OttawaBTC: World without pollingSlate recycles its January thought experiment. Without polling numbers to drive their narrative, political journalists would turn...
GeneralMegapundit: Sticking it to the AyatollahWEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: Daphne Bramham on Nazanin Afshin-Jam; David Olive and Greg Weston on tough economic times; Scott...
OttawaIt beginsIt is always pleasant to learn that the Quebec-wing president of a political party believes his role is to deliver the...
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...
GeneralMegapundit: The age of meritocracyMust-reads: Dan Gardner on the end of capitalism; Don Martin and Janet Bagnall on gender politics. The long and winding road From...
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...
GeneralMegapundit: Begin the wooing of Frank McKennaMust-reads: None. Okay, maybe James Travers . Did somebody order a hero? It will take more than bellyfire to lead the Liberal...
OttawaThe Commons: Dream On(The Commons returns with a 37th attempt to understand the Stephane Dion Era.) In the early hours of the last day of his first...
OttawaThe Final Day: NextCTV is interviewing Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae by split screen. The analysts on all the networks are calling Dion done. Further...
GeneralMegapundit: Stanfield, Mondale, Stevenson... Dion?Must-reads: Don Martin on Gerry Ritz; Christie Blatchford on a drug dealer who murdered another drug dealer; Andrew Cohen on...