Ontario Politics
Thoughts about the Ontario election
Well that was quite a night. I went out with some friends in downtown Ottawa just to relax and follow results as they came in via Blackberry. I didn’t care to…
Tag: Bob Rae
41 posts tagged "Bob Rae".
Conservative Party of Canada
Decoding Harper’s Political Strategy on Afghanistan
This article by Campbell Clark of the Globe and Mail describing Defense Minister Peter MacKay’s comments on Afghanistan on CTV’s Question Period this past…
By-elections
Ontario by-elections
Two by-elections are upcoming this fall in Ontario and I’ve got a bit of info on these individuals and the timing of the contest to be called by the Prime…
Jack Layton
Lofty predictions, 5 cents apiece…
I’ve been passing this one around for awhile amongst friends so I really ought to write it down. I think that Jack Layton will have to prove himself as a…
Stéphane Dion
Liberal vs. Conservative narratives
in 2007 and post Liberal leadership, we’re seeing two narratives emerge on the federal political landscape. The Conservatives are telling us that Stephane Dion…
Liberal Party of Canada
Convention leftovers
I’ve a few convention leftovers that I want to share. Convention buttons were a big hit on the floor among Liberals. (See my previous post for the other…
Liberal Party of Canada
Shameful anti-Semitic slurs against Rae
CP’s Joan Bryden tells us about the shameful anti-Semitic slurs spoken against Bob Rae’s wife Arlene Perly Rae. Bryden reports that these comments were made by…
Liberal Party of Canada
Rae making a deal with Ignatieff
Looks like the backroom people might win this race. The common opinion among my media friends is that Dion’s momentum is the grassroots telling the party that…
Stéphane Dion
Dion gets more support
I’ve just heard news that Lapierre has endorsed Dion. Talk about full circle on the Quebec nation. Navdeep Bains is bringing Indo-Canadian delegates over to…