OttawaIt’s definitely not plagiarism if you improve on the originalThe Liberal war room wants you to look at this Conservative ad and notice how closely it’s inspired by the Australian original. I...
OttawaUPDATED, Tuesday morning: in the phrase "Home Stretch," the word "stretch" shouldn’t be taken literallyUPDATE: See below Scheduling note: tomorrow, when the Conservatives release their platform at noon Eastern, Stéphane Dion’s plane...
OttawaUPDATED: Seriously, y’all: Attributions. Use them!Because I love making conspiracy-obsessed commenters look silly: A fresh allegation of plagiarism against Stephane Dion, who...
OttawaVeil of piersAfter scrumming on a pier in Iqaluit yesterday, Stéphane Dion did a streeter on a pier near Victoria today. John Ivison saw more...
OttawaGet me to the church on time - Liveblogging an all-party debate on poverty and inequalityUnlike certain political parties, ITQ will be heading to the Dominion Chalmers United Church tonight for a four-party forum on...
OttawaWhen pen pals turn sourJean Charest’s letter to federal party leaders will not receive an answer before the election, Stephen Harper says. At least, not...
OttawaBTC: Come togetherLet’s all parties agree here and now to support the arts. Because if they don’t, the artists will be angry. And if the artists are...
OttawaBTC: Family is everything (VIII)My favourite sentence from the Globe’s Harper profile. "Mr. Harper also shields his family – wife Laureen, son Ben and daughter...
OttawaAuthornautApparently Paul Martin has a book coming out after the election. (A note on timing: I am reliably informed that the book was...
OttawaLife is full of odd moments, reallyHere, for instance, is Mario Dumont, who campaigned for the Yes side in 1995 — it is fashionable to forget such things, but...