The Name Game
Despite all quantitative evidence to the contrary, trust me when I say Quebecers hate these two men more than the Boston Bruins In today’s Globe & Mail, Lysianne Gagnon takes…
Justin Trudeau
Fixed Election Date #FAIL
WTF does not even begin to convey my complete and utter shock and disgust… Today, in the House of Commons, during Question Period, the interim leader of the Liberal Party…
Justin Trudeau: The Power of the Brand
The latest Angus-Reid poll has some startling results for all parties. It seems that if Justin Trudeau was leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the party would be propelled…
Trudeau’s Poll Position
Many Canadians polled have heard of this man It’s no secret that Liberals love power above all else, so it’s hard for any Liberal to stay immune to Trudeaumania when…
Liberals will hold the balance of power in the next Parliament
Come the election, with the Harper new Tories brand tarnished ever more every day, the polls have for the last few weeks shown that Harper will be out as prime…
Fun with headlines, etc.
“Liberal leadership: Justin Trudeau could lead Liberals to first place, new poll shows.” Um, what? I read this report twice. But nowhere do I see in that Star report anything…
Justin Trudeau: 58% of Liberals approve of him as leader
The latest Forum poll should put the wind in the sails of Justin Trudeau: Majority of Liberals approve of Trudeau as leader When asked directly if they approved or disapproved…
NDP Rise To 37%, Conservatives Drop To 30%
Since Tom Mulcair was chosen to lead the party back in March, the NDP has maintained a strong support across Canada, which has continued to grow. The opposite is true…
Quoted on affairs Liberal
Postmedia’s Lee Berthiaume filed the obligatory Justin Trudeau and the Liberal leadership story yesterday, and I’m quoted. First, in defence of charisma: “Charisma can be seen as superficial, but it…
Jeffrey Simpson’s mistaken premises about Quebec and Justin Trudeau
Interesting article today by Simpson in the Globe & Mail. He virtually writes off the Liberal Party of Canada, seeing little hope for it in its former stronghold of Quebec,…
Justin Trudeau…
… will he or won’t he? I haven’t a clue and don’t pretend otherwise. But Warren Kinsella does have some insights and recently (as in “today”) outlined 10 Reasons why…
The case for Justin Trudeau and a two-election strategy
There are a number of interesting names floating around as possible contenders for the Liberal Party of Canada leadership, and many more less than interesting names. While I may or…
The New Era: The Cullen Plan is alive, and a coalition government probable
Nathan Cullen broke with other senior Dippers during the NDP leadership race to openly espouse the concept of electoral cooperation between the NDP, the LPC and the Greens. The aim…
Protected: It’s Justin, Not Pierre’s Son: Trudeau The Next Liberal Leader?
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Rae’s Play
Rae has milked the interim leader title for all its worth In perhaps the least surprising news story of the year, Bob Rae appears set to announce his candidacy for…
May Another Man Win
The Libs have decided to let Bob Rae run for the LPoC leadership. Which is OK by me because I basically think he’s served the party well, is not some…
Liberal Leadership Update: Trudeaumania?
The Liberal Party’s National Executive is set to meet next Wednesday to set the party’s leadership race rules. Shortly thereafter, Bob Rae will announce his intentions and, from there, the…
An update on all the people MAYBE running for Liberal leadership
The expectation is that rules for the Liberal leadership race will come down in June, setting the stage for a summer of getting to know the men and women wanting…
Friday political fun
A one minute classic. Atta boy! (h/t a little birdie & Sullivan’s site) P.S. Also in the fun category but of a different kind, this.
Happy Anniversary!
One year ago today, Stephen Harper turned an “unwanted election” into his first majority government, Jack Layton and the NDP soared to never before seen heights, and Liberals spent the…