Parliament of Canada
Budget brinksmanship and summer scenarios
Canadians might have thought that the budget showdown was over when Chuck Cadman stood, chewing his gum, to vote to keep the government alive in the closest…
Tag: NDP
156 posts tagged "NDP".
New Democratic Party of Canada
NDP gloats over budget
It’s that time again, when I dust off an email from the NDP from the bottom of my inbox and read out the comedic gems that lie within. (I get email from all of…
Parliament of Canada
Kilgour decides
David Kilgour has just confirmed that he will vote against the NDP budget. I predict that Cadman will also vote against the budget. The budget vote is two…
Jack Layton
Layton endorses more powers for the “Quebec nation”
Uh oh… Mustachioed leader of the NDP Jack Layton is trying to appeal to Quebeckers again, by selling out Canadian unity. Layton wants to redefine Canadian…
Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative strategy
Since Paul Martin sold out to the NDP and their union masters, I’ve been thinking of ways that the Conservative Party can craft their message for the upcoming…
Digital Politics
Blogging is grassroots
The campaign is coming up and its coming quickly. Blogging has become the new medium for getting the message out and, more importantly, getting it past the…
Jack Layton
Jack Layton, the corporate tax cut and confidence votes
Jack Layton is trying to negotiate the excision of the $4.6 billion corporate tax cut with Prime Minister Paul Martin. Cut those corporate taxes or lose NDP…
Canadian Policy
Senate appointments and the erosion of Canada’s representative democracy
When the Fathers of Confederation assembled to hash out a representative system, most would agree that they were quite aware of the idea of checks and balances…
Liberal Party of Canada
Prediction: The NDP will merge with the Liberal Party
And it will be because of Jean Chretien’s doing. Read on… I wrote about the proportion of political contributions by donor type on January 13th to dispel the…