Liveblogging the first NDP leadership debate
The first NDP leadership debate is about to start. I’m not even going to liveblog in caps, THAT IS HOW SERIOUSLY I AM TREATING IT 12:03 Robert Chisholm, he is…
The first NDP leadership debate is about to start. I’m not even going to liveblog in caps, THAT IS HOW SERIOUSLY I AM TREATING IT 12:03 Robert Chisholm, he is…
Today’s Dipper leadership debate takes place in Ottawa at 2pm EST til 4pm, and apparently will focus on the economy. Now what, you make ask, does a Dipper have to…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – If anybody hasn’t yet seen Bruce Anderson’s critique of the Cons’ dirty tricks, it’s well worth a read – especially in emphasizing how…
Not a lot has changed since last week’s rankings. But with the first NDP leadership debate looming this afternoon, let’s quickly take stock of where the candidates stand – including…
Last weekend, I mentioned my intention to introduce NDP leadership rankings. Before getting to the rankings themselves, though, let’s make clear exactly what the below is intended to reflect. First,…
As promised, let’s take a quick run through plenty of material on the NDP’s leadership campaign… – Straight Goods has posted Ish Theilheimer’s interviews with each of the candidates. –…
Three federal NDP leadership candidates: Nathan Cullen, Paul Dewar, and Brian Topp Home of Alberta’s only NDP Member of Parliament, Linda Duncan, the Edmonton-Strathcona NDP Association is hosting a series…
For a moment there, I thought that all the horror stories about Nycole Turmel and Alexandre Boulerice and the one to two dozen Quebec Dippers who have in the past…
The NDP leadership race appears to have solidified, with nine candidates vying for the keys to Stornoway.While I doubt any of the contenders are causing Stephen Harper sleepless nights, it's…
The proverbial "knock-out punch" in a political debate is a largely fictional, media-driven phenomenon. At best, it's rare. But if there was one during the leaders debate in this spring's…
Assorted content to start your week.- Romeo Saganash comments on the need to recognize and act on our common social bonds:Whether you live on reserve, in the remote north, or…
I’ve made my mind up about who gets my #1 vote in the NDP leadership election, March 24, 2012, in Toronto. It’s Tom Mulcair. Almost every declared and non-declared (or…
Assorted content to end your day.- Thomas Walkom points out that the effect of cracking down on peaceful and legal strikes - as the Cons are so determined to do…
A recent poll released by Citizen Society Research Lab at Lethbridge College shows Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservatives with a huge lead over the three main opposition parties. The same…
EVERYONE LOVES IT WHEN A BLOGGER COMES BACK AFTER A LONG ABSENCE TO WRITE A POST ABOUT HOW THEY “HAVEN’T BLOGGED IN A WHILE LOL” !!! I’M NOT THE FIRST…
He is according to Angus Reid's latest poll, which says that Mulcair would lead the NDP to the best result in a general election today, and is the most well-thought-of…
A good chunk of NDP MPs and other notables have started lining up behind candidates, and it might be worthwhile to note who is supporting who:Brian Topp:Fmr NDP Leader Ed…
Assorted content to end your week.- Erin catches a typically-partisan response from the Cons to the prospect that a new U.S. stimulus package might contain Buy American provisions once again:What…
Romeo Saganash's expression of interest in the NDP's leadership figures to give him some extra time and attention in the leadership race to make up for his late arrival within…
Above: Ruth Ellen Brosseau in her riding. Below: Rob Anders and Peter Goldring. Need we say more?Since the media has shown such reluctance to let it go, let’s put this…