NDP: Expensive beer and a historic result in Newfoundland
The mood here is relatively subdued, even though the NDP is having a strong showing so far. Might have something to do with the...
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Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell is the deputy editor at Maclean’s. Since joining the magazine in 2005, he has also served as the foreign editor, business editor and a reporter covering everything from politics to sports.
NDP: The munchies
Nothing says election night rally like cheese puffs and nuts n’ bolts. For a moment there, I thought maybe this was the...
NDP: Saxophones and seats
Layton just arrived, serenaded by a sax player (like I said, the NDP knows how to party) as he made his way through a pack of...
NDP: High hopes
NDPers are hoping for big things tonight. “Our hopes know no bounds,” says party spokesman Brad Lavigne, milling around the...
NDP: Dangerous substances
And the Guvernment is no Telus Convention Centre. Pictured, the media filing room.
NDP: ‘We’re gonna win’
Tonight, the NDP HQ is at the Guvernment, a rock concert venue in Toronto. A fitting spot for the NDP and leader Jack...
What could you buy for $700 billion?
How about a coffee a day for all Canadians . . . for 45 years
Harper and the oddsmakers
Over at the always interesting Intrade predictions market (where people can buy contracts to bet on the outcomes of things like...
Third time lucky for Microsoft?
Strangely, the latest batch of Microsoft ads is all about Apple
Damned if you bailout, damned if you don’t
Last week, the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan was universally panned as a horribly-bad, no-good idea. This morning, with...