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We demand transparency!
News broke yesterday about the CBC’s Radio Canada hiring former separatist leader Gilles Duceppe to host a show on the french-language network. Canadians are…
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New Democratic Party of Canada
Nycole Turmel’s Bloc connections
Nycole Turmel is the newly minted interim leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. She has stepped in while Jack Layton fights another round with cancer.…
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff’s uncertain position on the civil liberties of terror suspects
“We have to chart a path somehow in which we make some hard choices, some lesser evils, that is to say I’m not sure we can keep to a pure civil libertarian…
Parliament of Canada
The role of the Bloc in the coalition government
Consider the following talking points from the Liberal Party website: and consider this set also from the Liberal Party website: The “Issue” from the first…
Parliament of Canada
Liveblogging Flaherty’s economic statement
4:09pm: Persuant to a standing order I do not recall, the Minister of Finance tables his economic statement. 4:10pm: Time of unprecedented economic…
Elections
The shadowboxing opposition
Largely unable to effectively criticize Mr. Harper’s record in office, Canada’s opposition leaders underestimate the intelligence of Canadians and focus on a…
Canadian Politics
English debate, the next morning
Five federal party leaders squared off last night around the oblong table at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Coming off of a sort of dress-rehearsal last…
Canadian Politics
Tonight’s debate: the drinking game
Tonight, Canada’s four national mainstream party leaders (and one wildcard) will gather at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre for the English language debate. To…
Elections
“Clearly, our leader won the debate”
You’ll hear this line from every party but the first public utterance of it that I saw was from the Liberal camp on twitter: “Stéphane Dion won decisively! He…