UncategorizedThe barely solvent elephant in the roomSusan Delacourt wonders if the rear cabins of campaign planes this fall might be empty.
OttawaLayton on elections and non-confidence votesKapuskasing, Ont.’s Northern Times, offers this quote from Jack Layton, in a short piece on his visit there last week: "Is an...
UncategorizedDebatably relevant historical note of the dayFour times in our history has a federal election come within a year of the last one. Two saw a formal change in government, one...
UncategorizedIn case you didn’t hear him the first timeThe text of Michael Ignatieff’s speech to a Liberal rally tonight in Sudbury, including confirmation of a coming motion of...
UncategorizedPolitical instability... to save the economyCanadian Press, August 26 . The Bank of Canada is warning it is prepared to intervene to ensure Canada’s fragile economic recovery...
UncategorizedIrony of the dayJohn Baird doesn’t seem to particularly enjoy being yelled at in public.
UncategorizedCall-and-responseStephen Harper, this morning . "I think Canadians have been pretty clear — they want Parliament to focus on the economy. Going...
Uncategorized’The Liberal Party of Canada cannot support this government any further’So says the official release from the party, issued just now, Mr. Ignatieff still in mid-speech. And, now, here’s the text of the...
UncategorizedJohn Baird decries irresponsible Japanese electionOh, not really. But in case you were wondering what the Transport Minister had to say at a press conference here in Ottawa this...