For those not following the story closely, a judge ordered the Conservative Party to re-hold the nomination meeting in Calgary West, after it was found that the rules were rigged to ensure an Anders win back last fall. So, after being ordered to do this, the Tories decided to slant the rules to ensure an […]

So Jean Charest is ready to die on the hill fighting for a tax cut that 70% of Quebecers are against? Uh-huh. Yeah right. I’m pretty sure the guy is gonna blink on this one.

It appears that Canada’s longest serving Premier is going down to defeat in PEI. Although young leaders have been flamming out across the country, 33 year old Robert Ghiz will be taking over as PEI’s Premier. So, for those keeping score on your 2007 election ballot, that gives incumbents a 2-1 record so far. (That […]

Since fringe parties and fringe movements are one of my personal political interests, I was, of course, overjoyed to come across the Free Alberta website. While I’m hesitant to direct any traffic to their site and boost their google ad revenue, there are just too many great things on this website to pass up posting […]

An interesting game of chicken is developing in Quebec, with both the ADQ and PQ promising to vote against Charest’s budget over the fiscal imbalance solving tax cuts. I’m sure someone will blink in this one, probably Charest, since a defeat at this point would probably mean Mario Dumont taking over as Premier. Of course, […]

Consevative Calgay Elbow candidate Bian Heninger’s campaign headquaters is missing that cetain something… Hat Tip: Davebeta

WHAMM! POW! BAM! KAPOW! WHACK! THUNK! KLONK! After what was, truth be told, a fairly strong first year in power, things have sure been falling apart quickly for Harper over the past month. The summer break can’t come soon enough for these guys…

“In Calgary, it seems to be permissible to call yourself a Liberal. In public.”

Tories tighten rules for foreign strippers: OTTAWA — The Conservative government says it is taking action to keeping foreign strippers out of Canada. Not surprisingly, the Globe comments section is abuzz with one liners. Among the highlights: The Harper “conservatives” are not SOFT on foreign strippers. Clearly the Conservatives are governing by the poles. The […]

Given that the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet Kyoto targets would be through higher gas prices, should the Liberals and NDP really be calling for the government to intervene and lower gas prices? Just a random thought, since no news headlines are really grabbing my eye today.