Negative Ad Time
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…
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On comparative advantages
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…
Refreshing
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?
Modernizing the NDP: Who is pinker – Brian Topp or Thomas Mulcair?
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…
Wednesday Morning Links
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…
The Fraser Institute: “It’s crap”
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…
Not a good start for Topp
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…
Ontario Party Supporter Stereotypes
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…
Ontario Party Supporter Stereotypes
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…
Ontario Party Supporter Stereotypes
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…
Ontario Party Supporter Stereotypes
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…
Nanos Poll Shows More NDP Support, But Little Real Change Overall
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:…
Out of the starting blocks
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…
Burning question
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…
Leadership 2012: Group Decisions
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…
Leadership 2012: The Week In Quotes
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…
Raj Sherman chosen to lead Alberta Liberals: ‘This will end badly…’
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…
Ontario Election Underway
The Ontario election for Premier is well underway! It looks like it’s going to be an exciting race for sure. Last, and I think most accurate, poll has the Liberals…
Ontario Election Underway
The Ontario election for Premier is well underway! It looks like it’s going to be an exciting race for sure. Last, and I think most accurate, poll has the Liberals…
Ontario Election Underway
The Ontario election for Premier is well underway! It looks like it's going to be an exciting race for sure. Last, and I think most accurate, poll has the Liberals…