liberal catnip (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Monday's Question Period : Hon. Jack Layton (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, when it comes to this whole question of torture, unlike other party leaders , we are not going to stand for denying of the evidence. We are not going to cover up the truth. We are not going to write books justifying torture in any way, shape or form. Nothing can justify torture and nothing can justify the full-scale...
They Call Me "Mr. Sinister" (Free subscription) | yesterday
Robert Silver in the Globe : What makes this fact interesting (at least to me) is that while the Liberals are at an all time low in popular support in the polls (and no - none of this should be taken as a statement that all is good in Liberal poll land), the NDP have really not been the beneficiaries at all of our swoon. In fact, 15.9 per cent would be Jack Layton's second worst result as leader. Even...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Jack Layton’s third question this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, when it comes to this whole question of torture, unlike other party leaders, we are not going to stand for denying of the evidence, we are not going to cover up the truth, and we are not going to write books justifying torture in any way, shape or [...]
Freddie P (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Stephane Dion must be one proud fella today. His wife, who obviously wears the pants in the house lost her mind on Friday and posted a facebook attack on Michael Ignatieff. Granted, Ignatieff is a class "A" stooge in his own right, but Dion's wife, who goes by the name Janine Krieber wrote a scathing piece on Ignatieff's underhanded means of grabbing control of the party, she criticized...
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Could you imagine Churchill saying the Nazis should have some cabinet members'?? Britain's foreign secretary has suggested that senior Taliban figures be given positions in the Afghan government to bring an end to the violence in the country. At a meeting of Nato's parliamentary assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday, David Miliband said that history suggested many Taliban members could be persuaded...
Dr Roy's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Kelly McParland thinks so. I'm not completely sure, but things look pretty bad for iffy. The media now calls him iffy. The problem is that the grits think that it is just a leadership problem. Thankfully for us, they won't believe it is a much deeper problem. That Ignatieff should be verging on such status is surprising, considering his background and evident talent. Ten months ago it appeared he would...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Michael Ignatieff gets advice from Frank McKenna and Jack Layton has a new spring in his step
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The good news for Michael Ignatieff in a new Nanos Research poll is that he is still more popular than was his predecessor, Stéphane Dion, after he lost the last general election just over a year ago. The bad news is that another month like the one just passed and the Liberal leader will be in Dion territory — that is, where only one in 10 Canadians think you would make the best Prime...
Section 15 (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
From Jane Taber's third point : EKOS’s Frank Graves has "...also looked at the political horserace, finding that the Liberals are “stuck in amber” along with the Conservatives. For the second week, the numbers show that we are exactly where we were on election day 2008 - 36.6 per cent for the Conservatives, 26.6 per cent for the Liberals, 16.8 per cent for the NDP, 11.2 per cent...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
There's no positive spin to put on Monday's byelections for the Liberals, which may be a good thing, because trying to spin byelections too much can make you look rather, well, like Brian Topp : "The Liberal vote in Montreal dropped by about 30 per cent (the Michael Ignatieff-led Liberals got slightly more than 14 per cent in that riding, compared to the Stéphane Dion-led Liberals, who...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
OTTAWA -- Life can sometimes look pretty hopeless for political leaders. The morning after coming third in four by-elections, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff could seek solace in the example of Abraham Lincoln, who failed in business twice before the age of 35, had a nervous breakdown at 36 and suffered eight election defeats before becoming president at the age of 60. Then again, even Lincoln never...
CalgaryGrit (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
There's no positive spin to put on yesterday's by elections for the Liberals, which may be a good thing, because trying to spin by elections too much can make you look rather, well, like Brian Topp : The Liberal vote in Montreal dropped by about 30 per cent (the Michael Ignatieff-led Liberals got slightly more than 14 per cent in that riding, compared to the Stéphane Dion-led Liberals, who got...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A pair of young journalists led Jack Layton’s scrum yesterday with questions about heckling in the House. They would seem to have followed up with a couple other MPs, similar exchanges showing up in the scrum transcripts. The last question posed to Jim Flaherty surely demonstrates a degree of chutzpah that bodes well for the [...]
Devin Johnston (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I get press releases from the Liberals, New Democrats, Conservatives, and Greens delivered to me daily via RSS . As you might imagine, most press releases from most of the parties are asinine most of the time. The point of a press release is to try to frame an issue in a way that is favourable for your party and unfavourable for other parties. Fair enough, I get that. But today's press release from...
Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
I suppose the legislature's intention is clear. And with that guns become anonymous in Canada -- well, fair is fair, gun advocates organised, got the votes and won. That's the way it's supposed to work so good for them. I disagree but recognise and respect the decision. I do hope this doesn't presage removing the limits on handguns in Canada. Vote to kill gun registry passes Private member's bill now...
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