A question for the crowd…
Today’s announcement that Peter MacKay is not going to run for his seat in Parliament this fall has me thinking that maybe this is a sign that Stephen Harper is…
Canadian Politics
Peter McKay to announce that he is stepping down as Justice Minister later today-Harper shellshocked!
Peter McKay has been one of the most significant players in the Harper government from the beginning. No loss to Canada but this significant departure hurts Steve’s re-election efforts. Is…
The miracle of birth…
It’s so thrilling to see a foundling cracking the shell for its first few pecks at freedom. (And never has a better beak been built to crack one, too!) And…
Speculation increasing that 2015 election writ will be dropped in August
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Steve Harper and his thugs in suits are in high gear cheating, lying, rigging the system. They are desperate, and for good reason. When they lose…
Angus Reid: Strong Support For Bill C51/Strong Support for Oversight. (Liberal position vindicated in this poll)
Given the furore over the past couple of months on social media – most of it NDP activist driven – you’d think that the entire country hated Bill C51, the…
Does advertising plagiarism suggest Harper Government’s running on intellectual fumes?
PHOTOS: A screen shot from the new Harper Government anti-Tom-Mulcair advertisement. Actual Harper government plagiarism may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Scenes from the nearly identical 2011 Manitoba NDP…
It is on… apparently
With the new round of polls in the hopper and the NDP surge from their surprising provincial victory in Alberta quantified, if it didn’t before, it looks like the national…
TOMMY Douglas–Keeper of the Flame-VIDEO
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Tommy Douglas remains one of Canada’s most inspirational political figures. He was recognized as ‘The Greatest Canadian 2004. We are at a cross roads in Canada…
Time To Ditch Strategic Voting
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Political turmoil generally signals a shift away from the governing parties. It is easy to assign a shift to the NDP in Alberta and apply that across…
Stuff happens, week 19: Debbie does disgrace; gold for Canada; Edmonton icon passes
For the third week in a row, Deborah Drever reigned as Alberta’s most talked-about NDP MLA. Or, more to the point, Alberta’s most talked-about former NDP MLA. The last straw.…
“It’s real – get over it”
So says ipolitics (pay wall), referring to the NDP surge that was confirmed this week by polls released by EKOS and by other groups. They go on to demonstrate that,…
Polievre and the election wrinkle
It’s not exactly news that Stephen Harper and his merry band are willing to cut a few corners when it comes to getting democratically elected. It’s also probably not news…
Maude Barlow: Harper won’t be PM after the next election
Photo by Caelie Frampton Winnipeg, May 12, 2015: Council of Canadians Chairperson Maude Barlow predicts that Stephen Harper will cease to be Prime Minister of Canada following the federal election…
Alberta’s Orange Crush
Image from Public Domain The New Democratic Party’s (NDP) surprise landslide victory in last week’s provincial elections in Alberta sent a shockwave through Canadian politics. With over 40 percent of…
Supreme Court Smackdown of Harper.. again
One would almost think the Supreme Court is getting tired of the Conservative government’s vendetta against Omar Khadr: The country’s top court swiftly dismissed the Conservative government’s latest attempt to…
Privacy and Democracy: What Geeks Understand that the Left Doesn’t
Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon, February 9, 2015 (Artizans). In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the all-encompassing scope of surveillance and eavesdropping by Western states against their own people…
Flying Blind
Photo from Public Domain Imagine you are flying a plane carrying millions of passengers over unfamiliar terrain. Now imagine making the decision, mid-flight, to disable and destroy the instruments that…
Alberta finally shifted left in these elections. But can it go green?
Pigeon Lake, AB at sunset • Photo by WinterE229 Canada’s appetite for political change was demonstrated by the surprising win of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Alberta’s elections, which…
Alberta: NDP wins… now let’s organize!
Photo by Kurt Bauschardt The NDP victory in Alberta presents a real opportunity for the labour movement and wider working class to make substantial gains. The defeat of the 44-year…
Alberta: A Perfect Political Storm
Photo by Dave Cournoyer Election outcomes like Alberta’s do not come often: the total collapse of a four decade conservative dynasty and majority power for a party considered on the…