OttawaBTC: Your government talking pointsOn whether Elizabeth May should now be included in the leadership debates. "Our view is that there should only be one Liberal...
OttawaBTC: New hotnessYesterday’s conventional wisdom: The Prime Minister will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament late next week, setting...
OttawaBTC: What he saidIn Inuvik yesterday, the Prime Minister attempted to define a recession. “Somebody said a recession is when people start losing...
GeneralHappy Jack in WestmountJack Layton being Jack Layton, though not in Westmount. It is doubtful this by-election, or the the one in Longueuil or...
OttawaBTC: It’s a date (V)Not only is he a loser , but if he doesn’t want the job, I’ll take it. Heck of a way to go into a meeting with the Prime...
OttawaBTC: It’s a date (IV)"His plan is made. He wants an election. Period." Gilles Duceppe departs 24 Sussex unimpressed . Update . The PMO...
OttawaBTC: Again with the DiefenbakerAs reported elsewhere today, Canada’s next great ice-breaking vessel is to be named for our 13th Prime Minister, John George...
OttawaMemoriesFrom a chat I had with a Conservative a few weeks ago: "We have a huge pre-writ ad campaign ready to go against Dion. If we knew...
OttawaBTC: It’s a date (III)Gilles Duceppe jumps the queue and will meet with the Prime Minister on Friday.
OttawaBTC: This mattersDon’t see this paragraph in Tom Flanagan’s referencing of the Punic Wars today. Maybe the copy desk cut it for the sake of...