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More SHOCKING NEWS: Harper Bullies His Way To Even More Power and Liberals Speak Loudly and Can’t Afford A Stick.
February 28, 2009
Canadian federal politics is becoming so predictable that I almost can’t be be bothered to write about it anymore. Fashion commentary is infinitely more stimulating. The Latest From Mr. Harper and the Conservatives: a call for massive government spending with after-the-fact oversight and by golly if he doesn’t get what he wants he is prepared […]
Signals Of Change, Do Not Always Mean Change: Martin on Ignatieff’s Kitchen Cabinet
February 5, 2009
Martin Lawrence has dubbed Igntatieff’s decision to meet with a kitchen cabinet of loyalists each morning as a blow to Putinism — that is, party rule by a leader and a tight clique of unelected advisers. He suggests, in doing this, Ignatieff is signaling a new way in Liberal Party politics. He is wrong to […]
SHOCKING NEWS! New Face, Same Tactics, um, Same Results.
February 3, 2009
Only the Liberal Party of Canada could help Harper convert his desperate hail mary budget into a touchdown and then let him score two extra points as well. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090203.wPOLliberals0203/BNStory/politics/home To recap: the Liberals needed only vote against the budget to become the Government. And, after due and careful consideration, this is the response so far: […]
Ideology is not a four-letter word.
December 10, 2008
In December 2006, I returned to Canada, after living in New Zealand for five years, and was fortunate enough to find work as an Adviser to a Member of Parliament in February 2007. Having all but ignored Canadian politics in my time away, favouring Kiwi politics and political philosophy instead, I was immediately struck by […]
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue: Mr. Dion Announces His Resignation.
December 8, 2008
Mr. Stéphane Dion, the most improbable of Liberal leaders, who almost became the most improbable of Canadian Prime Ministers thanks to an equally improbable coalition, has resigned. What will his legacy be? There are, I think, two important effects his tenure as Liberal leader will likely have on the Canadian political landscape. First, a good–perhaps, […]
The Liberals Finally Have Their King: Here’s Hoping He Never Becomes Our King
May 4, 2009
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Michael Ignatieff was finally coronated leader of the Federal Liberal Party this weekend. Let’s hope that Mr. Ignatieff, and the backroom boys that orchestrated his coronation, never end up running the Federal Government. I say this because all indications are that Mr. Ignatieff is an intellectual yes-man, especially for the guys with the guns. To illustrate this point, […]