OttawaBTC: Is Stephen Harper a great champion of democratic participation?These studies are all American and, therefore, not explicitly indicative of the Canadian situation. But obviously worth...
OttawaBTC: They taste awful and they workOne of the researchers at Angus Reid has helpfully sent along his presentation on these findings. What they essentially did was...
OttawaBTC: ’To what degree does Stephen Harper depend upon a certain level of voter cynicism?’From the Vancouver Sun’s spirituality columnist’s blog (?). "Officials from Angus Reid Strategies on Thursday revealed polling...
OttawaBTC: Optimism alertFrom the Globe’s Adam Radwanski . "As it sinks in that minority parliaments are more than just a blip on the radar, Canadians may...
OttawaBTC: Principles and prudence will you get you nowhere, sirFor those of you still keeping score, Stephane Dion’s new biggest mistake was refusing to bankrupt the Liberal party in the...
OttawaBTC: He talks in mathsWhen—let’s assume it’s inevitable—you pick up the election edition of Maclean’s , you’ll find, among other tales of adventure...
OttawaBTC: One question before we move on"There are some who will tell you that the last election was simply an accident, never to be repeated again. According to them we...
OttawaBTC: Thin line3,994,682. Total votes received by the Conservative party in 2004, Stephen Harper’s first election as leader. 3,629,990. Total...
OttawaBTC: Just so we’re clearLast week’s conventional wisdom: Stephane Dion is a whiny wuss who can’t make a decision. This week’s conventional wisdom:...