“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger–but recognize the opportunity.” John F. Kennedy “New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair and his wife have repeatedly refinanced their home west of Montreal, gradually increasing the […]
Month: May 2012
“Some employers are expressing outrage at changes to employment insurance, while the government is rushing to defend the new system as reasonable and helpful. Much of the criticism is coming from employers who rely on seasonal workers. The new system will force seasonal workers, in the off-season, to look for and accept work they are […]
Over the last couple of weeks, I have tried to flush out what it means to be a Liberal. Often, I have talked about the strength of our institutions or underlying policy ideas and policy tools. Without doubt, my most practical policy idea has been use of a simple tool: Understanding how we should protect […]
As Premier Jean Charest kept trying to inform these angry students, even with the annual increases factored in, the average tuition in Quebec would rise to only $3,793 per year, which would still be among the lowest tuitions in Canada. Tuition at the University of Calgary, by contrast, is $5,257, or $6,264 when you include […]
Party Elected Leading Total Vote Share (%) PC 61 0 61 43.95 WRP 17 0 17 34.49 LIB 5 0 5 9.72 NDP 4 0 4 9.76 AP 0 0 0 1.35 So here we are again: Reports of Political Change in Alberta have been grossly exaggerated. If one looks at the Alberta NDP, […]
“The crux of my issue in my previous post is that being at the center does harm the party organization for elections. While being where most voters are is a great thing an issue comes up when you’re trying to get this center-vote to turn into volunteers, donors, campaign managers, or candidates. It’s the basics […]
“This makes the Liberal’s prospects in Western Canada… slim, to say the least. Even the NDP could have a hard time holding the Conservatives below 60% of the seats, even with the current polling. The Liberals, like the NDP, can only truly win in urban areas of the West. The problem for the Liberals is […]
For those who argue that Danielle Smith lost the election, I have only one phrase: you are wrong. When I first moved to Alberta, over five years ago, the Wildrose Party did not even exist. Up until a couple of years ago, the Provincial Tories had some rag tag opposition on the right. They included […]
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