Even the most fervent supporter of the Alberta Tories could no longer close his or her eyes to the inconvenient truth that has moved into plain view: premier Ed Stelmach has become a liability not only for his party, but for the entire province. With a...
Topics: Alberta Tories, Ed Stelmach, Wildrose Alliance

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Maybe I am just overly jaded, but when I hear Prime Minister Stephen Harper or Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff talk, I get this overwhelming feeling that neither enjoys his job. When Canada’s top two politicians speak, they seem to put most people to..
Topics: Danielle Smith, Leadership, Wildrose Alliance

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Last winter, Canadians were faced with a constitutional crisis. The Liberal opposition, which had just been handed its worst electoral rout in its history after being rejected by well over 70 percent of voters, forged a “coalition agreement” – now..
Topics: Bloc Quebecois, Coalition, Conservatives, Election, Liberals, Michael Ignatieff, NDP, Stephen Harper

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When will it ever end? The federal budget deficit keeps growing and growing with every new forecast. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has now conceded that the deficit will reach almost $56 billion. Nor, he said, would it be eliminated by 2013, as...
Topics: Budget, Conservatives, Deficit, Election, Government Spending, Jim Flaherty, Liberals, Stimulus

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A few years ago, the European Union (EU) drafted a convoluted constitution and put it to its member states for adoption. In most countries, it was the national government that made that decision, in favour of or against adopting the constitution, on...
Topics: European Union, Ireland, Referendum, Treaty of Lisbon

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