Open Letter to Stephen Harper, from Michael Ignatieff
This just crossed my desk this morning. Everyone should read this to hear the real story. Don't believe the anonymous sources, believe this directly from the leader of the Liberal…
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Open Letter to Stephen Harper, from Michael Ignatieff
This just crossed my desk this morning. Everyone should read this to hear the real story. Don’t believe the anonymous sources, believe this directly from the leader of the Liberal…
Open Letter to Stephen Harper, from Michael Ignatieff
This just crossed my desk this morning. Everyone should read this to hear the real story. Don’t believe the anonymous sources, believe this directly from the leader of the Liberal…
Harper: The Campaign Answer Express Lane
There’s nothing worse than seeing a really great price on an item in the weekly flyers that includes that worst of the small-print caveats “limit 5″ per household or some-such.…
That Terrible, Terrible CBC (or How The Left Controls The World)
Now, I’m not a mathematician; I went to librarian school. I do, however, understand a little bit about statistics and I can count as high as my fingers allow. Recently…
Election Campaign Gets Electric
Gilles Duceppe has jumped into the ring this morning with a great sound bite. He said that Stephen Harper “wants to regain the hearts of Newfoundlanders with Quebeckers’ money”. Hydro-Quebec…
Democracy Debated? Or Democracy Debased?
So the boys have thrown down. The Conservative Leader, Mr. Harper, issued the challenge this morning to Mr. Ignatieff, the Liberal Leader, that they should have a one-on-one debate between…
10 reasons political candidates shouldn’t use Twitter #elxn41 #CDNpoli #etc
I was reluctant to join Twitter at first, but now I really love it. It turns out that the reasons people think they’re going to hate Twitter don’t reflect the…
Every Vote is a Strategic Vote
Fellow DemReform blogger CuriosityCat has a great post today on a little tidbit that passed the lips of Jack Layton: “The way to stop Stephen Harper from getting a majority…
Why I support the Greens but vote otherwise
I am a big Green supporter and believe they have the best platform. Dagnammit, I joined the party and contribute a few bucks to show that I care. But I…
The Four Cs: Coalition, Coalition, Coalition and Coalition
In the House of Commons on Friday when the historic contempt motion was being debated Deputy Liberal Leader Bob Rae shouted across the aisle that it was the “four Cs”:…
Election Called for May 2
The Governor General, as expected, has agreed to drop the writ and dissolve parliament. The first day of the election period seems to be shaping up to be about the…
Harper Government Falls on Contempt Motion
For the first time in history the presiding party in Canadian government has been found in contempt of parliament. It’s exceptional that this hasn’t happened before now given the often-contentious…
The Real Tyrant in Canada is You
Today, as the Liberals put forward a motion to find the Conservative government in contempt for withholding information and misleading parliament, House government leader John Baird used the phrase “Tyranny…