This is Mark Bruneau, unsuccessful candidate for the Liberal nomination in Jeanne-Le Ber. Emphasis added:

"There were plenty of high-calibre candidates, myself included, like Liza Frulla, who she [Dion's Quebec lieutenant Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette] dismissed, double-crossed and pushed away ( Read more... )

So Election Day is hurrying near. As a lot of you know, it's also my 27th birthday ( Read more... )

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I will smite you, Steve!


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Margaret Atwood assails Harper and his anti-culture assault in her own inimitable fashion. Highly recommended.

At present, we are a very creative country. For decades, we've been punching above our weight on the world stage - in writing, in popular music and in many other fields. Canada was once a cultural void on the world map, now it's a force. ( Read more... )

The election campaign stampedes toward orange rapture. Jack was in town today for a loud campaign rally on Mt. Royal.

I am delighted to be joined by my fellow queer angel of socialist doom and baked goods Amy in neighbouring LaSalle-Émard ( Read more... )

I can confirm that the first ballot cast in the federal election in Jeanne-Le Ber was for the NDP. I know, because I cast it ^_^

As most of you know by now, I am managing Daniel Breton's campaign here in Jeanne-Le Ber (the riding where I ran in 2000, 2002, and 2006). After a string of days fraught with the usual annoyances of getting a campaign up ( Read more... )

Layton pledges $591 million for Montreal transit:

MONTRÉAL - Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton pledged an investment of $ 591 million over four years for Montréal’s public transit system today ( Read more... )

La Presse:

Le chef du NPD, Jack Layton, annoncera ce matin à Montréal que Anne Lagacé Dowson, animatrice à la radio anglophone CBC, sera candidate cet automne aux élections partielles dans Westmount-Ville-Marie ( Read more... )

La Presse: United Steelworkers endorse Obama and Layton

Le puissant Syndicat des métallos (SDM) compte tout mettre en oeuvre dans les prochains mois afin de faire élire Barack Obama à la présidence des États-Unis et le chef du NPD, Jack Layton, premier ministre du Canada ( Read more... )