Makes me wonder…
Do we really want the Tories negotiating water exports? Remember what a great job they did with Softwood Lumber issue?
Makes me wonder…
Do we really want the Tories negotiating water exports?Remember what a great job they did with Softwood Lumber issue?
Unknown Costs of LRT
We don’t yet know the Region’s preferred option for LRT, so we don’t have final estimates of capital costs or the increases to property taxes. But we know it will…
EnoughHarper – "They’ll Go Negative"
From a week or so ago, this clever video again using Stephen Harper's own words from 2006 to hang himself in 2011. And it is so deadly accurate.But let's be…
EnoughHarper – "They’ll Go Negative"
From a week or so ago, this clever video again using Stephen Harper’s own words from 2006 to hang himself in 2011. And it is so deadly accurate. But let’s…
EnoughHarper – "They’ll Go Negative"
From a week or so ago, this clever video again using Stephen Harper's own words from 2006 to hang himself in 2011. And it is so deadly accurate.But let's be…
EnoughHarper – "They’ll Go Negative"
From a week or so ago, this clever video again using Stephen Harper’s own words from 2006 to hang himself in 2011. And it is so deadly accurate. But let’s…
Will The Government Fall?
Well folks, here it is for you in black and white right from the order paper for March 25th 2011: Opposition Motion March 23, 2011 — Mr. Ignatieff (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) —…
PRE-WRIT, CONSERVATIVES IN CONTROL
Here is the pre-writ baseline projection for Friday, March 25… CURRENT PROJECTIONS (through Mar 25) CANADA CPC – avg 158 seats (39.6%) – low 137 (38.1%), high 174 (41.1%) LPC…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – GREENS
GREEN (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 0 >>> absolute minimum = 0 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 0 >>> likely low = 0 seats…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – BLOC QUEBECOIS
BLOC QUEBECOIS (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 40 >>> absolute minimum = 40 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 3 >>> likely low = 43…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – NDP
NDP (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 17 >>> absolute minimum = 17 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 8 >>> likely low = 25 seats…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – LIBERALS
LIBERAL (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 42 >>> absolute minimum = 42 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 15 >>> likely low = 57 seats…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – CONSERVATIVES
CONSERVATIVE (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 123 >>> absolute minimum = 123 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 14 >>> likely low = 137 seats…
Structuring the Election
Source: CTV News: Poll says Trust in Conservative Government FallingSource: CBC News/Opinions: Scott Reid: Whose Fault is it if no one Cares?Source: Global and Mail: NDP Leads Federal Parties Vying…
The Economic Crisis That Is Climate Change
I composed the following as an online response to an editorial published earlier in today’s Sudbury Star by Editor Brian MacLeod, “Bottom line trumps the environment”. MacLeod argues that voters…
NY Times Pay-Wall Workaround
Introduction The NY Times paywall has been quite lucrative... for me. Traffic to my advertising supported blog tripled after posting instructions to my little paywall hack. I posted a couple…
Brooke Jeffrey, <i>Divided Loyalties: The Liberal Party of Canada, 1984-2008</I>
As I write this review, Canada appears to be on the eve of an election call. It thus seems fitting to reflect on elections and campaigns past. For the past…
For Partisan Political Gain, Conservatives Continue to Create False Choices Between the Economy and the Environment
I composed the following as an online response to an article published in yesterday’s Sudbury Star by Sudbury Conservative Party of Canada Electoral District Association Director, Mark Mancini. The article,…
Is Alberta Ready to Change its Political Culture?
We are into a very fecund time politically in Alberta. We have just finished province wide municipal elections. The results were surprising to many. The most dramatic change was the…