Calgary Grit

The Star reports that Ian Brodie will be out this summer as Harper’s chief of staff, and Guy Giorno will be in. Although it’s just speculation, they sure do make it sound like it’s a done deal and there have been rumours about this for quite some time. Is this related to don’t-call-it-naftagate? I doubt […]

From the same source who provided the “top secret Liberal strategy memo“, comes this preview of Tory talking points:

As a Paul Hellyer enthusiast, I was very glad to see the former Cabinet Minister speaking about the environment at a prestigious international conference recently. If Stephen Harper refuses to stand up for Canada on climate change, then it’s up to statesmen like Hellyer to represent Canada in the world. Here’s a copy of his […]

Sad news, as Ted Kennedy is revealed to have a malignant brain tumour. Meanwhile, the neverending story visits Kentucky and Oregon tonight and (spoiler alert) Obama will clinch a pledged delegate majority, but Hillary will win Kentucky and fight on. Cherniak makes a good case for Hillary staying in the race until the end and […]

The Hill Times has the latest Maxime Bernier shuffle speculation (featuring anonymous Tory sources! Hmmm….). Favourite quote: “The talk is that Maxime is going to end up at something fun and more at his level, like Revenue,” one Conservative insider told The Hill Times last week. Snap! You’ll remember that Bernier was assigned to the […]

Like the dozen other scandlettes that hit the Harper Tories this spring, it looks like this one will quietly slink away. I do think that there are still a plethora of unanswered questions around this but Harper can just say “the RCMP has cleared us of all wrong doings” (even if that isn’t completely accurate) […]

Rumours are flying that Vic Toews, Minister of Whatever-The-Hell-He-Was-Shuffled-Out-Of-Justice-To, will soon be appointed as a federal judge in Manitoba…or not. While some will cry about patronage, anything that gets Vic Toews out of Ottawa can’t be that bad, so I don’t have a huge problem with this. What it does mean is that, after nine […]

Quite a difference nine days can make, eh? It’s Official: John And Elizabeth Edwards Will Not Endorse In Prez RaceBy Greg Sargent – May 5, 2008, 6:20PM John and Elizabeth Edwards have finally made their endorsement plans — or lack of them — official. On the eve of potentially decisive voting in Indiana and North […]