Will Canada have a snap election over new anti-terrorist laws and ISIS?
Big Brother is watching … There is a clear fault line between the two opposition parties, and PM Stephen Harper’s policies with regard to how to combat ISIS. The Conservatives…
2015 election
Why is Justin Trudeau dancing to victory?
Heather Malleck in the Toronto Star has a few good reasons why our next Prime Minister will be named Justin Trudeau: But what makes some politicians attractive and others repellent?…
Political generational shift
“Shake hands with the nice man. First, I’ll take his job, and then later, when you’re all grown up, you can take mine!”
Congratulations to Susan Delacourt
Susan Delacourt Susan Delacourt neatly sums up the state of play in Canadian politics in her article in the Toronto Star: In that same vein, we have been told repeatedly…
Byelections: Thomas Mulcair’s NDP In Denial Phase
Mulcair in denial Four byelections, and a thumping for the NDP, but that party is still refusingto face up to reality (my bolding): Mulcair said the NDP needs to run…
Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don’t cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces. Stephen Harper became Leader…
Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don’t cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces. Stephen Harper became Leader…
Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don't cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces.Stephen Harper became Leader of…
Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don't cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces.Stephen Harper became Leader of…
Harper’s new Conservatives out of step with Canadian values
Harper Norquist: Ideological soulmates Many feared (and fear) Stephen Harper’s hidden agenda, and for good reason. Patterned on the far right wing Republican model, Harper’s Reform Party took over the…
Abortion: Why Trudeau’s decision on pro-choice candidates is a good one
Justin Trudeau: Decisive Ever since Justin Trudeau’s team came out with the announcement that anti-abortion supporters need not bother to run as candidates for the nomination of Liberal MPs in…
Ontario election: Shades of the 2015 Harper-Trudeau battle?
When it comes to elections in Canada, with its relatively low voting rates, age matters. Older folks vote with their feet, all the way to the polling stations, while younger…
A Liberal Party Mess in the Making
A man of principle This is a mess. Justin Trudeau and his advisors had better get on to this debacle post haste, reveal all the facts and communications, and make…
Election 2015: The Crossing of the Curves
Andre Turcotte – the Curves Tracker Sometimes a picture is really worth a thousand words, much to the consternation of the conservatives huddled in Ottawa for the annual Manning Centre…
Stephen Harper’s Achilles heel: Trust
The latest Angus Reid poll highlights the Achilles heel of Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Most Canadians do not trust him to protect our elections, as Susan Delacourt points out. This…
Canada: A Simple Election Law (“SEL”)
At the Montreal convention, the Liberal Party overwhelmingly agreed to Priority Resolution 31, Restoring Trust in Canada’s Democracy. An important part of that resolution is this: AND BE IT FURTHER…
Liberal Party Convention: The Most Important Policy Resolution
In my view, the single most important policy resolution at this week’s convention in Montreal is the prioritized number 31, which should significantly reduce our democratic deficits. That resolutionreads: 31.…
Justin Trudeau’s Culture Code for Canadians: Keeping it, with Fun
Dr. Clotiere Rapaille Within 18 months of so Canadians will elect a new prime minister and a new government. Of the three contenders for the top job – Stephen Harper,…
Canada, want a good Deputy Prime Minister? Look for the man with the hardball in his office
Two of these men could be PM in the next 18 months Thomas Mulcair says he and his NDP have learned from the disasterous provincial NDP election: “It’s not enough…
Why Stephen Harper will call an early election in spring 2014
George S. Patton I expect the Throne Speech in late January 2014 to be the timing for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to dissolve Parliament and call for an election in…