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Premier Wynne Doesn’t Really Know Her Tory History, Does She?
You might think, given the role of Ontario in Canadian history, that Premier Wynne (or at least her speechwriters) would be at least passingly familiar with Canadian history. Or at least did a brief search on Wikipedia. Apparently not: “I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2015, Ontario
Tagged Kathleen Wynne, Sir John A. Macdonald, Stephen Harper
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About Last Night . . .
No, I didn’t watch the first leaders’ debate. And judging from the feedback, I didn’t miss all that much. Michael Den Tandt of the National Post was the earliest mainstream pundit to declare a winner — except, actually, he didn’t. … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2015, Harping, Justin Time, The Muleclear Reactor
Tagged Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair
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The Leadership Lesson of Eglinton-Lawrence
It isn’t often that a political party’s grassroots manage to save its leadership from the consequences of its own actions. Such, however, is the case of the riding of Eglinton-Lawrence and the local Liberal riding association’s rejection of Justin Trudeau’s … Continue reading
Posted in Justin Time, Ontario, The Third Party
Tagged Eglinton-Lawrence, Eve Adams, Justin Trudeau, Scott Reid
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No Government Department Will Ever “Get” Facebook
Here’s a question for those of you who use Facebook: do you ever use it to look for government departments? I see a few hands up out there, and to them I say: okay, now put your hand down if … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Federal Government
Tagged Environment Canada, Facebook
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So Why Is Warren Kinsella Linking To An Anti-Justin Ad?
Okay, I do get that most of my audience would publicly declare that they wouldn’t give Warren Kinsella’s blog the time of day. Not surprising, given his normal anti-Tory stance. However, one of Mr. Kinsella’s virtues is that, when he … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, The Third Party
Tagged Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party of Canada, Warren Kinsella
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Tin Ear Lizzie
There is one truism in modern politics that its practitioners always seem to forget: politicians have never been, and will never be, “hip.” It’s the nature of the beast. To have a career in politics implies an ability to display … Continue reading
Posted in It Ain't Easy Being Green, Politics
Tagged Elizabeth May, Green Party of Canada
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Random Thoughts On An Orange Alberta
Well, those who would have thought Jim Prentice would be Stephen Harper’s successor should be thankful they didn’t bet any money on the idea. No, I’m not going to weep / wail / mourn the so-called “death” of conservatism in … Continue reading
Why Peanuts Should Matter to Margaret Wente
There’s a passage in Margaret Wente’s otherwise readable Globe column that bothers me: No matter how outraged we may be, the actual amount of money scammed from the public adds up to peanuts. The cost of Mr. Duffy’s lengthy trial, … Continue reading
Why Sensible People Don’t Become Members of Parliament
So what do you think of your MP? Odds are: not much. I don’t mean that you have a low opinion of your member of Parliament. I do mean that whatever she or he does, doesn’t occupy a significant chunk … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Government, Politics
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Note To The Wise: Political Parties Never Leave People
Does this sound familiar to you? For a long time now I have found myself defending my membership of the Labour party while wondering what values of mine it defended any more. I didn’t leave the Labour party. It left … Continue reading
The Phantom Observer 