The NDP’s Obsession With Justin Trudeau Could be Their Undoing
“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.” - Franklin D RooseveltJust hours before the Globe and Mail debates on the economy, a story surfaced suggesting…
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The NDP’s Obsession With Justin Trudeau Could be Their Undoing
“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.” - Franklin D Roosevelt Just hours before the Globe and Mail debates on the economy, a story surfaced…
The NDP’s Obsession With Justin Trudeau Could be Their Undoing
“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.” – Franklin D Roosevelt Just hours before the Globe and Mail debates on the economy, a story surfaced…
The NDP’s Obsession With Justin Trudeau Could be Their Undoing
“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.” – Franklin D Roosevelt Just hours before the Globe and Mail debates on the economy, a story surfaced…
On rigged outcomes
I’m not sure when “what would Michael Ignatieff do?” became the Libs’ operating mantra. But as long as the subject of fighter procurement is on the table, let’s highlight the…
How To Stop Stephen Harper From Stealing the Election
There are now only twenty-seven days to go before the election that will determine the fate of this country. Less than four weeks before we find out whether it will…
What’s next? F-35 boondoggle to land on the deck of a Canadian Mistral carrier?
PHOTOS: The F-35, possibly the worst military aircraft ever made, dollar for dollar or pound for pound, photographed to make it look less like a brick. A hovering version of…
The Real Threat Stephen Harper Doesn’t Want to Talk About
Well there was Stephen Harper yesterday, standing in front of a wall of PROTECT signs, defending his miserly response to the refugee crisis.And playing the politics of fear.Conservative Leader Stephen…
Post-debate poll: Liberals swamping Conservatives in Ontario 41% to 31%
Stephen Harper has to move the needle substantially if he wants to retain his job as prime minister. He needs to increase his support amongst voters by between 15% and…
Stephen Harper and the Three Words That Could Help Destroy Him
They were only three words in a heated debate, but when Stephen Harper used the words "old stock Canadians" he may have made one of the biggest mistakes of this…
The Cons, the Census, and the Horrifying Story of Our Vanishing Canada
It's now been five years since the ghastly Tony Clement announced that the Cons were killing the long form census.Claiming that it was a gross invasion of privacy, and that…
Stephen Harper and the Con’s New Bigot Offensive
Well now we know for sure. Now there is no longer any doubt. Stephen Harper will use bigotry to try to win the next election. He is that desperate, and…
My Letter to the Harper Supporter Wayne Gretzky
Dear Wayne I have to admit I that you were never my hockey hero, because I've always been a huge Habs fan. You know, the loser team with the glorious…
The Noisy But Not So Great Globe Economic Debate
OK. Before I write about my impressions of last night's Globe debate.I feel I need to make some things clear, in the interests of full disclosure.I've never been very good…
On wasted opportunities
Before the first federal leaders’ debate, I wrote about the factors worth watching for which we might not otherwise get to evaluate during the course of a campaign. But unfortunately,…
Donald Sutherland urges Canadian voters to kick Harper out, endorses Mulcair
Canadian actor Donald Sutherland urges voters to kick Stephen Harper out of office during the October 19 federal election, endorses NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair. The post Donald Sutherland urges Canadian…
New column day
Here, summarizing these posts as to how the opposition parties can set the stage for a minority Parliament by telling us what they’ll do on the first set of confidence…
Are Progressives Winning or Losing the Election Campaign?
Well there is now just over a month to go before the election. And in the leafy lanes of Ward's Island it's easy to relax, for everything is so peaceful,…
Jason Kenney and the Bigot Issue that Could Kill Canada
Golly. How did I know that the shabby Con stooge Chris Alexander's moment of glory, or infamy, wouldn't last long?That he would rush out this morning to breathlessly announce that…