Posts Tagged: Canadian Politics 2006
Bob?
Posted by on Monday, October 16, 2006 in - 13 comments
Despite the caution to watch for Dion - which has got me all squinty-eyed and left me hunting for the magnifying glass - we could be watching Bob pass Iggy to be the frontrunner of the Liberal leadership race: • “As debates go, yesterday's was his poorest performance to date. At a time when he …
Iggy-fest 2007
Posted by on Monday, October 2, 2006 in - 10 comments
Well, the Liberals seem to be going as I thought they might. We shall be inundated with chants of "All for Iggy and Iggy for all" and "Iggy, Iggy - he's our man..." Stuff like that: • “Liberals have handed Michael Ignatieff a sizable lead that he will carry into the party's December leadership …
The Fear Of Iggy
Posted by on Thursday, September 28, 2006 in - 20 comments
Looks like the Tories have got the fear. I may not vote for the guy as that would mean voting in a way that my hand will not let me, but I would have thought Iggy was the one who could turn the boat around faster than any other contender for the Liberal leadership. Apparently the Tories agree …
What Is A Government?
Posted by on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 in - 25 comments
Just to be clear, I don't think any of you have applied for or had your one application to the Court Challenges Program rejected for not being an application from a group just people - despite the fact that the cause won in the end. That being said, I find this quote from Treasury Board president …
Friday: Chat. Pleeeeeeeeeeese.
Posted by on Friday, September 22, 2006 in - 27 comments
Is it summer or fall? I have no idea. I put the furnace on last evening as much to deal with the damp from the rain. It worked. It worked without making a clang, a thump or a low grinding noise of any sort. • This will likely be the news of the day as reported in the Times of India …
Confidence High
Posted by on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 in - 2 comments
When did we enter this period of political doubt? When did we decide it was good to be unsure about where we wanted to go and who we wanted to lead us? • “The Tories also dropped to third place in Quebec when respondents were asked about their voting intentions. Sixteen per cent said they'd vote …
Arar Report Released
Posted by on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in - 1 comment
What can be done given what we know now? • “Maher Arar is an innocent victim of inaccurate RCMP intelligence reports and deliberate smears by Canadian officials, a commission of inquiry says in a report that also recommends the federal government pay him compensation. Mr. Arar, a Canadian …
New Brunswick Election
Posted by on Monday, September 18, 2006 in - 5 comments
I am sorry. I have been unkind to New Brunswick. My coverage here is far too thin. When people say it is the highway to Maine, I laugh a little. When CBC held a late '70s Canada Day broadcast from every one of Canada's nine provincial capitals...because someone in Toronto forgot New Bunswick, I …
Lovefest
Posted by on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 in - 2 comments
How better to introduce one of the most powerful people in the world to Canada than taking her to a Tim Horton's in Stellerton, Pictou Co.: • “At Tim Hortons, Peter MacKay and Condoleezza Rice playfully argued over who should pick up the tab for his tea and her half-regular-half-decaf coffee …
Never Was A Friday Chat So Richly Deserved
Posted by on Friday, September 8, 2006 in - 40 comments
The whole concept of TGIF has been laid aside somewhat since the disco era. Something happened around the time the Smashing Pumpkins were being miserable. I think it was then because when the Smiths were miserable at least you could still dance to it even if you had to try a little too hard …
