In a surprising move, Stephen Harper has appointed Wajid Khan as his special advisor on South Asia and the Middle East. That’s Liberal MP Wajid Khan. Khan will continue to sit as a Liberal so this is either: a) a great gesture of bipartisanship by the Prime Ministerb) an ingenious plot by Harper which makes […]

A few thoughts, some of them from old news, on this holiday Monday: 1. The Tories will only let candidates who have lost in the past two elections run for them if they defend themselves to the party. It’s a good thing they didn’t have this rule back when John Diefenbaker was getting started. 2. […]

Remember a few weeks back when a few bloggers were criticizing Michael Ignatieff for going quiet? Remember how anyone who did so was called “insensitive” and “callous” because he was caring for his sick mother in law? Last week, however, back in Toronto, Ignatieff told the Star his mother-in-law was, in fact, not ill. “There […]

This is a lot of fun for Colbert Report fans. Hat Tip: Mad Hackstress

The closest race of the first round has John Manley trying to knock off the number 3 seed, Ed Broadbent. These are perhaps two of the most honest and respected politicians in the group of 16 and I have no doubt that either one would have made a great Prime Minister. Here’s a look at […]

The fundraising numbers for the Liberal Leadership contenders have been released and the Blue Blogging Soapbox takes a look at some of the more interesting donations. I wish I could include a link to the Elections Canada site but there are no permanent links and it’s the most complicated database to access. Nevertheless, when I […]

Greatest Prime Minister We Never Had – Round 2 Matchup 1 bio Robert Stanfield bio D’Arcy McGee Matchup 2 bio Deb Grey bio Preston Manning Matchup 3 bio Ed Broadbent bio John Manley Matchup 4 bio George Etienne Cartier bio Bill Davis Matchup 5 bio Louise Arbour bio Tommy Douglas Matchup 6 bio Frank McKenna […]

The Frog Lady has the inside scoop on the Castro for Liberal leader rumours. I’m on the fence about this one. Fidel has been out of Canada for a long time…but he does have a lot of experience…I think I still need to read his Middle East statement before deciding whether or not to support […]

Michael Ignatieff clarifies his Israel position in today’s Star. For the record, he wouldn’t have called for a cease-fire a week or two ago and is doing so now because he feels the conflict could soon each it’s tipping point. Ignatieff said it would have been too early to push for a ceasefire last week […]

(Updated at bottom) I’ve already talked about Ignatieff’s silence a couple of times so I’m going to wait until all the details are public before weighing in. Politicians are human beings too (except Dick Cheney) and sometimes personal issues must take precedence. And sometimes technology and/or airlines let us down. At this point, we’re just […]