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…
NDP
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…
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…
Harris Decima polls: NDP and Liberal cooperation – now and in 2010
The latest Harris Decima poll shows little appetite for a merger of the NDP and Liberal Party.However, this poll only shows the views of supporters of these two parties with…
On clear preferences
At least a few pundits have theorized that the NDP might get pushed into a merger due to the desire of Quebec voters to see greater cooperation among parties opposing…
On your marks…
The basic rules for the NDP leadership campaign are making their way around Twitter, and look to reflect much of what I'd hoped for: a membership deadline relatively close to…
On the Ontario Liberal platform.
I had planned to go point-by-point through the OLP's platform, like I did the OPC and ONDP. But, well -- the platform really wasn't worth the wait.Here's the Cliff Notes…
The obvious response
We'll learn soon whether the NDP's federal council will choose a pure one-member, one vote leadership process. But it's not hard to see the news that major Quebec unions aren't…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Aaron Wherry takes a look at how the NDP caucus has responded to Jack Layton's death and the resulting outpouring of public sympathy:After…
Can We take Toronto-Danforth Part 3
So far in my last two post I have said that after the three elections; 2004, 2006 and 2008. The Liberals would likely win a by-election where Jack Layton would…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Libby Davies weighs in on what comes next for the NDP:(Jack Layton) had a vision for Canada that was about inclusivity and fairness, and…
Deep thought
I know I appreciate when partisan hacks who declared the NDP could never become the Official Opposition then fought to keep it from happening offer their entirely sincere instructions as…
Can We take Toronto-Danforth Part 2
Now That I am done explaining how Liberals would have been very much able to win a by election in Ontario let's look at now the 2006 election. In 2006…
The Orange and the Green
When provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath announced this summer that her party wanted to reduce the HST on gasoline, I must say I raised an eyebrow. After all, the NDP…
The Orange and the Green
When provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath announced this summer that her party wanted to reduce the HST on gasoline, I must say I raised an eyebrow. After all, the NDP…
The Orange and the Green
When provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath announced this summer that her party wanted to reduce the HST on gasoline, I must say I raised an eyebrow. After all, the NDP…
The Orange and the Green
When provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath announced this summer that her party wanted to reduce the HST on gasoline, I must say I raised an eyebrow. After all, the NDP…