Posted in Politics on Dec 30th, 2007
As the curtain closes on 2007, the question most often asked of people thought to have the answer is “what’s in store for 2008?”
Never mind the answer, for now. The question itself means different things to different people on different continents, with different interests, and under different circumstances.
On this continent of interested circumstance I [...]
Posted in Politics on Dec 19th, 2007
Allegedly, the reason Mr. Dion did not force an election following the throne speech was “Canadians did not want an election.”
This leaves one to wonder if the Liberal leader’s rhetoric vis-à-vis calls for a Mulroney/Schreiber enquiry will change now that Canadians have been equally clear they do not want an enquiry either.
Mr. Dion, and others, [...]
Posted in Politics on Dec 12th, 2007
Andrew Coyne said it best when he used the term “bullet proof” in figurative reference to how difficult it would be for opposition parties to take down the Harper government over the throne speech.
It’s an observation I’ve thought hard about since, and one I have come to the conclusion epitomizes the success of the Harper [...]