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PMO Hands Trudeau A Gift 18 Jun 2013 | 05:54 pm
Chalk me up as amongst the majority of Canadians who will yawn at the Trudeau charity "controversy". About the only reinforcing fallout within this affair, Justin Trudeau isn't like other MP's, which...
Harper's "Accountability" Contradiction 22 May 2013 | 04:55 pm
The Harper Conservatives have always had a strange notion of what constitutes "accountability". Perhaps more bizarre, despite being the most restrictive, message controlling government we've seen, Co...
Liberals: Cash, Polls, Attacks 7 May 2013 | 06:16 pm
A bit of a grab bag post on all things Liberal. With the usual "moment in time" caveat understood, these are still encouraging times for the Liberals. The polling shows more a surge than a "bounce",...
Liberals Return Fire 24 Apr 2013 | 05:45 pm
Kudos to the Liberal brain trust for the relatively rapid response to the Conservative attack ad. Quite pleased in this corner, both because of the quick response, as well as the decision to pivot of...
Liberals Must Run Ads 23 Apr 2013 | 05:12 pm
Within an article on the Conservative attack ads, I note this particular line: A Liberal insider, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said TV ads can get very expensive, very quickly. “I could ...
Conservative Ad Backfires 18 Apr 2013 | 10:43 pm
When the dust settles, I suspect the controversial Conservative attack ads see little air time, they quietly go away. We can debate the effectiveness of attack ads in general, but this particular att...
"Gambling" On Trudeau 16 Apr 2013 | 05:16 pm
Much of the commentary argues that Trudeau is a gamble for the Liberals, we're "rolling the dice", etc. I believe that sentiment to be fair comment; there are many unknowns, potential pitfalls, a wo...
Trudeau: Be Afraid 9 Apr 2013 | 05:01 pm
Despite there being a national media obsession with everything Trudeau, there still seems a disconnect on the comprehension side. People continually attaching their own cobbled benchmarks to a landsc...
Well Done Mr. Rae 27 Mar 2013 | 04:05 pm
Today marks Bob Rae's last caucus, Question Period as interim Liberal leader. I think it objective fact that Rae has acquitted himself quite well in this transition role. Also fair, there was nobody...
Trudeau's "Red Army" 4 Mar 2013 | 07:40 pm
I'm quite curious to see what all the various candidates tallies are on the Liberal "supporter" front today. But, given Trudeau is an almost certain winner, his staggering tally is particularly notewo...
