Those who dispute Layton's claim hold up as evidence the 103 Liberal members elected by the 39th federal general election on January 23, 2006. 103 Liberals elected in 2006, 103 New Democrats elected in 2011. A tie? No. (368 words) More …
A second round of internal polling done for the Vancouver-Centre Liberal campaign shows six-time electoral winner Hedy Fry is in danger of being voted off the island by constituents in favour of Deputy Leader of the Green Party, Adriane Carr. (524 words) More …
People that know me know I am not anti-anything other than Harper's Conservatives so please do not take this as an endorsement or my qualifier as a lack of endorsement. (274 words) More …
First out of the gate: Liberal campaign releases their election platform; English and French versions attached at the bottom of this post. (1012 words) More …
But after watching Ignatieff at work in Campaign 2011 his performance thus far, first day aside, has left me the most impressed. Truth be told I'm almost stunned over the dramatic improvement in his ability to make a connection with Canadians. (474 words) More …
Liberals wiped out in Vancouver area. Good-bye Ujal Dosanjh, good-bye Joyce Murray, and more than likely it is time to say good-bye to Hedy Fry.
Update: I'm going to leave the above words for posterity but wonder if I was too hasty in dismissing the chances of the former professor Michael Ignatieff. Please see Initial Impressions: Ignatieff Impresses for my take on the Liberal party leader in these early days of Campaign 2011. Will I still be singing the same tune by the time May rolls around?
Let's indulge ourselves in a bit of denial first. (1235 words) More …
Are merger/coalition discussions happening? Or is this a resurfacing of the Martin-Chretien war? (258 words) More …
Having lived through the Progressive Conservative Party's morphing into the Conservative Party, I have a perspective on mergers that might be different than those of the average NDP or Liberal member. (722 words) More …
Last night: Liberal Party Announces Consultative Process to Appoint an Interim Leader (217 words) More …
Update: Clearly the rumours were... just that. Mr. Dion will hold a press conference on Monday October 20 at 2pm ET at the National Press Theatre. (352 words) More …
This post will be updated as new information is obtained (676 words) More …
A story in local press erupts over concerns raised by local political photographer, Patrick Tam, that the Yuan campaign is engaging in race-politics. (348 words) More …
This resignation brings an interesting dynamic to the Saanich-Gulf Islands race where the incumbent, Conservative MP and Natural Resources minister Gary Lunn, faces off against Liberal candidate Briony Penn, well known to the area as an environmental activist and former Green Party supporter. The NDP vacuum might allow a real race against Lunn, an outcome I would welcome, although it does seem likely that vote splitting between the Green and Liberal candidate is likely to ensure an anti-environment Lunn is re-elected. (833 words) More …
Whether someone in Finance Minister Goodale’s office leaked information to persons in the investment community is an issue which is only slowly building steam but deserves to be on the front boiler. (1081 words) More …
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