Mashup of public opinion and political events
Angus Reid has begun a series of public opinion polls – I hope – leading all the way up to the 2015 general election. So I thought it would be…
Mulcair
Dog in the Manger Mulcair Won’t Back Federalists in Quebec Election
He claims to be the leader of the official opposition for Canada but Tom Mulcair says he’ll stay neutral in the Quebec provincial election. Why won’t he support the federalist…
Whores, Bores, and Liberal Cores….
Canada’s opposition NDP open to coalition, Liberals less keen Tue Feb 25, 2014 5:49pm EST – Reuters In a a comment re : http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/02/tom-mulcair-and-coalition-dream-that.html Although in principle I agree that…
Forget “Angry Birds” Where are the Angry Canadians?
Saturday’s headline in Canada’s “newspaper of record”, The Globe and Mail, was not “Harper government caught spying on Canadians” but “Rob Ford admits jaywalking ticket in Vancouver”. Are you kidding…
New Democrats, Take the Hint, We Need You to Go Home.
Hard as it’s been to watch the Liberals morph into Conservative-Lite, it was vastly harder to witness the NDP slip its moorings on the left and migrate to the centre…
Why not a McQuaig vs. Mulcair debate on natural resource development?
As I predicted back in September, the Mulcair NDP has wasted no time in demonstrating that the “Love is better than anger” NDP is long gone, as Mulcair candidates in…
Mulcair Seems Not to Care…
NDP vows to keep pressure on PM over Senate expenses NDP’s caucus chair speaks to media after meeting with MPs CBC News Posted: Oct 30, 2013 11:07 AM ET Last…
"Willing to bring it … hard", "stoke[ing]…frustration and anger" – What the expect from NDP campaigns in the upcoming by-elections
That’s what Pundits’ Guide and David Akin wrote about new Mulcair candidate Linda McQuaig’s approach to politics in their (both very good) summaries of the Toronto Centre nominations. I was…
Mulcair’s Beard Is Not The Point
There are days that I am positive that the “image consultants” who hover around our political leaders don’t have a clue what they are talking about. Today, we find the…
Droning on and On at the NDP Convention…(but no drones, please!)
Tiny socialist caucus raises ruckus at NDP convention Party forces protesting delegates to put away anti-drone banner By Laura Payton, CBC News What a bunch of middle of the road…
Will the Greens Back Trudeau, Shun Mulcair?
Tom Mulcair and the NDP will need all the help they can get for the 2015 election. It’s too bad Tommy burned his bridge to the Green Party. “Over the…
Alert: Rex Murphy disgruntled!
It’s been a while, folks! But on the eve of the NDP’s big conference, I had to just make a somewhat-related comment on Rex Murphy’s latest pontification on Tom Mulcair’s…
Canadian’s Don’t Buy Mulcair’s "50 Plus One" Pitch
Three out of four Canadians reject NDP leader Tom Mulcair’s contention that the barest of majorities, 50 per cent plus one, in support of Quebec sovereignty should oblige the federal…
Throw National Post a Lifeline
I haven’t encountered a Kelly McParland article that I can say I agree with. His latest, about Elizabeth May’s attempt to subvert the stalemate in Parliament amongst the opposition parties,…
Let’s Make a Deal
What worries me whenever I see a poll suggesting that the Harper Cons might be toppled in 2015 is how far off that day is and what impetus that gives…
If Canadians Want a Liberal, It Won’t be Mulcair
Sorry Dippers, your guy is a liberal and Canadians' Liberal of choice is the guy whose hair is on his head, not his face.NatPo's latest poll finds if Canadians had…
There’s Still a Chance
Here's what you need to know. Today there is 25 per cent more atmospheric CO2 than there was in 2000.On the books right now are plans for the construction of…
Son of a Son of a……….
Justin Trudeau to run for Liberal leadership Son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau was coy all summer about leadership intentions CBC News Sounds like a bunch of ex-Libs posting…
Canada Already Has A 1¢ Carbon Tax
Last year this Conservative government collected $424,418,000 in taxes to pay for carbon emissions. That same year Canadians used 38,208,346,000 litres of gasoline. Doing the quick math, Canadians paid 1.1¢…
Layton’s Last Words Were First Laurier’s
“Faith is better than doubt and love is better than hate.” – Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 1918 “Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear.” – Jack Layton, 2011…