Toronto isn’t liking Hudak right now either
Another credible pollster – Forum Research – decided to take a poll specifically in Toronto, where conservative mayor Rob Ford and federal Conservatives had major breakthroughs of seats for varying…
Canadian Politics
The Hudak Conservatives are in trouble: polls
We had some people wondering if the Harris-Decima poll earlier last week showing an 11 point Liberal lead was an “outlier”. Well, we have 32 new polls out this evening…
Miscellaneous Ontario election campaign tidbits
A couple of things here and there this AM: Eric Grenier of threehundredeight.com has a piece in the Globe and Mail about his seat projections for the Ontario election. If…
A stunner of a new Ontario poll, if accurate.
Wow: A newly released Harris-Decima poll shows Dalton McGuinty’s Ontario Liberals have an 11 point lead over Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives – the first time the governing party has bested…
Promises and the Liberal Long Game: Tuition in Ontario
Guest post by Eric Newstadt There has been a lot of interest in the Liberal plan to offer full-time students an up-front grant so as to reduce their tuition-fees, not…
McGuinty’s immigrant pledge is simply bad politics
McGuinty has recently made an election pledge to provide $10,000 dollars in support for businesses that hire immigrants. Regardless of what one might think about the policy itself, it is…
Conservatives of all stripes hoping Ontario voters have short memories; are mean-spirited
Last year, ‘Progressive’ Conservative leader Tim Hudak presented a bill that would give a 10 per cent wage subsidy for employers who hire skilled newcomers. Now he’s out there attacking…
The Ontario election (un)officially starts today (and it’s a horserace)
I’m fairly confident in saying that other then political junkies, not a lot of attention was paid to the Ontario election campaign by potential voters in Ontario. With Labour Day…
Sooner or later the left must unite
That the Liberals and NDP will eventually unite is a foregone conclusion in my opinion, the only question is one of timing. Will it be sooner or later? The old…
Full Disclosure: Biased. Socialist. Bastard.
by matttbastard Yeah, so, once again I’m officially a member of the New Democratic Party of Canada. (If you’re not part of the solution, etc etc.) In my defence, this…
update on ontario mega-quarry: environmental review to go forward, battle continues
The Council of Canadians has an update on the mega-quarry that the Highland Companies (owned by a US hedge fund) tried to sneak into Ontario's Melancthon Township. You'll recall that…
‘The Jack effect’ scares the Conservatives
A new poll is out that shows the Conservatives and the NDP in a virtual tie – unsurprisingly linked to the recent death of Jack Layton: The Canadian Press Harris-Decima…
Almost as surprising as Duffy being named to the Senate..
..is that Angelo Perchelli, formerly of the Toronto Star, is now going to be the new Director of Communications for the PMO. He’s perfectly suited to it, as he has…
mcquaig: lewis’s masterful eulogy a stirring reminder that we will not go quietly
Linda McQuaig's appraisal of Stephen Lewis's beautiful eulogy of Jack Layton is worth reading.It will probably be a while before a Canadian prime minister again offers a state funeral to…
canada and u.s.: join to speak out against tar sands pipeline
Environmental activists in the US see an opportunity for real action against the tar sands pipeline. Since the oil-friendly and environment-hating Harper government won't listen to us on this issue,…
More Shameless Progressive Conservative Attack Ads
Looks like the PC`s have bought another slew of advertising for Google search terms with almost any combinations including "Liberal Party" or "Ontario Liberals" and the like having an on-top…
NDP vs Liberal Leadership Election Procedures
We are at a unique position not seen in a long time when both the NDP and the Liberals are set to elect new leadership and are currently led by…
Ezra Levant Is Ethically Outraged Over Jack Layton’s Final Farewell
by matttbastard In the midst of his double-fainting couch freakout over Jack Layton’s outrageously socialist state funeral, flesh & blood cartoon QMI columnist Ezra Levant claims the late NDP leader…
All options should be discussed at least – not thrown away arbritarily.
I see that we have some stories in the media about “merger talk growing” between the Liberals and NDP again after the funeral of Mr. Layton. We even had a…