The following is my observations and reflections from attending an All Candidates Forum for the riding of Parkdale-Highpark. Click here for an overview on the candidates for this riding. While…
OK. Let me get this straight eh? The Con smear machine that destroyed Ignatieff and Dion, goes after Brian Topp.“Topp is a union boss and has deep union ties,” they…
“Unofficial political” websites are the new tools for smearing dirt on opponents. Both Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives and Dalton McGuinty’s Ontario Liberals have them. PC: www.ontariansneednotapply.com and www.liberalreview.ca....
Manitoba is one of the five provinces having elections this fall, so along with many folks across the country, we here in “The Keystone Province” (yes, that’s actually its official…
At least a few Canadian commentators have looked to Australia's process for selecting party leaders - with the party caucus rather than its membership making the choice - as a…
No, there's nothing particularly surprising in the NDP strategy reported by Laura Payton. But isn't a pleasant change that the official opposition actually has such a thing?
They're off! The race for the new leader of the Official Opposition party – the NDP – is now on, with one major announced candidate (Brian Topp) and the other…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- For those with a few months to kill between now and next March, now may be the time to direct a browser tab toward…
This quote really made my day. "Even when I could say, yes, this is great, this is validation of what we're saying, it's, it's crap," he said. "I'm sorry, are…
NDP leadership candidate Topp says Quebec deserves more seats in House Quebec should join B.C., Alberta and Ontario in getting extra House of Commons seats when Canada's political map is…
This may be nothing but I have come to notice some commonalities with the Canadians that support the various political parties in Ontario. I’ll elaborate a bit below. The Green…
This may be nothing but I have come to notice some commonalities with the Canadians that support the various political parties in Ontario. I'll elaborate a bit below.The Green Party…
This may be nothing but I have come to notice some commonalities with the Canadians that support the various political parties in Ontario. I'll elaborate a bit below. The Green…
This may be nothing but I have come to notice some commonalities with the Canadians that support the various political parties in Ontario. I’ll elaborate a bit below. The Green…
In fact, one could argue that Nanos is just correcting from his last poll, which gave the Liberals a small edge as the second-place party.Nevertheless, here are the topline numbers:…
Needless to say, the endorsements of Ed Broadbent and Francoise Boivin have made Brian Topp's leadership campaign launch a bit more of a splash than might have been expected. But…
The Hill Times rightly notes that the Cons' strategy against the NDP has involved taking every opportunity to attack both unions in general, and any form of association between labour…
This week figures to see the first official entries into the NDP's leadership race. But it's well worth noting some of the work being done behind the scenes - whether…
A few quotes worth noting from both candidates and non-candidates alike - feel free to suggest more in comments.Thomas Mulcair on his considerations in deciding whether to run:There's an old…
The Liberal crowd at its height today, as Raj Sherman gave his victory speech. Below: Dr. Sherman gestures hopefully a few moments before his first-ballot victory was announced; Herald columnist…
