Hog Harper’s Absurd and Desperate Assault on the NDP
It couldn't be more grotesque, it couldn't be more hypocritical, it couldn't be more laughable. After smearing his own excrement all over this country, the lowlife political hog Stephen Harper…
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Where is Canada’s mild Keynesian alternative?
You know something is up when the social democrats are trailing the centrist pundits on the economy. The space for a just a mild Keynesian alternative in Canada is wide…
Where is Canada’s mild Keynesian alternative?
You know something is up when the social democrats are trailing the centrist pundits on the economy. The space for a just a mild Keynesian alternative in Canada is wide…
Left, Right or Liberal?
One of the best—and funniest—opeds we have read for a while was by Susan Delacourt of the Toronto Star. Susan’s first premise in her article (Liberals must win the middle…July…
Dancing Around the Polls Will Only Make You Dizzy
The news this week was of two recently published polls. One was conducted by Forum Research and the other by Mainstreet Research; with completely different results. Forum shows some drop…
NDP release a good attack ad.
This attack ad is sweet! Best attack ad on Harperites I have seen! Play it over and over again!
On leadership failures
Among the many responses to the Cons’ latest Senate shenanigans, one (from someone who’s not exactly known for his recent NDP ties) stands out as being worthy of mention: In…
..Stay Away from Runaround Soudas…
Dimitri Soudas buys Liberal membership ahead of Eve Adams’s nomination vote Adams, rival Marco Mendicino vie Sunday for party’s nomination in Eglinton-Lawrence riding By Laura Payton, CBC News Posted: Jul…
Change for the better
It seems so long ago when it was conventional wisdom that no party in contention for government in Canada would dare talk about cooperating to get things done, no matter…
New column day
Here, taking a look at the voter pools the NDP will be looking to win over in order to come out ahead in if this fall’s federal election turns into…
On governing alternatives
As David Climenhaga points out, Brad Wall has positioned himself as the heir to Stephen Harper’s throne as the voice of the anti-democratic corporate elite. But let’s note that Wall…
NDP promise to change how we vote.
Ontario voters rejected a scheme for mixed member proportional voting in a 2007 referendum because the political parties wanted to appoint party faithful to the provincial parliament so that they…
How to create warped incentives
Shorter John Ibbitson: The NDP is being entirely responsible in preparing for the possible outcomes of the next federal election, and must be punished for it.
Big Media Influencing Canadian Election For Political Favoritism
As the debates over the debates has raged on over the past several months, one thing is becoming increasingly clear. Journalists in Canada seem to be throwing out their duty…
On teasers
Yes, this will do nicely as the trailer for the long-awaited film The Fall of the Harper Conservatives: But let’s make sure people know where to find the full screenplay.…
Star candidate or sacrificial lamb?
If the son of late author Mordecai Richler had been offered his choice of electoral districts for the October election, the last choice should have been Toronto-St. Paul’s. This is…
The NDP Finally Fires an Attack Ad at the Corrupt Harper Cons
About a week ago I wrote about how disappointed I was to hear both Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau declare that they would not attack Stephen Harper like he attacks…
I know you have to say that stuff, Rachel, but still ….
At a recent speech to international investors in Calgary, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley described the tar sands as “a tremendous asset” and an “international showpiece.” Hearing my premier and the…
On absolutism
Shorter John Ibbitson: The Very Serious People hereby demand that Thomas Mulcair give a definitive yes-or-no answer on all possible trade agreements before we even know what’s in them.
NDP Clearest Alternative, Globe & Mail Is Loathe To Admit
The G&M must be loathe to report stories like this. But the NDP are so much in the lead and seen as the party of clear change, that they have…