Does Stephen Harper Support Coalitions?
If coalitions are undemocratic and a threat to Canada, why hasn’t this strong stable Conservative majority government done anything to make sure they don’t ravage our nation? Simple, Stephen Harper…
NDP
Parliament in Review: November 25, 2011
Friday, November 25 saw the House of Commons debate two NDP ideas: one to allow for meaningful debate and consideration of legislation in Parliament, the other to give effect to…
Jonathan Scott: A Progressive & Responsible Party
During and since the Ottawa convention, there has been a lot of soul searching about what it means to be a Liberal. I realise I keep returning to this question.…
My, Ahem, OFFICIAL Official Endorsement for #NDPLDR
Well, that time has come. After watching the debates in Halifax tonight, going over the platforms and consulting various tweeps and others within the NDP I made my decision. For…
Halifax NDP Federal Leader Debate January 29th Analysis
The following is various reactions and analysis of the Halifax NDP Federal Leader debate on January 27th. Previous NDP debate commentary: Dec 4th Ottawa Debate | January 18th Toronto Debate…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Rankings – January 29, 2012
With one exception, the NDP’s Halifax leadership debate looks largely to have largely reinforced the previous positions of its leadership candidates. But there could be plenty more changes in store…
Harper Conservatives – Cutting off Old-Age Security
The Harper Conservatives are making a move to cut off Old-Age Security. Their internal communications are framing Old-Age Security as a burden on ordinary Canadians. I don’t see many Canadians…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
In the lead-up to tomorrow’s official debate in Halifax, the end of this week saw plenty of developments in the NDP leadership race – including both the familiar combination of…
Lloyd Snelgrove’s Dinner with Danielle: far-right desperation or another Wildrose exodus?
Phone camera photo? Former Stelmach right-hand man Lloyd Snelgrove spotted with Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith in Calgary brewpub! Alberta politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below, the real Mr.…
On responsible management
Tobi Cohen’s report on fund-raising in the NDP’s leadership race ends up serving largely as an analysis of Nathan Cullen’s position and fund-raising to date due to his willingness to…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Jackson notes that the IMF is telling countries in Canada’s position to hold off on gratuitous austerity. And Trish Hennessy wonders…
New column day
Following up on this morning’s roundup, I comment here on how the NDP’s group of leadership candidates includes loads of possibilities to take up Jack Layton’s mantle of negotiation and…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Yes, Alice comes as close as one can to distilling the entire NDP leadership race into a single post. But there’s still plenty going on as the field becomes official…
Red Wave Envelops Canada
Well not quite, but since the name of the game in the short term is perceived viability, Liberals will take the recent spate of polling. Three polls out, all offer…
On consistent distortions
Of course, we shouldn’t be spending too much time watching polls four years away from the next federal election campaign in the first place. But is it really too much…
Nathan Cullen in Vancouver #ndpldr
While I haven’t made it to a Nathan Cullen event yet, and still have my reservations about his joint-nomination proposal, I did get the audio from a recent speech he…
NDP to Accredit Bloggers at Convention?
It could be me, but I could find no information on whether bloggers (or the media for the matter) will be accredited at the NDP leadership convention in March. Since…
Canada’s Occupy and labor activists rally against Caterpillar’s state-sponsored corporate greed
Occupy Ottawa activists are expected to join thousands of Canadian Occupy and labour activists in London, Ont., on Saturday, January 21, for a massive rally against Electro-Motive Diesel Canada. The…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Last night’s Toronto leadership forum has received plenty of attention, including media coverage as well as personal takes from Ian Welsh and Progressive Proselytizing. Subject to the below my own…