The Wee Shuffle
Today’s Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…
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The Wee Shuffle
Today’s Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…
The Wee Shuffle
Today's Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…
The Future is Full of Moderate Possibilities
So it sounds like Iggy is building up the courage to strike out on his own and risk sending the country to an election in the spring. Well I say,…
Elizabeth May On Quantum Buddha’s Blog Animated Show
Elizabeth May’s cartoon double (that looks like Sarah Palin) was on my blog show tonight answering questions about the Green Party of Canada and her leadership. This is my first…
The Real Toronto Election Map
Note: this post is about the Toronto Municipal election that Rob Ford won. But you know, you can apply the feeling here to more recent elections, sigh. I’ve been very…
So, how did that strategic voting go?
So in case you haven’t heard, Rob Ford was elected Mayor of Toronto last night. But you knew that, to find out why (oh why??) read my post from earlier…
Two Cities, One Electoral Tale
Yesterday, Toronto chose fear and anger over reason and measure, they elected Rob Ford as mayor. Check my twitter feed from Oct 25 for some of my first gut responses…
First Post as Mayor
Last night was our organizational meeting where the new council was officially sworn-in. The last few weeks have been quite a roller coaster; the suspense of the election, the euphoria…
Do we deserve to be Canadians?
Voting is a concept that many people just don't understand anymore. At one time, it was regarded as an honour and privilege to vote. Now, most people regard it as…
Chamber of Commerce Survey Responses
Around election time a number of different organizations want to hear candidates views on specific issues. I previously posted my responses to a survey from the CFIB and you can…
Eastlink Mayoral Interview
Eastlink is Grande Prairie's local cable television provider. I went in to the studio for a short Q & A last week. Here's the interview: Check Eastlink's Youtube channel for…
Australia Decides 2010 (Finally) – My Predictions for the Next 3 Years
After weeks of indecision following the closest-race-in-Australian-electoral-history (probably?), Australia finally has a government. On 21 August, every Australian went to the polls (because they were illiberally forced to by their…
(Long) Guns and Butter, Meet Fox News North
by matttbastard Over at his humble pad, Progressive Bloggers head honcho Scott Tribe warns NDP leader Jack Layton that his party may face electoral consequences if his maddeningly milquetoast stance…
Ibbitson Gets Some of it Right and Some of it Wrong
I have to respond to the Globe and Mail’s article today by John Ibbitson “Parliament takes another step toward being a true arm of government”. It has a lots of…
Time to Come Together Around Democratic Reform
Today I’m going to tell you my vision for creating a national discussion about Democratic Reform. If you’re a regular reader of PopTheStack you know that one of the things…
Cameron Tories Quietly Castigate Single Mothers: J.K. Rowling Brings Teh Pwn
by matttbastard A kinder, gentler Conservative Party (UK)? That’s certainly the image Conservative leader David Cameron has been desperate to project ever since he took the reigns of the so-called…
The Next GG Should be Elected
News today that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is looking for a new Governor General. A number of names have already been suggested for possible replacements. I won’t speculate but my…
Liberals Need to Stand Out and Stand Up
Gordon Gibson has a nice piece today in the Globe and Mail today on how the Liberals can differentiate themselves in the next election and help the country with a…