Mosaic 2011 in Regina
I only attended some of Mosaic in 2011, which let me keep my spending on it to under $50 this year. I made it to the Korean and Brazilian pavilions…
I only attended some of Mosaic in 2011, which let me keep my spending on it to under $50 this year. I made it to the Korean and Brazilian pavilions…
One of these things just doesn't belong. See if you can spot the difference in the following single-election results - and consider what it might mean for each party's future…
Yes, it'll take time to break the habits that have formed over the past few years - and it may well be that the Harper Cons will continue to stonewall…
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Brian Topp's initial observations on the new sitting of Parliament include this note on the Libs' interim leader:(A)s a footnote, Interim Liberal Leader Bob…
In today's Toronto Sun, Lorrie Goldstein, the Senior Associate Editor, has an interesting article in which he writes about the Layton balancing act, caused by his schitzophrenic NDP party caucus…
As previously stated by many liberal bloggers the Conservatives now dominate the rich west, where most of their votes, that put them in a majority government, came from, the NDP…
On May 25 Bob Rae became interim Leader of the Liberal Party, after a few weeks of speculation that the job would be his. On May 2 the surprising election…
Some thoughts on Brigette DePape: I don’t like Stephen Harper or his government but I also think that what Ms. DePape did was stupid. What she did during the June…
Meanwhile, the obvious potential for growth in NDP support figures to have some rather important effects on the Cons' strategy as well. After all, their current coalition of support left…
There's plenty to catch up on in Canadian politics from the past week, and I'll try to cover the biggest news over the next couple of days. But let's start…
One of the options facing a future Prime Minister Jack Layton is to consider a request to the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the constitutionality of the Clarity Act. The…
One of my main undertakings on this blog has been to debunk Jack Mintz’s relentless advocacy of tax cuts for large corporations. However, I also give him credit when he…
Jack Layton campaigned as a future prime minister, and won a resounding victory over the waffling Liberals and do-nothing Bloc, sweeping into Official Opposition party status. Jack Layton - the…
The recent poll also asked residents which party they would support should a provincial election be held today. Among those residents who were decided / leaning it was found that…
A new poll shows that a majority of Canadians don't really support Conservative policies. 53% said that they didn't want the Corporate taxes to drop and only 39% agreed. On…
There are some questions for you today. Lawrence Martin asks: "Are the NDP more Bloc than the Bloc?" Claude Morin has a shopping list of questions along similar lines too.…
Especially on the issue of Senate reform, where Quebec's provincial government is already starting to get its back up:Quebec is warning Stephen Harper it may go to court, if necessary,…
Chris Thompson, UBC law student and creator of an open letter in the form of a YouTube video addressed to former Socred premier Bill Vander Zalm (the most vocal proponent…
(After this, I may just go ahead and write that Israel thing I've had kicking around in my head for a few years. While I'm stepping on landmines, I might…
Lack of buyer’s remorse over Tories and NDP bodes ill for Liberals and Bloc - The Globe and Mail Results from the latest Harris-Decima poll: Conservatives: 38% (down 1.6%) NDP:…