Bloquing blogs on the trail
A couple of new websites have popped up in the past week. In Quebec, a few federalist students at Universite de Montreal have set up their own anti-Bloc website – http://www.bloquequebecois.org – the parody site looks almost exactly like the real party website: http://www.bloc.org except it’s filled with tongue and cheek criticism that the party […]
Swing ridings across Canada
Swing ridings: winning candidate won with a slim margin of victory. The ridings are heavily targeted by the runner-up. Winning party is shown in the parentheses. Up to 30 are shown, with a maximum margin of victory of 15%. * Indicates incumbent not running again Liberal Targeted Swing Ridings: 1. Simcoe-Grey, Ont. (Cons.) 0.2% 2. […]
Holiday greeting cards an expense in the current election campaign
Holiday greeting cards sent by incumbents and new candidates during the current campaign are considered an election expense, according to Elections Canada. In every campaign, each riding has a different spending limit for electoral expenses which is determined by Elections Canada based mainly on the number of electors and the size of the riding. Before […]
Liberal stronghold up for grabs: Tories banking on former Harris Cabinet minister to win in Ottawa West-Nepean
Ottawa West-Nepean has been a Liberal stronghold since 1988 and candidate Lee Farnworth wants to keep it that way. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan lent Ms. Farnworth some help last week when she was in town visiting the Pinecrest Queensway Health and Community Services Centre. Liberal incumbent Marlene Catterall, who announced her retirement earlier this […]
PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR: Ottawa West Nepean candidates will be at National Press Club on Jan. 11 to debate and to discuss policies
MONDAY, DEC. 26 Deck the Halls- From Dec. 26-30 between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m., in addition to the House of Commons’ daily guided tours, visitors are invited to see Parliament Buildings in the evening and stroll at their own pace through the halls of the Centre Block, decorated in their festive splendor.Visitors can also take […]
Were the beer and popcorn remarks found in Liberal talking points? Were they scripted? Apologies tumble out
Scott Reid and John Duffy are not stupid guys; they play hard and are respected for doing that. Knowing both of them, on the one hand, I have publicly exploited their comments but, on the other hand, I feel their pain. Of Popcorn and Beer: Gaffes Powers: Scott Reid and John Duffy screwed up last […]
Political reporters schlepping it across the country on campaign
Long days, early days, lots of cold sandwiches. That’s part of the life of a reporter whose news organizations pay $9,000 per week per person to follow the leaders of the federal political parties during this election campaign. In one day, the entourage of reporters, camera crew, political staffers and candidates can go from one […]
Martin fighting windmills like Don Quixote: PM is fending off phantom enemies from the outside and inside
He’s just not a strong and courageous leader. Prime Minister Paul Martin looks more like Don Quixote fighting windmills. If you’ve been listening to his latest rants, Canada is under attack from enemies on the inside and on the outside. But fortunately, Mr. Martin is touting himself as the White Knight ready to defend the […]
Liberals can lead in the ethnic vote if they choose
So how do the Liberals hold on to this core? The answer most likely lies in three things: vision, people and policies. Diverse countries are not easy to run. The only poll on the ethnic vote so far in this election revealed that the Liberals were losing their allure among minorities, although they still remained […]
Tory turns red over leadership
Tory leadership race? The campaign has hardly begun, and once again there are Tories in Quebec who are looking to replace their leader. Meeting with the Conservative candidate in Mansfield Lawrence Cannon, some locals joked that they wanted him to win in Pontiac riding so that he could take a run at the party leadership. […]
