A BoB short: The Toronto Island Ferry Terminal is set to be renamed in honour of the late NDP leader, Jack Layton. Also a long-time Toronto city councillor, Layton died of cancer last year. The motion was put forward by Mayor Rob Ford, who said that naming the terminal after the widely-admired politician was a fitting […]
Jack Layton’s bequest to the West
By Frank Moher As God’s cruel jokes go, this one’s a doozy. Jack Layton, having built the NDP into the Official Opposition and created a sense of hope for the resurgence of a genuine left in Canada, one that would keep the right from running roughshod over the poor, the middle-class, and those who see […]
Who needs attack ads when you have the Globe and Post?
By Montreal Simon Well I must admit it’s looking bleak out there. It’s been raining for days. The traffic cones are sagging like most of the population. And the Dark Lord of Canada is working feverishly in his castle preparing to unveil his zombie cabinet under a cone of silence. From The Globe: The pieces […]
The NDP surge: Thank Adam’s generation
By Dave Brindle Cousin Gordon and I – he, the country boy, and me, from the city – talked prior to his oldest son, Adam’s, birthday this winter. “Adam turns 18,” Gordon said. “He’ll be able to vote.” His first thought wasn’t that his son was now eligible for a draft, or of his son’s […]
Doing the Orange Wave
By Montreal Simon As you know I have always tried to be as non-partisan as possible. All I want is ANYONE but Harper. But these days, like most people in my neighbourhood, I’m also hoping for an orange wave. I’m hoping for that because I honestly believe that what Jack Layton has managed to achieve […]
Debate: By not losing, Harper won
By Montreal Simon I wish I could say that the three opposition leaders smoked Great Ugly Leader last night, and that they were still hoovering him off the floor. But they didn’t, so I can’t. Because at this point delusion could kill us. They held their own, they landed some good blows, but their attacks […]
Stephen Harper and the Kingdom of the Numb
Our regular Politics blogger, Alison@Creekside, is under the weather. While we eagerly await her return, we offer you posts from some of our other favourite Canadian political bloggers, beginning with: Montreal Simon Gawd. What an awful day. Work was hell. It was rainy and slushy. The brand new rink is melting. And then when I […]
If Harper falls, Layton should too
If the Harper government falls in the next month, let’s keep in mind whose fault it is. Jack Layton’s. That’s right. Mr. blown opportunity himself. But first, let’s get something straight: when the opposition parties started moving toward a non-confidence motion back in November, they weren’t capitalizing on an opportunity to topple a democratically-elected government; […]
Harper and the coalition of sharks
By guest blogger Frank Moher One thing of which you can be certain: if you’re a western Canadian prime minister, they will eventually try to get rid of you. They, of course, being the central Canadian political operatives and parties who regard it as their congenital right to run the country. It happened to Diefenbaker, […]
Voting Liberal, without hope
Well, very little time left to make a decision and I don’t have a favourite party. I have been very interested in listening to Green Party candidates and I believe that they ought to have a voice in parliament. So if I lived in a riding with a very strong Green Party candidate, I would […]
