It was supposed to be Ignatieff’s day in the headlines after the Leadership Forum yesterday. Back room support begun to shift and the convention in May was starting to look like a coronation. Rae saw it coming and pulled off a gutsy move that no one expected. No doubt sacrificing delegates in Mississauga but I [...]

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Becoming the president of United States requires a major sacrifice. No, I am not talking about the burdens of public life, serving one’s country or the need to answer phone calls at 3:00 AM. In about 63 days, Obama will have to make an unimaginable sacrifice, he’ll probably have to give up his BlackBerry. 
Due national security [...]

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I’ll also cover the ONDP leadership race on this blog and keep you updated on latest developments.

Here is the lineup so far, starting from the left (no pun intended):

Peter Tabuns, MPP Toronto-Danforth
Andrea Horwath, MPP Hamilton Centre
Gilles Bisson, MPP Timmins-James Bay
Michael Prue, MPP Beaches-East York

There isn’t a huge pool of candidates to choose from, Ontario’s NDP under [...]

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It has only been a day since Michael Ignatieff officially announced his candidacy and already he is considered to be the favorite. He’s had a great media day unlike the forced Halloween announcement from Bob Rae. Its reported that top organizers from Dion and Kennedy camps have joined in support. Warren Kinsella, Liberal strategist, has announced his endorsement and other [...]

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This book was on the national bestseller list, a Globe and Mail best book, winner of the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Shaughnessy Cohen award for political writing, and shortlisted for the Donner Prie.  
If you don’t have a lot of time to read but still interested in an insider’s account of how we got into [...]

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Martha Hall Findlay and Gerard Kennedy are not running. Its down to Ignatieff, Rae and Leblanc. Why? Well, there is a small chance it has something to do with this:
In addition to the date and location of the Convention, the National Executive has set the entry fee for Leadership candidates at $90,000 and the spending limit [...]

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If you are like me and wondering how many more days the world has to put up with George W. Bush who now has the highest ever disapproval rating of any president, here is a handy countdown. Strangely, the answers is always: not soon enough. 

h/t: dawg

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