From TE, comes this blast from the past. The original “new” government.

Oh, and I was out of town for the weekend so I didn’t have time to post it on Friday, but it looks like Conrad Black is heading to jail. Couldn’t let that one go without posting a link.

The Sun’s Peter Worthington says Jack Layton is treasonous. These days when people such as the NDP’s Jack Layton urge, in the normal course of their ideology, that Canada should quit Afghanistan, it is an acceptable political viewpoint. But when they do so the moment Canadian troops suffer casualties, and insist their motivation is concern […]

It’s that time of the year again. Two summers ago, I ran the “Greatest Prime Minister” contest, with Laurier knocking off John A. in the final. Last summer, it was “The Greatest Prime Minister…we never had”, with Preston benefiting from a strong get out the vote campaign to score a touchdown against Robert Stanfield. So…let’s […]

When the government announces something on the Friday before the Canada Day long weekend, it’s usually a sign that they hope people won’t pay a lot of attention to it: OTTAWA — The Harper government has given a longtime Ottawa Conservative a plum patronage spot at the Royal Canadian Mint — once at the centre […]

I didn’t get around to posting it yesterday but here’s a short Canadian Prime Ministerial quiz I drafted for political history buffs out there: 1. How many times has an individual named Paul Martin run for Liberal Party leadership? 2. Which Tory leader insisted they add “Progressive” to the Conservative name, in 1942? 3. How […]

Via the Liberal mole, comes some behind the scenes actual comments in private feedback forum the Calgary Herald set up to poll subscribers on a range of issues. The following are all actual comments Herald subscribers made about their paper: Personally, I’d be happy if they stopped using wikipedia as a source for front page […]

KINGSTON, OTTAWA — A defiant Gordon O’Connor said yesterday he has no intention of quitting as Defence Minister, and warned his critics not to assume he is about to turfed from the portfolio in a widely expected cabinet shuffle. “I can assure you of one thing: I’m not retiring and I’m not resigning,” Mr. O’Connor […]

Macleans had some fun with google site search to find out what topics got the most play on Stephen Harper’s website over the past year. For those keeping track, the environment narrowly edged out crime, taxes, accountability, health care, child care, and, in a bit of a surprise, “dancing with the stars”. So, I figured […]

Via Ken Chapman comes news of Link Byfield’s new right wing Albertan party – the Wild Rose Party. So, for those keeping track, that gives Alberta: The Alberta AllianceSocial CreditThe Wild Rose PartyThe Alberta PartyThe Separation Party On the right side of the spectrum.