Public trust in Stephen Harper broken Thirteen per cent. That’s how low Stephen Harper has fallen during the past month’s unfolding of the Senate expenses — Mike Duffy payoff/Nigel Wright cheque — escapade. Only 13 per cent of Canadians say they trust Stephen Harper to lead the country. Only 13 per cent of Canadians think he makes [...]
Case of maverick MP Brent Rathgeber shows principle, party conflict when everything managed from centre When Brent Rathgeber made his walk from the bankbenches of the Conservative side of the House to the far corner in the chamber, where the Independents sit on Wednesday night, he illustrated one of the key problems in democracy as [...]
Istanbul riots drew thousands of citizens to protest against conservative government Yesterday, Beacon News reported on the Istanbul riots as there is a media blackout in effect in Turkey, imposed on the press by the government. Last we heard, there was a rumour that the Turkish government would also suppress Facebook and Twitter communications. The Calgary [...]
Friends involved in Turkish protests reach out to Stickland for media support As some of you may know, a few years ago I play I wrote here is Calgary ended up in Instanbul where it was translated into Turkish and went on to have a two year run, in Istanbul and throughout Turkey. That production [...]
Alison Redford says construction company donations had no effect on awarding of contracts New documents that reveal large political donations to the Alison Redford Progressive Conservative party from a coalition of construction companies should be investigated as possible bribes, says a national democracy watchdog group. The correspondence, obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour under [...]
Cal Wenzel video – Mayor Nenshi suggests election finance laws were broken The secretly taped video that shows Calgary home builders in a room listening to Cal Wenzel talk about supporting candidates they feel will vote in their favour was finally released in its entirety Tuesday night. Mayor Naheed Nenshi fought back Wednesday morning, calling [...]
Manning Centre denies $1.1 million donation to be used in next election As the fallout from the Cal Wenzel video continued Wednesday, the incoming chair of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy said the conservative training facility does not function to further their donors’ personal ambitions. On a secretly taped video released earlier this week, [...]
Justin Trudeau wins Liberal Party of Canada leadership race on first ballot Justin Trudeau called for an end to internal Liberal Party of Canada divisions and an end to the partisan politics of division Sunday night as he was anointed party leader in a landslide, first-ballot win. Trudeau, eldest son of former prime minister Pierre [...]
Liberals preparing to choose Justin Trudeau as party leader He grew up just to one side of the national viewfinder, teasing us with the echo of his father’s greatness while insisting to anyone who would listen that he could never meet his father’s sky-high standard. Justin Trudeau acknowledged he has lived his life under the [...]
Victory by Justin Trudeau means NDP and Liberals shift into 2015 campaign mode immediately Fixed election dates. They sounded so logical when they were first made law. Prime Ministers (or Premiers) could no longer decide when to call an election. The advantage of surprise would be taken away from them. So, too, the ability to [...]