drgmobile

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New ailment strikes leaders - Nik's Sun Media Column July 31, 2007 (2007-08-01)

• Stephane Dion never "seemed poised to rekindle Liberal fortunes" and, *personally* I consider the Green Party accord smacks of desperation. By signing an ag...
• I'm not writing off the Liberals. But I am close to writing off this generation of Liberals -- most notably Dion.

Summer will be serious for PM - Nik's Sun Media Column July 16, 2007 (2007-07-16)

• What the last year has made me wonder more about the quality of the advisers who are actually responsible for this government and its moves than about the le...

Conservative NASCAR Sponsorship – Likely more risk than political payoff (2007-06-21)

• While I might be tempted to go into the pros and cons of whether it "shows the right signs" vis a vis the environment, I think the sponsorship is just bad ma...
• ...oh, and did I mention I (still) support the Conservatives?
• As a party member, I agree with what you say when it comes to whether or not the decision was appropriate. But one does not have to be a member of the party...
• Your diatribes are rather offensive. Since you have so much disdain for Quebec and Quebecers, how much time did you actually live in the province to form th...
• When you get a little older, I think perhaps you will learn a bit of humility and that one is best to save one's opinions for subjects in which they are actu...

Bill Casey and Tory Political Brushfires (2007-06-10)

• I think the political brushfires are a gamble in Atlantic Canada, but not so much in the West. The Western complaints seem to have a common theme of the Con...
• A split group? May be nice as a threat but I don't think it would be very smart political strategy. Clearly there needs to be a bit of a shake-up in the pa...
• We have a parliamentary system, of which party discipline is a fundamental feature. You can't change that without a top-down revolutionary change to our sys...
• Harper doesn't talk about the "new Conservative party" he talks about Canada's "new government." After a year, that is getting a bit tired.
• There are two great editorials on the topic of the Atlantic provinces in today's National Post by Andrew Coyne and John Ivison. If the facts are correct (an...
• Question: Wasn't Harper's promise to honor the Atlantic Accord? If yes, do Newfoundland and Nova Scotia NOT have the choice to maintain the formula under t...
• My understanding of Harper's promise was that he promised to respect the Atlantic Accord agreement. Since the provinces have the ability to maintain the for...

SES National Ballot Tracking (as of May 1) - Liberal-Conservative Dead Heat - Greens Up (2007-05-08)

• With the Green Party rising in support, isn't this just going to split the left even further, ensuring that the Conservatives stay in power? It's no won...
• The people in Quebec are more conservative, yes, but what does "conservative" mean in this context. It is a very different conservative than in the west. H...