John Tory’s ascension and the Metro’s ridiculous narrative
As John Tory is now officially the mayor of Toronto, everyone – particularly the media – is in search of an appropriate narrative to go with it. Some of those…
Canadian Politics
Six things we all need to think about when Canadians volunteer to fight for the Kurds
The Kurds: They should have had a country of their own, but since they don’t, and since Canada is allied by treaty to one of their principal enemies, letting Canadians…
Legislatively “Balancing” Human Rights
There is a simple, time-honoured rule about attempting to “balance” human rights classes in legislation so that it works out a particular way every time, and it goes like this:…
Provinces Have No Right to Pipeline ‘Conditions’-Claims Law Professor
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It seems that Christy Clark and her BC Liberal Party of Pipeline pushers have been blowing smoke according to Dwight Newman. Dwight Newman is a senior fellow…
LPCO Team Trudeau Training in Hamilton, Santa Claus Parade in Brantford.
A rather busy weekend for me, I was up in Hamilton attending another LPCO event, which they billed as “Campaign College”. Basically, it was an expansion of the event that…
Green party’s Elizabeth May wants new investigation of 2011 election robocalls
Ottawa Citizen’s Glen McGregor has filed this story that has Elizabeth May calling for new investigation of 2011 robocalls. | Green Party leader Elizabeth May has asked the Commissioner of…
The Conservative’s scripted talking points get them into trouble
This little scandal Tories have gotten themselves into is a bit delightful, but underscores a more important point about the dissemination of talking points.The problem started when a Conservative operative…
The Conservative’s scripted talking points get them into trouble
This little scandal Tories have gotten themselves into is a bit delightful, but underscores a more important point about the dissemination of talking points. The problem started when a Conservative…
The Conservative’s scripted talking points get them into trouble
This little scandal Tories have gotten themselves into is a bit delightful, but underscores a more important point about the dissemination of talking points.The problem started when a Conservative operative…
The Conservative’s scripted talking points get them into trouble
This little scandal Tories have gotten themselves into is a bit delightful, but underscores a more important point about the dissemination of talking points. The problem started when a Conservative…
Quick question/poll
Is Julian Fantino (Minister of Veteran Affairs) the worst Cabinet Minister in the Harper Conservative government right now? That’s saying something in this government, but some folks are now openly…
Ian Mulgrew: Judge robbed Burnaby Mountain Protesters of Right to Civil Disobedience
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There is a great deal at stake when the court acts as accommodators for the corporate interests while denying the civil rights of citizens to protest. Ian…
The NDP’s 7% problem
The NDP's biggest problem electorally isn't a question of policy or values or leadership or connecting with voters or just about anything else perennially brought up to explain their difficulties…
The NDP’s 7% problem
The NDP's biggest problem electorally isn't a question of policy or values or leadership or connecting with voters or just about anything else perennially brought up to explain their difficulties…
The NDP’s 7% problem
The NDP’s biggest problem electorally isn’t a question of policy or values or leadership or connecting with voters or just about anything else perennially brought up to explain their difficulties…
The NDP’s 7% problem
The NDP’s biggest problem electorally isn’t a question of policy or values or leadership or connecting with voters or just about anything else perennially brought up to explain their difficulties…
Socialist Stephen Lewis Roars Once More in Takedown of the Stephen Harper Government
By: Tim Harper National Affairs, Published on Sun Nov 23 2014 At the age of 77, Stephen Lewis describes himself as being “happily in his dotage,” a man free to…
Rafe: Tough on Kinder Morgan, Corrigan & Robertson My Kind of Mayors
Rafe Mair stands with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Derrik Corrigan fighting for land use jurisdictional authority against Kinder Morgan and the Prime Minister Harper’s Federal Government. Kinder Morgan’s plans…
Before You Become a Politician
No, this isn’t about me. This is about federal politics. I never had an inclination for higher levels of politics, those other arenas, other battles, nor the lofty separation of…