p2pnet (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- On Monday we ran an item excerpting from various blogs centering on the upcoming elections. Here’s another installment, with new blogs added: »»» rabble.ca’s election coverage - http://election.rabble.ca/ Labour and social movements have made a difference There is one very strong conclusion to draw from Canada’s five election campaign. Don’t draw [...]
Accidental Deliberations (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
David Akin posts about the drop in turnout at the advance polls for the upcoming federal election, as well as some interesting riding-level trends. But I'm not sure that his conclusions match the data he presents. As Akin notes, high turnout is generally assumed be better for challengers for incumbents. And in that respect, it seems highly significant to me that turnout seems to be highest in Con-held...
Ghost of a flea (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
John Bird and John Fortune explain how markets really work (via Ace). Canadian Flea-readers should...
p2pnet (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- One could be forgiven thinking there are but five parties contesting the 2008 Canadian elections: the Conservatives, Liberals, NDP, Green party and Bloc Quebecois. But that’s not the case, not even nearly, David Akin makes it clear in his On The Hill blog. “Even though the NDP has had more [...]
My Blahg (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
From David Akin. What we have found is that while regional development agencies can go off the reservation… There’s no place in Canadian politics for such racially charged language. Pappy Steve must do the right thing and ask Pappy Steve to resign over this.
David Akin's On the Hill (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Julie Couillard's book My Story will be published and in bookstores on Oct. 6, just before Canadians go to the polls on Oct. 14. Having written about the Couillard-Bernier affair several times for the Canwest chain of papers and then watched with interest how each paper played the whole affair, ...
David Akin's On the Hill (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Just in from the Tory press office: OTTAWA – Statement by Owen Lippert: "I was overzealous in copying segments of another world leader’s speech...
Political Staples (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
for when the Conservatives would be challenged on their abortion policy? From reading David Akin's post it looks like Gilles Duceppe decided he would bring up the issue and his allies in the French press took his message to Stephen...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
On September 16th, I waited 45 minutes with Compass photographer Ann Kornuta in the St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre lobby for the arrival of Canada’s Prime Minister. Finally, Stephen Harper’s bus arrived. Before the PM made his entrance, his Conservative media team - armed with [...]
Accidental Deliberations (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
With the Cons having decided that their commitment to accountability ended when they took office and the Libs having never warmed up to the concept even in opposition, the campaign to date has seen far too little talk about how to make Canada's federal government more transparent. But David Akin points out at least one developing movement pushing for open government. And it shouldn't be much surprise...
Choice for Childcare (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Tories promise aid for disabled Canadians Posted: September 19, 2008, 10:29 AM by Jeremy Barker Canadian Election, Conservatives By David Akin and Meagan Fitzpatrick, Canwest News Service FARNHAM, Que. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper closed out three days of campaigning in Quebec on Friday morning by promising some relief for families who have a member with a disability. Speaking at an event in Farnham,...
BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Turning small-C immigrants into big-C Conservatives (David Akin, September 15, 2008, National Post) Ever since Stephen Harper assumed the leadership of the Conservative Party, it's been his mission to weaken what has traditionally been the power base for the Liberals in Canada's biggest cities, namely, immigrant communities. Early on, Harper tapped Jason Kenney to be in charge of outreach to Canada's...
The Phantom Observer (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Okay, if we’re all done with this “pooping puffin” business, I think it’s time we had a look at one of the notaleader.ca’s features. Specifically, Dionbook. Yes, it advertises itself as a “parody” site. And, to the authors’ credit, it fully explores the “social network” phenomenon, with plenty of pages about groups and people who’ve [...]
David Akin's On the Hill (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Just out from the PMO: David Akin Canwest News Service http://www.davidakin.com Cell: +1 613 355 5347 ----- Original Message ----- From: Gallery-Tribune Sent: Fri Sep 05 16:23:46 2008 Subject: OTTAWA - ONTARIO / SEPT. 07 / 07 SEPT. / 8:05 Media Advisory For immediate release Date: Friday, September 5, ...
A Step To The Right (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
A further to this post by TAC in which Loreweaver says that Harper has run the longest minority government in Canadian history. Said blogger would be forgiven for thinking this, since the MSM can’t seem to get their ducks in a row, or their facts right. In this Canwest article, David Akin calls it the longest in [...]
