Tag Archives: Progressive Coalition
Scare-MongAIR
Apparently, that’s what the mainstream press tagging along with Team Harper have glibly dubbed His party’s campaign jet. And not unjustifiably so, I would say, given what has been witnessed thusfar from his stump speeches to ethnic crowds in the … Continue reading
Rae on Ignatieff (Part I)
Bob talks to Paul Jay of The Real News Network about the events following the last federal election that led to Michael Ignatieff becoming interim leader of the Liberal Party. There’s nothing new here, but it sets the stage for … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Party of Canada, Michael Ignatieff
MDL: The Coalition Option
From earlier in the week, Jabba the Hack talks to Tim Powers and Warren Kinsella about the possible future of the coalition and problems that the arrangement poses to the “branding” of the Liberals. This seems to be the first … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Party of Canada, Michael Ignatieff
Good News: Crisis in Canada! Seriously.
Roger Numbers, the animated host for a newish daily morning web newscast takes a look at the recent goings on in Canada. This is a very cool feature created by the folks at GOOD magazine that I highly recommend checking … Continue reading
Filed under Federal Politics
The New “Mr. Dithers”?
I’m not suggesting that’s a fair characterization of Michael Ignatieff, but it’s one that Craig Oliver attempted to apply to him on today’s Question Period. Oliver seemed a little frustrated that he couldn’t manage to get Ignatieff to go out … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Leadership Race
Bob Rae: Selling the Coalition
Bob Rae talking with Evan Solomon on CBC’s News Sunday program and to Jane Taber on CTV’s Question Period about the coalition, the failure of the Harper government, and the future of the Liberal leadership.
Filed under Liberal Leadership Race
100 Words
This curious addendum to an article in the Ottawa Citizen about petty infighting over the now infamously “botched” video response Dion made to PM Stephen Harper’s five minute address to the nation has an inadvertently poetic quality to it. A … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Party of Canada, Stéphane Dion
“Drunk French Commies”
That’s how one commenter on YouTube described the coalition supporters protesting at Nathan Philips Square yesterday. Keep it classy, Conservatives! Speaking of classy: From the comments we learn that “SDA’s horde of mouthbreathers are posting photos and threatening to identify, … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative Party of Canada
Dueling Coalition Rallies: Pro & Con
The anti-coalition, pro-Harper, Conservative sponsored rally in Ottawa yesterday. Heil Harper! On Friday, around 500 people in Edmonton rallied in support of a coalition government between the in front of City Hall. And another pro-coalition rally, this one (est. 1,000 … Continue reading
Filed under Federal Politics
Anti-Coalition Demonstration: Calgary
This is getting really ugly and nasty. Characterizing Layton as some kind of Communist and signs “written in Russian so the Communists can understand”… Are these people serious? Protesters waving signs with suspiciously high production values and masks of Dion … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative Party of Canada
