Continuing a theme begun by my colleagues Matt Salvatore with his piece on the ‘Top 5 political blogs’ and Michael Von Herff’s piece ‘The 10 best tweeters for those following Ottawa’, I’d like to discuss those web sites and blogs that are essential reads for those tracking issues, events and gossip in federal politics. With [...]
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 [...]
Election fever around Parliament Hill is beginning to heat up and it is becoming increasingly likely that at some point over the next 3-4 months a federal election will be called. Parliament Hill, on the eve of the summer recess, is rife with this fever as speculation of elections, mergers, and coalitions is now the [...]
My colleague Meagan has put forward an excellent post about Question Period in the House of Commons and how it has become a daily shouting match instead of a manner for the government and opposition to exchange information. I agree wholeheartedly with Meagan that question period has become a distraction and that the negative attention [...]
Paul Rutherford of the QMI Agency had a great take on things when he wrote that it’s a good thing Canadians are laser-focused on the Olympics right now, or else they might have been more alarmed by the last comments from Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page. The budget boss laid out a frightening scenario [...]
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