In 175 to 122 vote, the House has voted against re-opening the debate on same sex marriage. Among the notables who opposed the motion: Peter MacKayLawrence Cannon (who no doubt will go into a 15 minute monologue on who exactly is a same sex couple if asked afterwards)Jim PrenticeDavid EmersonJosee VernerJohn BairdMichael ChongJoe Comuzzi However, […]

A lot of people are drawing parallels between the Liberal and Alberta PC leadership races. In both cases, the top two candidates faced strong “Anybody But” movements, allowing the blander but less disliked third place challenger to come up the middle and win. And while there are certainly some similarities, I don’t think the comparison […]

I’m sure there will be plenty written about Stephane Dion’s victory in the coming days. Mainly because, now that this race is done, everybody is going to need something to write about. But, before then, here’s a look back and a look ahead at the seven who made it all the way to Montreal: Martha […]

I’ll have a more detailed post mortem of the Liberal and PC leadership races once I get a good 30 or 40 consecutive hours of sleep. I would however caution that polls conducted on a Saturday night, after an exciting convention should always be approached with caution. For now, here are 10 signs you were […]

This one comes to you live from Stephen Taylor’s laptop…round 3 is over and it looks like Stephane Dion is heading to victory. After Gerard dropped out, I put on a green scarf and followed Kennedy to the man who has been my number two choice from start to finish. This whole journey began back […]

Since I’m fairly sure no delegates will be reading blogs much tomorrow, the following opinions are pretty much free of spin since no one reading them has a vote: 1. Today was fun. I mean, repeating the same chant over and over again and marching in seemingly aimless directions for hours on end doesn’t sound […]

Montreal Updates, Posts, and NewsA collection of blog posts (mine and any others which catch my eye) and news stories from the convention – to be updated as things progress. Convention Blogroll!A BCer in TorontoA View From the LeftCerberusCherniak on PoliticsEndless SpinFuddle DuddleJames CurranGauntlet.caNB PoliticoNottawaNorthern Ontario Young LiberalPolitical Staples (evil Tory spy alert!)Prairie FireProgressive BloggersStephen […]

The little rumour which has been floating around for a few weeks about a Kennedion alliance seems to be gaining steam. (article also quotes Bob Rae saying what a swell guy Joe Volpe is) Now, I’m certainly not in the loop on any high level negotiations but, from the outside, this seems like a logical […]

Since I have a strict “never blog drunk” policy, a few quick thoughts on Paul’s tribute before I hit the hospitality suites: 1. Mark Tweksbury was an…interesting choice to be master of ceremonies. I kind of get the feeling he had a dozen bowls of Coco Puffs before taking the stage though. 2. Would have […]

A quick break from the organized spontaneity to recap last night’s events. First of all, let me say that Howard Dean rocked. He got a massive ovation when he talked about how the party should “never cede a single province, a single riding, a single vote”, spoke a little French (“Fox news is going to […]