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suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Dec 26, 2011 22:51

According to a recent poll, the Coalition Avenir Quebec is at 40%, while both the Parti Liberal and Parti Quebecois are in the 20-to-25% range. These numbers appear to be steady ( Read more... )

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suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Dec 23, 2011 19:57

Helena Guergis is suing the Prime Minister, the PMO and Lisa Raitt.

Just when you think this story has finally died...

Oh, say can you see ...

mijopo wrote in canpolitik Dec 22, 2011 07:22

Their crappy musicians dominate the pop charts with their bland mindless music (link), its citizens cockily believe they live in the "greatest country in the world" (link), nationalistic logos (link, link, link, link) and a quest for world dominance pervade its sports culture, and, most telling of all, one has to cross the border in order to ( Read more... )

u.s. relations, patriotism

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suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Dec 22, 2011 05:09

Here comes the abortion debate! Everybody got their popcorn?

Yes, Harper has been effective at shutting up his backbenchers--and some of his frontbenchers--when they step out of line. (I see you, Cheryl Gallant! You too, Diane Ablonczy! And how could I forget Maxime?!) However, I would argue that this is a special case.On issues of moral ( Read more... )

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suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Dec 21, 2011 21:49

Robert Chisholm has withdrawn from the NDP leadership race. Did you just feel the planet lurch beneath your feet? Well, did you?!

More seriously, while it might not be terribly interesting to learn that one of the nine (now eight) candidates has withdrawn, what is interesting is the reason why: because, he admits, his French sucks. It sucks so ( Read more... )

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suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Dec 20, 2011 20:00

Does anyone know of any online resources where I can watch/rewatch election-night coverage in its entirety? Not clips or highlights, the entire start-to-finish election night coverage.

Any English-speaking country or region is just fine. (Canada, UK, US, Ontario, British Columbia, Scotland, Australia, whatever.)

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suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Dec 20, 2011 04:06

The Tories want you to stop eating the wrong sort of bananas. I thought silly season was the summer recess?

I'd make a dick joke, but I think I ran out after the CAQ post.

Quebec! Where the wind goes sweeping down the plains!

suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Dec 10, 2011 10:36

Anyone paying attention to what's happening in Quebec ( Read more... )

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suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Dec 02, 2011 04:30

For over a year now, the Toronto Star has had no official access to Rob Ford: he was so pissed off about an article they published in the summer of 2010 that he basically excommunicated them from his campaign, and, later, from his mayoralty. They are excluded from press conferences, they do not receive media briefings, they are not permitted to ( Read more... )

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suitablyemoname wrote in canpolitik Nov 28, 2011 10:42

So this happened. Not only does polygamy remain illegal, but the court found that polygamy is so actively harmful to the well-being of women and children that it should not be granted charter protection. There will be an appeal to the Supreme Court, but the findings of fact appear to be unimpeachable. Polygamy is officially harmful, film at 11.