If one looks at most provinces, one will see that each of them has a multiple party system. While there are periods where they fall into a pattern of two parties, the general rule is simple: most Canadian provinces have three or four major parties. In New Brunswick, in the 1990s, four parties fought each […]
Month: December 2012
“I avail myself with relief of the opportunity of speaking to the people of the United States. I do not know how long such liberties will be allowed. The stations of uncensored expression are closing down; the lights are going out; but there is still time for those to whom freedom and parliamentary government mean […]
“Adhere to your purpose, and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.” Abraham Lincoln When the Liberal Leadership contest began, I honestly thought that I would […]
“Under the new guidelines, the acquisition of oil sands companies by foreign state-owned enterprises will only be found to constitute a new benefit for Canada in “exceptional circumstances.” And, despite today’s decision on Nexen, the prime minister seemed eager to draw a line on such investments, saying these decisions marked “not the beginning of a […]
“Liberal leadership candidate Justin Trudeau called the long-gun registry ‘a failure,’ during a campaign stop in the Conservative riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell on Friday. ‘The long-gun registry as it was, was a failure and I’m not going to resuscitate that,’ said Trudeau while visiting the DART Aerospace plant in Hawkesbury. ‘We will continue to look at […]
“British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg pledged Tuesday that the law on Royal succession will be changed at the “earliest opportunity” and that “whether the baby is a boy or a girl, they will have an equal claim to the throne.” Clegg announced that the U.K. and the other 15 Commonwealth nations have now formally […]
“The truth is that although a large majority of Canadians voted against the Conservatives in 2011, and dislike the extreme pro-corporate, anti-environment policies of the current government, Stephen Harper is on track for another majority. Harper won the last election with less than 40 per cent of the vote, and even if his party’s share […]
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