Liblogs – Minus One
Hey, did you notice that Liblogs got a cool new make-over recently? Almost a year after he went down in flames (sadly, along with most of the party) and then,…
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Who wins if the Alberta Legislature’s fit to be tied?
Strange Bedfellows: Danielle Smith and Brian Mason imagined discussing voting strategy in the Legislature… Alberta politicians may not be exactly as illustrated … or as weird as reality! If you…
In Ottawa, an elected Liberal MP defeats a Harper-appointed Conservative senator
It was a political showdown that revealed what we already know: the Conservatives can’t take a fair fight. Yesterday, Liberal MP Justin Trudeau convincingly defeated Tory senator Patrick Brazeau in…
PC candidate throws Allison under bus.
You know it’s bad in Tory town when their candidates start to throw the central campaign under a bus. Ms. Kennedy-Glans, running against Bruce Payne (Lib) in Calgary-Varsity, has called…
Liberals release poll, continue with bold moves
The Alberta Liberals carried on day two of the provincial election campaign with another bold move. After suggesting that they had the best day one of the parties, I risk…
Liberals release poll, continue with bold moves
The Alberta Liberals carried on day two of the provincial election campaign with another bold move. After suggesting that they had the best day one of the parties, I risk…
New Liblogs
The new Liblogs site is up and running. I’ve been brought on board as an admin, along with Nancy Leblanc. David Graham remains as an admin, and Adam Miron( former…
Why Thomas Mulcair gets it when it comes to Israel
Not surprisingly, Thomas Mulcair won the NDP leadership last month, replacing Saint Jack Layton as the man social democrats hope can rally left-of-centre voters to defeat Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s…
The Liberal "Convention"
I’d largely echo what Jeff has to say about the NDP Convention as it relates to the eventual Liberal leadership. The Liberals would be wise to poach a few of…
Conservative attack ads already? A distraction attempt, I’d say.
Some folks in the media and elsewhere are saying the fact that the Conservatives chose to start running attack ads going after Liberal “still interim” leader Bob Rae means they…
Even with a new leader, the NDP can’t defeat the Tories alone
I just can’t get excited about the NDP leadership race, which ends March 24 in Toronto, because irrespective of who wins, it’s hard to see it leading to a positive…
TorDan – What Does It All Mean!!?
So the final results of last night’s by-election in Toronto-Danforth shouldn’t surprise many, as Craig Scott of the NDP easily hung on, ending the night with a nearly 10,000-vote lead…
ConCalls: There’s More?
As we near a month since the RoboCon/Robocalls scandal burst onto the blogosphere and main stream media in a big way, there are no signs of it fading. When the…
“Freeloading Welfare Queens”
As a counterpoint to Alexandra Pelosi’s somewhat controversial piece the previous week interviewing “typical” Republican voters in Mississippi, on last Friday’s Real Time, Bill Maher aired “the thing that would…
One progressive party under one banner?
“Nope,” I said. “They’re too goddamn stupid.” That’s what Warren Kinsella told Bobby Kennedy Jr. when asked if the NDP and Liberals could ever be persuaded to work together. And…
ConCalls: It’s the Liberals Calling, No Wait, Conservatives?
RoboCalls were not the only illegal voter suppression strategy used against non-Conservative voters last general election. There was also someone or some party paying big money for live-calls purporting to…
Queen Christy Clark further apes her King Stephen Harper. Refuses to talk to press.
And doesn’t Sara MacIntyre sound like such a lovely person. The more I read and hear about Christy Clark, the less I like the Liberals. Since when did the centre-left…
Harper Will Galvanize Opposition
The “anything can happen” camp in both opposition parties will resist any talk of co-operation, but if you live in the world of probability rather than possibility, sober conclusions must…
ConCalls: Prime Minister’s Guilty Mind
The Prime Minister is acting like someone with a guilty mind. It’s been hard on all Conservatives I’ve spoken with to admit this is the case. Consider you’re a Conservative…
Renewal and activity in the commissions a great sign for Liberal rebuilding
Blogging has been light of late, although I’ve been keeping very active in Liberal events, obviously. In particular, in the last couple of weeks I’ve been to events involving the…