LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Liberal national media? The evening the government fell, Prime Minister Paul Martin gave a speech to his caucus. Usually the caucus room just has Liberal MPs and a few staffers inside. That night, of course, it was a staged media event, and the room was filled with reporters. As he was getting started, he […]
Martin’s entourage should better understand what makes Quebec tick half as well as Duceppe’s palace guard
If there is another Quebec referendum anytime soon, Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe will be the man to beat. He may turn out to be as tough a proposition for bewildered federalists as the charismatic Lucien Bouchard. Many Canadians were surprised by Duceppe’s strong performance in the 2004 televised leaders’ debates. The fact that the […]
‘We’re mere mortals this time’: Grit Mahoney: Now that the NDP’s ‘Saint Ed’ Broadbent is out of the race, the Liberals think they can win Ottawa Centre
Now that the enigma that was Saint Ed, as in Ed Broadbent, is gone from Ottawa Centre, there’s new blood vying to represent the riding. Although many are putting the odds on the Liberals to regain the seat from the NDP. The Liberals held the riding under Mac Harb from 1988 to 2003 before he […]
Third parties poised to spend, target issues and candidates in campaign 2005-2006
According to Elections Canada, third parties can spend $3,441 per riding or $168,900 nationally in total in this election campaign. It’s not just war room strategists who are facing the challenge of trying to capture the attention of voters during the hectic pre-holiday season. So are third parties. During the June 2004 election, 62 third-party […]
Rolling, rolling, rolling, keep those campaigns rolling, fly high
Prime Minister Paul Martin spent the first 11 days of the campaign in Eastern Canada, nine of which were spent in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. As of Dec. 9, Mr. Martin had yet to set foot west of Ontario. And they’re off. Madly in all directions. Prime Minister Paul Martin spent the first 11 days […]
Bloc threatening breakthrough in Outaouais on federalists’ home turf
Bloc’s Gatineau candidate Richard Nadeau says he’s getting a ‘warm’ welcome. Grit incumbent Francoise Boivin won the riding by 830 votes in 2004. Born and raised on the Quebec side of Canada’s national capital region, Melanie Lapointe refuses to label herself as a Pequiste or Bloquiste, but she’s clear about which side she would choose […]
Kind of makes you want to go for fixed election dates, eh?
The number of citizens directly influenced by the candidate at your door saying, ‘I want your vote’ is the story of song and legend – but not how votes will be won in 2006. WASHINGTON, D.C. – To be sure, there is some temerity for a resident of Washington, D.C. (where they close the schools […]
Whistleblowing former bureaucrat Cutler dodges controversy, targets Grits
Rookie Grit MP David McGuinty says few people are talking about the sponsorship scandal in riding. He is best known as the unassuming, bookish whistleblowing civil servant who refused to go along with the sponsorship program, but Allan Cutler has become a star candidate for the Conservatives who plans to use his political inexperience as […]
House curator unveils 900 works in first-ever look on website: Joe Clark only Prime Minister missing from official PM portraits, but beginning talks on his painting
Of the over 5,000 artifacts in the collection of the House of Commons, some 900 are featured on the Parliamentary website. Only those with a keen eye and a passion for art may notice the Auguste Rodin sculpture in the House Speakers’ Portrait Gallery, or admire the imps carved on the posts in the government […]
Incumbents and candidates encourage supporters to vote soon
Even before the advance polls scheduled to take place on Jan. 13, 14 and Jan. 16, voters across the country can cast their votes by going to the riding’s returning officer’s office. Incumbent MPs and candidates from all parties across the country running in the Jan. 23 federal election are encouraging their political supporters to […]
