Akaash Maharaj – Global News: Analysis of the NDP Platform
My analysis of the NDP's platform for Global Television News. It has proven to be a politically shrewd, but fiscally improbable document. Ultimately, could Layton deliver on his his five…
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FCM Lauds NDP Platform
Today the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities lauded the NDP platform for it's commitment to invest in real solutions for Canadian cities. Below is the letter posted to…
Campaign TV Ads
Other than those stupid lawn signs that flood the cities every time we have an election, TV ads are obviously the most engaging way to capture the emotion of the…
NDP: Best Ads on the Block
Week 2 of #elxn41 is well under way, and the election ads have been rather predictable. The Harper Conservatives have gone negative with their Iggy is an illegal alien ads.…
DAY NINE: Platforms (part one)
There's little chance that Jack Layton will get a fair reading of his platform and people's response to it from the mainstream Canadian media. A great example of this is…
Nikki Inouye: NDP candidate for Okanagan Shuswap
I've learned who the local NDP candidate for the Okanagan Shuswap is. Nikki Inouye.Here's from her bio on the NDP website:Nikki Inouye was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley.Nikki…
Every Vote is a Strategic Vote
Fellow DemReform blogger CuriosityCat has a great post today on a little tidbit that passed the lips of Jack Layton: “The way to stop Stephen Harper from getting a majority…
I cannot choose my coworkers…
And neither could Stephen Harper when the polls closed back in 2008. The parliament that was elected in 08 was the group he was given to work with. Many Conservatives…
Canadian Federal Election 2011
It's exciting. It's an election! The government has fallen, and it's now our chance to kick the bums out of office.I'll definitely volunteer my time to help the NDP in…
Will The Government Fall?
Well folks, here it is for you in black and white right from the order paper for March 25th 2011: Opposition Motion March 23, 2011 — Mr. Ignatieff (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) —…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – NDP
NDP (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 17 >>> absolute minimum = 17 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 8 >>> likely low = 25 seats…
Libya bombing mission – the NDP should not have supported this fools errand
Canadian CF-18s bomb Libyan ammunition depotHonestly, all the political parties supported this 'mission', but it's disheartening to have the Dippers join in on this. Honestly, we're stretched thin by Afghanistan.…
Good Ol’ Canadian Politics
So here we go again. The 4th election in 7 years, exactly what Canadians wanted. And in the midst of an economic recovery. You have the Liberals who are the…
Would Harper prorogue parliament again?
A thought for progressives to discuss: Layton has two votes this week with one potentially mattering significantly more than the other. If Layton supports the budget on Thursday can he…
Rock the House: with Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash
L’etranger rides again. One people in Ottawa, One people for the NDP. Charlie Angus, the ex-stranger, former grievous angel, the balladeer of the Commons, the advocate of cultural rights. Andrew…
Wild election predictions
I haven't blogged nearly as much about contemporary politics of late as I did when this blog got started. In no small part, it's because I've found both federal and…
Edmonton-Sherwood Park Update
With the NDP membership in Edmonton-Sherwood Park nominating Mike Scott, an active member of CUPE Local 30 as their candidate for the next federal election (which could be happening as…
Random Pondering
With a federal election likely happening in the next few weeks, as well as the Alberta PCs and Liberals having holding leadership contests I figured now would be an interesting…
When will the Next Federal Election happen in Canada?
I put out a survey asking for people's opinion on when we will have the next Federal election in Canada. The initial results as of now are shown in the…
Go to the Dance
I’ve got an analogy for the Conservtive party’s stance over the possibility of a coalition. They’re just clever bullies, and they should be treated appropriately. Think back to high school.…