Andrea Howarth and Ontario NDP Only After Political Gain?
It’s becoming more and more clear that the Andrea Howarth led NDP party is NOT the NDP of the past fighting for social injustice. In fact, I think this NDP’s…
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I was wrong on Dix
In the BC NDP leadership race, I ranked my top candidates as Simons, Farnwroth, Horgan, Dix, and Larson. While I had been disappointed with Carole James’ approach as leader, and…
Unite the Left Behind the NDP
No longer just a post tag, now a reality.
ON Election Fact Check: NDP spending least, PC spending most
In this new article, Tim Hudak claims that the NDP is a "big spending" party. Let's look at the facts. Both the PCs and Liberals have committed to spending almost…
Point Grey NDP General Meeting
Tonight I attended the BC NDP Point Grey General Meeting. The meeting was fairly well attended, given there’s no threat of a general election until 2013 and this was not…
Andrea Horwath the real winner of the debate
Horwath Wins Ontario Debate: MSM Miss the Boat | rabble.ca Ethan Cox writes about what the MSM missed - that there was a large improvement of opinion regarding Andrea Horwath's…
Parliament In Review: September 27, 2011
Tuesday in Parliament saw another day taken up largely with discussion of the Cons' omnibus dumb-on-crime bill. But the tables were turned on them repeatedly, as several efforts by the…
The Cat says Horwath won the Ontario leadership debate
And I would not be surprised in her performance in last night's debate moves between 3% and 4% of votes her way in the next full scale polls over the…
Parliament In Review: September 26, 2011
Monday's session in the House of Commons was dominated by the debate over another military extension in Libya. The Big IssueOnce again, the Cons were able to win a vote…
The Penny Pledge funding idea the Liberals should borrow
Hat tip to Accidental Deliberations for pointing the way to this: From the Rabble blog cometh forth this piece of wisdom about how to incentivize MPs in Quebec to sign…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your afternoon consumption.- John Cole points to a study comparing economic choices between psychopaths and stock traders - with even more disturbing results than one might expect:According…
On backup plans
As part of rabble's discussion of what the NDP can do to increase its membership in Quebec during the course of the leadership campaign, one commenter has suggested a targeted…
If a Tree falls on twitter, does it make a sound?
I wanted to wait on this particular post for a little while to let peoples’ emotions die down a bit, but I would like to write about the death of…
On civil campaigns
Needless to say, it's a plus to see the NDP's leadership contenders making sure to run a campaign that fit with a message of love, hope and optimism. But a…
NDP will lose ground in Quebec under Topp and gain under Mulcair – Angus-Reid poll
Some very bad news for the NDP in the latest Angus-Reid poll. That sound you hear in the background is the clucking of the chickens coming home to roost:Most Canadian…
Parking taxes and road tolls: the politics of misdirection
I have an important announcement for all political parties – not every comment made by every individual opposition candidate can or should be used as a stand-in for opposition policy…
Topp Heavy
This NDP leadership race is quite fascinating, and I'd submit not well thought out to date. The rush to Brian Topp is very much coronation in tone and purpose, he…
Parliament In Review: September 23, 2011
Friday's session in the House of Commons saw a few themes discussed which figure to be hot topics of discussion for the next little while - with the continued focus…
Ontario NDP Platform: The Full Monty
Today, the Ontario NDP presented its comprehensive platform costing, including all policies announced during the election campaign. A popular theme among commentators has been that platform costings are unrealistic given…
The broader view
It apparently took Stephen Harper and his party several years in office to figure out that what happens beyond Canada's borders is actually important enough to be worth their time.Needless…