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Tories : It’s Gut Check Time
Well. It’s been quite a week, hasn’t it? The thing about political scandals like these is that, once they’re resolved, they fade pretty quick. Penashue? Resolved in the Labrador by-election. Duffy-Wright? Resignations. Wallin? Her leaving the Tory caucus means she … Continue reading
Ken Epp Award Nominees: Pat Martin and Andrew Saxton
Well, it’s been a while since we last had a rhetorically silly exchange in Question Period. This particular one is from yesterday’s Question Period: Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP): Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are deluded if they think that … Continue reading
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The Labrador Experiment
Okay. So — due to Peter Penashue grossly overspending during the 2011 election, there will now be a by-election in the riding of Labrador. Some things you will want to know: In the 2011 election, Mr. Penashue got 4256 votes … Continue reading
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No, Mr. Selley, Preston Manning Didn’t Say Tories Should Shut Up
I think you’ll have gathered, from yesterday’s blogpost, that I was at the Manning Conference. You’ll also know, from today’s National Post, that Chris Selley was there too. So we both listened to the same speech, yesterday, by Preston Manning. … Continue reading
Random Notes on the 2013 Manning National Conference, Day 1
During a morning panel session discussing how the Conservative Party could grow its voter base, the immigration minister, Jason Kenney, joked that the Manning Conference wanted to get Justin Trudeau to speak on a panel, but that the Conference couldn’t … Continue reading