Rail tanker cars hang precariously over the Bow River in Calgary before their successful removal from a flood-damaged railway bridge last month. (Toronto Star photo.) Below: Humourist Leo Rosten, who…
I just got a robo-call from Olivia in her role as MP asking me to tune-in to a live call later this week re public transit. Since much of the…
He has been drunk as a skunk in public.He has given women and children the finger.He is a crass, vulgar bigot, and the worst Mayor Toronto has ever known.Now let…
Olivia, or John Tory. Center-left or center-right. I don’t care. Someone please just send the clown away.
Rob Ford will probably win if there is a mayoral by-election, and the reasons I outline here should be obvious to all. It's all about loyalty of the base vote,…
http://www.oliviachow.ca/2012/06/budget-bill-read-olivias-speech/ The Conservatives are pushing their Trojan Horse budget bill through Parliament in a reckless manner. But worse than mocking our democracy is the devastating effect this bill will have…
Tweet Thomas Mulcair After weeks of warring words about the economic influence of Western Canadian oilsands development on the crumbling Central Canadian manufacturing sector, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair will visit…
Just stepped off an interstellar Greyhound from Alpha Centauri, AB? Alberta Diary is here to help. Toronto media here to cover the campaign may not be exactly as illustrated. Below:…
In the final days of Alberta’s 2012 General Election, party leaders will be focusing their time and energy in the places that will matter on election day. Premier Alison Redford…
Danielle Smith with Wildrose MLA's Paul Hinman, Heather Forsyth, and Rob Anderson in 2010. Despite questioning climate science and refusing to remove one candidate who railed against a policy to…
See the ad here: Toronto Star: New NDP TV ad emphasizes continuity over change “Throughout his public life, Tom Mulcair has a proven track-record of fighting for people,” said NDP…
Fresh off Easter break the NDP has released it’s newest ad, presenting the leader of the Opposition Thomas Mulcair to English speaking Canadians. The video is sharp, and a noticible…
Many NDP members were worried during the leadership campaign that Mulcair had some extreme views on some issues. Not so. Here is a great piece by Leftist Jab touching on…
A message of support from Olivia Chow for Andrea Horwath - YouTubeNDP momentum is spreading. Don't let them tell you it can't be done. Put people first, vote NDP! A…
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Chantal Hebert highlights how the Harper Cons are making a show of ignoring the needs of Quebec - and indeed making matters worse…
Olivia Chow's announcement that she doesn't intend to run for the NDP's leadership looks to bring the race into much sharper focus. With Chow deciding not to run, there's a…
On the front page of the Toronto Star yesterday, there was a small headline suggesting that Jack Layton's widow, Olivia Chow, might be a possibility as the next NDP leader.I…
The buzz: Jack Layton‘s widow, Olivia Chow, will likely run for the leadership of the Federal NDP. Bad political decision if the MP for Trinity-Spadina, Toronto, does. The world over,…
Jack Layton’s state funeral service couldn’t have been more fitting. Different kinds of music being played, from classical to Quebecois from Martin Deschamps to pop to a gospel rendition of…
“Jack was the reason I started voting.” – Message written in chalk on Nathan Phillips Square wall Much has been said about NDP Opposition Leader Jack Layton over the past…
