join Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti’s new Facebook group: Don’t wear a…
Newfoundland Liberal Leader Steps Down
A really sad story, on par with Jack Layton's, that Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal leader, Yvonne Jones, is stepping down because of her battle with breast cancer:The leader of Newfoundland…
The Battle for Eglinton-Lawrence
No, not that battle, because that one has already ended (and it didn't end well for us).No, this is the new battle for Eglinton-Lawrence, this time on the provincial scale.…
Well, we’re officially boned
The downgrade by Standard and Poor's of the United States credit rating proves three things:1. Obama is probably not going to be re-elected2. It's a good bet to learn Chinese…
Reason #1 Why Free Membership Programs Suck
While boasting about gaining around 15,000 new unpaid members for their party, the Alberta Liberals meanwhile only settle with 3,500 paying members for the party, compared to about 25K for…
Anonymous NDP insiders
It didn't take long for that shoe to be on the other foot:There's a serious unease in the NDP over interim leader Nycole Turmel's memberships in two Quebec sovereigntist parties,…
Why the Turmel Issue Matters
Some people are asking why it is exactly so many are making political hay out of the past and current affiliations of the interim leader of the New Democratic Party,…
Someone Should Do a Shakedown On That Poll
In a somehow unsurprising result, an online poll of the greatest Canadian political book in the last 25 years ended up giving Ezra Levant's "Shakedown" the top spot.Take a moment…
Nycole Turmel: Marrying Separatists
Well, not literally, though she was apparently a member of both the now-tiny Bloc Quebecois, and the little communist separatist party, Quebec Solidaire.Is this a high revelation? Well, there's the…
Paul Krugman: Pretty Much a Tea Partier
... in the sense that it doesn't seem compromise is on his agenda, much like the Tea Partiers to the south: Many pundits view taking a position in the middle…
Alberta Returns to the Arms of Tories
From the Calgary Herald:The Progressive Conservatives are on pace to form another massive majority in the next election, despite being in the midst of choosing a new leader, according to…
The NDP’s "New Politics"
I've heard worse about Lizzy May but seriously, maybe its time we started Dippers In Their Own Words:May is rude, crude and an ignorant bitch who is full of shit!…
Nycole Turmel – Dancing With Separatists
While I have the greatest respect for the current situation the NDP is in, what with their permanent leader Jack Layton taking a break to fight another occurrence of cancer…
Arguing For Copps
Unlike fellow Liblogger Far and Wide, I happen to believe that the news of Sheila Copps possible entrance into the race for Liberal Party president is nothing but good news,…