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 [...]
21 June 2010
20 years since Calgary Liberal Leadership Convention shows how unpredictable politics can be
20 years ago this week, Jean Chrétien was elected Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in Calgary. That same week, the Meech Lake Accord died as last minute scrambling for provincial consensus failed to get completed before the ratification deadline.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Canada 2020 hosted a panel discussion this morning in Ottawa to discuss the upcoming budget and some of the pressing issues that must be considered as the Government prepares its economic plan. The panel was ‘A list’ with Canadian Council of Chief Executives President, John Manley (full disclosure, I had the honour of working for [...]
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