Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The blogosphere is now out in force in chasing down new angles on Robocon. Dave pointed out that the misleading calls look to…
NDP
My early rankings #ndpldr
First note that the vote for the leader of the NDP is still 3 weeks away, and through the magic of the internet, there is no need to actually vote…
Sleeping on the Job – Conservative MP Rob Anders
The Conservative party claims to be the party looking out for Canadian Military Personnel and veterans but unfortunately the guy they appointed to the Veterans Affairs Committee has his eyes…
Has Martin Singh compromised a Gurdwara’s charitable status? #ndpldr
I posted this morning about Martin Singh’s interesting release about hosting polls for the NDP leadership race. I noted that it didn’t seem like it violated any of the NDP…
The NDP Leadership Foreign Policy Awards – 2012
The evening of the Academy Awards a good friend and I were reviewing the foreign policy platforms of three NDP leadership candidates, Tom Mulcair, Brian Topp and Peggy Nash. Here…
Martin Singh sponsors Ontario #ndpldr polls
Party leadership contests are not exactly like general elections. In a typical election there is one or two days when you have to make your way to the local community…
On non-factors
Having raised what I see as significant issues for Thomas Mulcair’s NDP leadership campaign, I’ll take a moment to contrast those against the trumped–up story that’s become the latest shiny…
Electoral Reform on the NDP Radar
The NDP leadership race is heating up and the most interesting development to me is that there seems to be a competition growing for who can be the most concerned…
Electoral Reform on the NDP Radar
The NDP leadership race is heating up and the most interesting development to me is that there seems to be a competition growing for who can be the most concerned…
No clear mandate #ndpldr
The race to be the next leader of the NDP and Leader of the Official Opposition is looking like it’s going to take at least a few rounds to decide.…
Leadership 2012 – Preliminary Endorsement
I’ve run through a high-level analysis of the NDP’s leadership candidates this week knowing that paper ballots are being mailed out, that online voting starts today, and that the leadership…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Analysis – Niki Ashton
Let’s finish my series of relatively brief NDP leadership candidate evaluations with a look at Niki Ashton. 1. What direction will she set for the NDP? There’s plenty to like…
NDP & the Decline of Labour
The NDP is certainly not asking whether it should abandon organized labour, but maybe organized labour should ask whether it abandon the NDP. What does it say about the New…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Analysis – Nathan Cullen
Nathan Cullen has managed to put together than some observers (myself included) expected when he first raised the idea of joint nominations as a campaign centrepiece – and all while…
It’s #ndpldr Voting Time
Starting today members of the NDP (New Democratic Party) will start to receive their voting information in the mail. Members can choose to vote immediately upon receiving their information. Below…
Sigh. I’ll say it. I don’t think Thomas Mulcair is a New Democrat
I’ve got friends and acquaintances in pretty much everyone’s campaign these days. So I’m going to disappoint someone I’m sure when I say that I can’t believe anyone who would…
Conservatives Robocalls Scandal: What Canadians Are Saying
Thanks to the still-imploding Conservatives robocalls scandal, the end of the age of innocence in Canadian politics has begun. The scandal is being described in the kind of terms common…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Analysis – Paul Dewar
Paul Dewar has been the quintessential middle-of-the-pack candidate thus far in the NDP’s leadership race, combining one obvious weakness with a strong organization and personal appeal to place himself within…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Analysis – Thomas Mulcair
Thomas Mulcair has held the pole position from day one of the NDP’s leadership campaign, and only looks to have entrenched that status as the candidates behind him have focused…
The Canadian Senate Can Kill Bill C-10
Even as the Tory’s draconian omnibus crime bill approaches the critical vote in the Conservative-dominated Senate, Canadians must still hope that sanity will prevail. The Senate, though unelected and dominated…