On warning signs
It may be that upwards of 70% of the NDP’s leadership votes are already in before the convention this weekend. But here’s another suggestion as to why it’s worth being…
Stephane Dion
The night the Liberals lost Canada, the media and me. Nothing much has changed.
I remember this like it was yesterday. On display for all of Canada to see was a party totally unprepared for leadership, let alone one ready to fight to retake…
Enough with the attack ads already, we get it….
Okay, okay…Canadians from coast to coast to coast should finally understand by now. There is one, and only one person who is fit to serve as this nation’s Prime Minister.…
For Stephane Dion, a Quick Math Lesson/Thoughts on Separation
I only like democracy when the numbers are in my favor. Stephane Dion penned an op-ed for the National Post. (there’s an odd combination) detailing how the NDP’s position on…
Best days behind them
Shorter Stephane Dion: How I long for the days when my party could win dozens of Quebec seats by default simply by picking fights with sovereigntists. Can’t we all agree…
“Dion syndrome” is revisionist history masking self-interest
Leadership races are always places for amusing and nonsensical spin, and the current NDP race is no exception with some participants warning against a supposedly deadly, but entirely fictional, new…
Leadership 2012 – Saganash Bows Out
In my most recent leadership candidate rankings, I mentioned that I still saw a possible path to victory for Romeo Saganash. To expand slightly on what I’d planned to turn…
Time to loosen up and let federal NDP Quebec caucus learn in public – out here in Alberta
The Liberal Party rises from the dead? Not going to happen. Even Justin Trudeau doesn’t look like the guy with his hand in the air. If you want to skid…
Thomas Mulcair: He didn’t choose France for you
Thomas Mulcair is French by choice. It’s not terribly difficult to predict the sort of response that a political attack machine could run with this untimely revelation. We’ve seen it…
Hot or Not: Liberal Biennial Convention Edition (Part 2)
Hot: Peter Milliken: Canada’s longest-serving Speaker of the House can still silence a room with a stern look or wry turn-of-phrase , which is even more impressed when that room…
pre-election games: progressive conservatives and wildrose spar with new ads.
As the Spring 2012 provincial election approaches, the Progressive Conservatives and Wildrose Party have rolled out a series of television ads (on YouTube) delivering their political pitches to Albertans. The…
Who is behind the ‘push poll’ attacking Alison Redford?
Is this the Albertan to whom I am speaking? The mystery push-pollster busy in Alberta this week – the caller you’re speaking with, of course, may not be exactly as…
Stéphane Dion on senate reform
I've long argued that the Conservative strategy on Senate reform is deeply flawed, and bad for both Western Canada and effective governance.With debate underway on the latest Conservative Senate reform…
Liberal AV Club’s Amateur Hour (Part Deux)
Political wonks may recall Stéphane Dion’s cringe-inducing “address to the nation” back in 2008 during the constitutional crisis over a putative coalition government… If not, Adam Radwanski described this way:…
Parliament In Review: June 14, 2011
With the debate over Libya taking up the time for debate, yesterday didn't see quite as much of a range of issues discussed as some previous days. However, there's still…
Moved to action
It remains to be seen how far the NDP will get in pushing for all parties to engage in meaningful discussion about policy. But if you're wondering whether there's already…
The ever shrinking Liberal shadow
There's only so much you can read into the critic portfolios assigned to the third party in the house - especially when numbers dictate that everyone gets something. But the…
A Tale of Two Stephs: Stephen Harper and Stéphane Dion
Let's turn the clock all the way back to 1991. The GST came into effect, the Paul Bernardo Murders traumatized Canada, the Gulf War got underway and MP Pierre-Luc Dusseault…
The Clarity Act and the NDP’s Sherbrooke Declaration are not the same thing
Much buzz on twitter and in politicaldom yesterday on the confusion around the NDP’s position on recognizing a sovereignty referendum vote by Quebecers. NDP policies on this issue have been…
Success places Harper Conservatives between a rock and a hard place
A young Stephen Harper with the rock in the background. The hard place was yet to come. Below: Pierre Trudeau, Canada’s last truly liberal prime minister.This column appeared in Friday’s…
