Le “débat”…
Gee, these so-called debates are becoming more and more irrelevant with each passing election. Really now, because of the long period of time that Ontarians have had to cast their…
Debate
2011 Ontario Election: Parkdale-Highpark All Candidates Forum Response
The following is my observations and reflections from attending an All Candidates Forum for the riding of Parkdale-Highpark. Click here for an overview on the candidates for this riding. While…
(4) The Challenge: Learning to repeat ourselves: The Four Challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party
There are challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party forming government in Alberta. In this series of posts I’ll write about some of the challenges that Liberals face in this province…
The Scary Republican
In the Debate Last week the Republicans were asked some questions. Some I found slightly interesting, but one question just made me scared! The Question was that if their was…
Debt Ceiling Debate is Moot: USG Owes More Dollars than in Existence
Image by Images_of_Money The current debate in Washington as to whether or not and under what conditions to raise the debt-ceiling has for the past week dominated global news coverage…
First Real Debate!
The race for Obama's opponent is now almost at the beginning. It's not quite there to say many candidates are still not fully in. Candidate's like Bachman, Palin and Giuliani…
The Debate: Canadian Values Win
The most interesting thing I noticed about the debate was where all the leaders, or at least all of the federalist leaders, agreed. These were on what I would consider…
To Green Party: Don’t Blame Democracy, Use It!
There has been a lot of talk lately about the exclusion of Elizabeth May in the leaders debate. May is the leader of the Green Party and was included last…
Debates, Debates, Let’s Have More Debates!
Most of my current students are too young to remember the now infamous election debate clashes between Brian Mulroney and John Turner. So I like to show them the Free…
Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber Pushing for Two Party System
It started with Ignatieff joining Harper's anti-coalition bandwagon, the common message being that the big boys don't share power with the little guys and it's extended to the push for…
Dept. of Ill-Omens
The opposition's a crowded field, but there's no question that, on day one of the election campaign, one leader has dominated the English-language media....
Debating art and ethics in the National Post
I was recently invited to participate in an installment of the National Post’s Culture Club. Described as a “Boy George-free effort to bring the water cooler experience online,” the project…
Canada Votes 2008: Pollster Winners, and the next Liberal Leader
Well, it appears that Angus Reid is this year's pollster winner, coming within a percentage point of the actual popular vote totals! Though, as for seat projection, most sites (including…