Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jessica Wildfire examines the continued threat of COVID-19 even as governments have largely decided to stop recognizing its devastating effects on public…
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The Return of Stuff Happens, week 27: The right moves; Spicer quits, comics cry.
Well, that was decisive. The Wildrose and the Progressive Conservatives — the Hatfields and the McCoys of Alberta politics — agreed to a merger on Saturday. And it wasn’t even…
What can the results of the last Ontario PC leadership race tell us about the current one? That Elliott could be hard to beat
Long-time readers will remember when I did some fairly in-depth coverage of the 2009 Ontario PC leadership race. I was reading over some blog posts from that era, bit of…
What can the results of the last Ontario PC leadership race tell us about the current one? That Elliott could be hard to beat
Long-time readers will remember when I did some fairly in-depth coverage of the 2009 Ontario PC leadership race. I was reading over some blog posts from that era, bit of…
What can the results of the last Ontario PC leadership race tell us about the current one? That Elliott could be hard to beat
Long-time readers will remember when I did some fairly in-depth coverage of the 2009 Ontario PC leadership race. I was reading over some blog posts from that era, bit of…
What can the results of the last Ontario PC leadership race tell us about the current one? That Elliott could be hard to beat
Long-time readers will remember when I did some fairly in-depth coverage of the 2009 Ontario PC leadership race. I was reading over some blog posts from that era, bit of…
Hudak celebrates Franco-Ontarien Day by appointing a Francophone Affairs critic…who doesn’t speak French
I’m not going to pretend that my French is great, but I’m also not a Francophone affairs critic for the Official Opposition.
Hudak Finance critic bills you for second home
If Hudak wants to lower the deficit, his own Finance critic not billing you 20 grand for a rental home while he spends his time in Niagara-on-the-Lake, 150 km from…
Hudak Conservatives fined $85,000 for "rule breaking robocalls"
I hear he knows a guy who knows a guy though
Tim Hudak says Ontario is protecting too many endangered species?
Bit of an odd priority for a leader looking to be taken more seriously, but here we are. Hudak’s already on the record as wanting to eliminate full day kindergarten…
Elephant in the room: Hudak continues to flip-flop on power plants
The literal elephant in that picture is from a PC photo op stunt done in Mississauga on September 28th, in an attempt to attack the Liberals over the power plant…
Hudak wants a $300 million election, vows to vote against a budget that hasn’t been written yet
Yesterday, Finance Minister Charles Sousa started his first round of pre-Budget consultations in Mississauga, listening to the concerns of everyday Ontario families as he works to prepare a budget focused…
Hudak would end support for students from low income families with attack on 30% tuition rebate
Tim Hudak rolled out his latest double down on right-wing policy, announcing he would end the 30% tuition rebate for Ontario post-secondary students. Hudak and his post-secondary education critic, Rob…
Hudak PC’s support for defunding abortion runs much deeper than a press conference
On International Day of the Girl, Tim Hudak can try to put shiny gloss on the PC Party, he can pretend his party is focused on the economy, but this…
With education on the line, will Tim Hudak flip-flop on a wage freeze like he did on full day kindergarten?
We know Tim Hudak’s position on full day kindergarten for Ontario families has gone from this: To this “Tim Hudak…condemned the program, which is to be fully rolled out by…
Tracey Weiler is no Elizabeth Witmer when it comes to local leadership
I wrote yesterday about Tim Hudak doing a double flip-flop on full-day kindergarten, and now let’s take a look at the Tim Hudak candidate in Kitchener-Waterloo, Tracey Weiler and her…
Tim Hudak flip-flop on full day kindergarten shows Ontario PC’s can’t be trusted with education file
It’s a little late for the Olympics, but Tim Hudak’s triple flip-flop on Full Day Kindergarten would win a gold medal in showing how out of touch he is with…
Time for a Change
After four continuous decades in power during which time the ruling Progressive Conservative party was virtually unchallenged in any serious fashion, is it any wonder that so many Albertans are…
If you have any doubts left Alberta’s Conservatives are done like dinner, this should settle ’em
“I never thought I’d vote PC” … just embarrassing. Below: Ralph Klein back when he was premier of Alberta; Saddam Hussein. If you have any doubts left there are only…
Who wins if the Alberta Legislature’s fit to be tied?
Strange Bedfellows: Danielle Smith and Brian Mason imagined discussing voting strategy in the Legislature… Alberta politicians may not be exactly as illustrated … or as weird as reality! If you…