It’s hard to believe, but — despite all the crimes, insults to Canadians and general incompetence — the Harper government has pulled even with the NDP in major opinion polls.…
Toronto Centre’s poll-by-poll results from the 41st General Election. The current riding leans right in the north, left in the south, and is surrounded by strong NDP ridings to the…
On the front page of Tuesday’s Telegram was a story on the provincial Liberal Party’s renewal process. it isn’t available online unless you have a subscription to the paper. this…
Quebec politics are unique in North America because of the two distinct dimensions along which political battles are fought. In addition to the standard left-right dimension, there is the sovereignty-federalism…
I vow to never vote for a Liberal candidate again until the party puts forward meaningful policies to reverse the growing inequality in Canada and to deal with global warming,…
Marc Bellemare, Quebec Liberal Premier Jean Charest’s former justice minister, said at a press conference in Sherbrooke Friday that he realized that the word of Jean Charest was “worthless” and…
Marc Bellemare, Quebec Liberal Premier Jean Charest’s former justice minister, said at a press conference in Sherbrooke Friday that he realized that the word of Jean Charest was “worthless” and…
Marc Bellemare, Quebec Liberal Premier Jean Charest's former justice minister, said at a press conference in Sherbrooke Friday that he realized that the word of Jean Charest was "worthless" and…
Marc Bellemare, Quebec Liberal Premier Jean Charest's former justice minister, said at a press conference in Sherbrooke Friday that he realized that the word of Jean Charest was "worthless" and…
As election day, September 4, 2012, fast approaches in Quebec, I think it’s appropriate to remind my fellow citizens of the horrendous leadership the province has had to undergo under…
As election day, September 4, 2012, fast approaches in Quebec, I think it’s appropriate to remind my fellow citizens of the horrendous leadership the province has had to undergo under…
As election day, September 4, 2012, fast approaches in Quebec, I think it's appropriate to remind my fellow citizens of the horrendous leadership the province has had to undergo under…
As election day, September 4, 2012, fast approaches in Quebec, I think it's appropriate to remind my fellow citizens of the horrendous leadership the province has had to undergo under…
Thank you Georgia Straight editor Charlie Smith. I needed that. In the midst of unrelenting bad news broken up only by worse news — pipeline debates, carnage in Syria, the…
I think Governments should consult with the people. The amount of public involvement with our federal democracy is essentially voting in a general election once every four years. We call…
On July 4th Bob Hepburn wrote this silly article: “Warning to Liberals: Beware delusional no-hope leadership candidates.” I would like to defend these so-called “no-hope” candidates. The next Liberal leader…
It has certainly been an interesting couple of days. On Wednesday I published a blog which argued that for the first time in post-confederation NL history, the upcoming provincial election…
51st place isn’t necessarily always a bad thing. The 51st wealthiest person in the world, or the 51st smartest are blessed to be so lucky. It’s a placement they can…
Following-up on my post earlier this week about some of my concerns around the Liberal Party of Canada’s supporter sign-up process, I spoke today with Liberal membership secretary Matthew Certosimo…
While I didn’t support the creation of the Liberal “supporter”category that allows anyone that’s not a member of another party to vote for the party’s next leader without buying a…
