Kudos to Terry Fox family
What more proof do Canadians need to see that Harper government will do anything to be re-elected, including buying support from the millions of Canadians who support the Terry Fox Foundation. Kudos to the Terry Fox family for setting the record straight on this story. All Canadian charities should be upset, as the Harper government […]
NDP, Libs could form government
Re: “Conservatives lead with 33 per cent support following Globe debate on economy: poll,” (The Hill Times online, Sept. 21). I am very concerned and would like you to correct and not repeat the assertion in this article that “If the election were held today, the Conservatives would form a minority government with 145 seats.” […]
Gretzky retired, so should Harper, writes reader
Wayne Gretzky and Prime Minister Stephen Harper shaking hands on stage reminded me of a retirement ceremony. Mr. Gretzky was a hero in Edmonton, in Alberta, and in Canada. He won the Stanley Cup four times, but he got shipped out of his comfort zone and he and his team never recaptured the Stanley Cup […]
Harper’s odd lack of Conservative Party endorsements
Even for the youngest parties on the federal block, leadership legacies tend to carry weight on the partisan playing field. As an organizer back in 2012 during the NDP leadership race, the Paul Dewar camp for which I subscribed was a small group; we didn’t make it very far in the three-tier voting process. As […]
Party war rooms are getting some free help with opposition research
The casualties are mounting, but Robert Jago is only partly to blame. The anti-Conservative blogger, whose candidate research on Some Random Political Blog has led to three Conservative candidates losing their nominations, isn’t alone in tracking down online indiscretions. In addition to the devoted party war rooms, new satirical website The True North Times has […]
Harper’s attack on Liberal plan to scrap F-35 purchase shows Tories always intended to go ahead despite ‘options analysis’: critics
PARLIAMENT HILL—Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s heated criticism of Justin Trudeau’s election promise that a Liberal government will not acquire a fleet of F-35 stealth attack planes to replace Canada’s aging CF-18 fighter jets reveals the Conservative government has all along intended to go ahead with the $45.8-billion F-35 project, say prominent critics of the plan. […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Nominations to close in three days
Good Friday morning! It’s the end of week eight of the election campaign and three days before nominations close on Sept. 28. According to Equal Voice, there are 98 ridings without any female candidates among the Conservatives, NDP or Liberals; and 59 without Green or Bloc Quebecois candidates. In a newsletter yesterday, the organization committed […]
The lone man syndrome: Who endorses Stephen Harper?
Even for the youngest parties on the federal block, leadership legacies tend to carry weight on the partisan playing field. As an organizer back in 2012 during the NDP leadership race, the Paul Dewar camp for which I subscribed was a small group; we didn’t make it very far in the 3-tier voting process. As […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Mulcair in lead in Quebec, but don’t discount Trudeau
Good Thursday morning! It’s debate day on the campaign trail. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe (who didn’t hold a seat in the House in the last Parliament and whose party only had two seats) will face off […]
‘A more active role for government in the competitive market’ is needed
For the election, the timing couldn’t be better. A report by three economists, led by former senior Finance Canada official Don Drummond, highlights why economic growth has to be the big priority and why active government is needed to make this happen. Conventional reliance on the free market economy won’t cut it, the report says, […]
