Election timing speculation: the Olympics wrinkleAt any political party gathering that I’ve ever covered (except leadership conventions), all not-for-attribution conversations...
The Big MoFrom the moment you land on Planet Liberal, the inhabitants are at pains to impress upon you the Sense of Momentum, of Renewal, of...
The Conservative-Socialist coalitionCanadian Press, April 29 . The Tories need to stave off defeat in confidence votes until then and are considering ways to secure...
The week everyone loved LeonaGlen Pearson lauds the Health Minister. The danger is still real and the possibilities of a serious health risk in Canada are a...
Rocco Rossi on bringing (heavily discounted) Obama support numbers to Canada’s LiberalsRocco Rossi is one of the key figures in the new Michael Ignatieff coterie that’s now running the Liberal Party of Canada, a...
Party rebuilding isn’t a new Ignatieff preoccupationEven as policy sessions get rolling here in Vancouver today, there remains a consensus around the Liberal convention that...
Get off John Turner’s lawnJohn Geddes touched on this speech yesterday, but there’s now video of former prime minister John Turner’s remarks...
Second-last of the independentsBill Casey bid adieu to Parliament yesterday with a classy final speech (the Chuck Cadman story was particularly...
Elections Canada returns: Battle of the Party Bagmen (Q1 2009)A quick and dirty rundown on the first three months of fundraising by registered political parties, based the latest financial...