George H.W. Bush likely won’t ever forget it, but sometimes we do. It’s the economy, stupid. Bush Sr. lost his shot at a second term as President of the United States in large part because Bill Clinton’s campaign manager James Carville (the Ragin’ Cajun) uttered those immortal (in political circles) words at the right time [...]
Hopefully it was in the last election, but what about your organization – when did it last vote? If the recent decision to drop the mandatory long Census form is any indication, the current political environment means that votes matter more than ever and policy solutions need to deliver political appeal. There has always been [...]
This week LUSH, makers and marketers of “fresh handmade cosmetics” launched a surprising, uprovoked attack on Canada’s oil sands industry. Check it out at http://www.lush.ca/shop/tarsands/ In typical holier-than-thou language of environmentalists, they call the oil sands “the most destructive project on earth”, citing a litany of innacurate and unfounded accusations, claiming they just had to take [...]
The leaves have fallen, the snow has blown, the flowers have blossomed and the heat waves are back. What better time to take a look back at the year-that-was at Queen’s Park as the legislature prepares to recess for yet another summer. Here are but a few points of reflection – in numbers – from [...]
Canadian interest in UK elections used to be the exclusive preserve of political junkies, anglophiles and the kind of people whose nights at the tavern were spent arguing about a return to the Red Ensign. Not exactly the mainstream, but enough in most years to justify CPAC providing tape delayed coverage between 2:00-4:30 am the night after the election. (By the way, I am partial to the union jack, but otherwise we’re talking about my people.)
Sunday, March 28, 2010 marked the final day of the federal Liberal’s Canada at 150 policy conference in Montreal. While it’s still early and many pundits are mulling over whether the weekend can be called a success for the Liberal Party, some poor Liberal staffer in Ottawa is likely going to have to right up a report on the positive and negative aspects of Canada at 150. Perhaps the following could help.
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