And the winner of the first NDP debate is….
The Conservatives, because of the massive wealth of soundbites gained from the debate which will paint the new NDP leader as wanting to raise taxes, put through a carbon tax,…
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Leadership 2012 – Debate 1 Wrapup
Plenty of others have already commented on the NDP’s first leadership debate. But I haven’t yet seen any that line up with my take on yesterday’s chance for candidates to…
NDP leadership debate showcases the (many) party hopefuls
NDP leadership candidates in the first leaders debate The first NDP leadership debate was this afternoon, and it would appear from the coverage that the only victor was expediency and…
Participate in my federal NDP leadership rank ballot poll
Watch the federal NDP leadership debate on CPAC or on the NDP website at 2 p.m. Eastern or 11 a.m. Pacific. At anytime, particpate in my rank ballot poll at…
Participate in my federal NDP leadership rank ballot poll
Watch the federal NDP leadership debate on CPAC or on the NDP website at 2 p.m. Eastern or 11 a.m. Pacific. At anytime, particpate in my rank ballot poll at…
Participate in my federal NDP leadership rank ballot poll
Watch the federal NDP leadership debate on CPAC or on the NDP website at 2 p.m. Eastern or 11 a.m. Pacific. At anytime, particpate in my rank ballot poll at…
Participate in my federal NDP leadership rank ballot poll
Watch the federal NDP leadership debate on CPAC or on the NDP website at 2 p.m. Eastern or 11 a.m. Pacific. At anytime, particpate in my rank ballot poll at…
On positive outcomes
Following up on this morning’s candidate rankings, I’ll add one more general post in advance of this afternoon’s NDP leadership debate. While plenty of media commentary seems to be asking…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Rankings – December 4, 2011
Not a lot has changed since last week’s rankings. But with the first NDP leadership debate looming this afternoon, let’s quickly take stock of where the candidates stand – including…
NDP MP Peter Julian defends Canadian football with Bill C-360
NDP MP Peter Julian I came across this odd nugget of parliamentary protectionism courtesy of iPolitics.ca – Peter Julian, four-time elected NDP MP for Burnaby-New Westminster, has introduced “An act…
Nathan Cullen, the republican NDP candidate? #ndpldr
Nathan Cullen seems to be finding his niche as the controversy candidate in the federal NDP leadership race. His first idea to hold joint nomination meetings quickly moved him to…
The New Politics Initiative: Ten Years After
Rabble.ca is running a series of reflections on the tenth anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, which sought to create a more democratic politics in Canada ideally as part of…
The New Politics Initiative vision statement of 2001: Open, sustainable, democratic | rabble.ca
This month marks the 10th Anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, a coalition of individuals and organizations that called for the formation of a new and more activist progressive political…
John Horgan on Smart Meters
I wrote this morning’s post last night and scheduled it, assuming in part that it would be a few weeks to never when I received a reply (as if often…
Occupy Ottawa evicted from tents, Attawapiskat First Nations forced into tents
The irony of it all! At around 2.am Wednesday morning, more than 150 Ottawa Police officers pounced on eight Occupy Ottawa protesters peacefully resisting eviction from Confederation Park, where they’d…
The Mulroneyesque Thomas Mulcair
There are many things that we could say about Brian Mulroney. Many of them are bad. But he did have the gift of blarney. At his best, Mulroney could charm…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Rankings – November 26, 2011
Last weekend, I mentioned my intention to introduce NDP leadership rankings. Before getting to the rankings themselves, though, let’s make clear exactly what the below is intended to reflect. First,…
On building blocks
I left Chantal Hebert’s take on the NDP’s leadership race out of this morning’s roundup since it seems worth addressing in a separate post. And in some other contexts, I’ve…
NDP Leadership Quick Links
As promised, let’s take a quick run through plenty of material on the NDP’s leadership campaign… – Straight Goods has posted Ish Theilheimer’s interviews with each of the candidates. –…
On base support
The leadership tabs are piling up on my end, and I’ll assemble a number of them into a post shortly. But one recent development looks to call for a post…