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Jack Layton Caught on Tape Explaining Secret Deal

December 1, 2008 in Conservative Party, Jack Layton, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Stephan Dion, Stephen Harper | No comments

Layton’s Machavellian grab at power seems to have been a long time in the making, longer than he’d like you to think.  Robert Fife has a excellent report available on CTV.ca about early meetings with the Bloc to trap Harper and form a coalition.  In an ironic turn, Layton’s latest would see Stephan Dion as Prime Minister in a coalition with the NDP.

Politics certainly makes strange bedfellows.  Remember the debates when Layton stared a demure Dion in the eyes and slammed him for his leadership credentials?  If you don’t, check out the video below.  Remember a few weeks ago when Canadians clearly reflected their thoughts about Dion’s leadership cred when the Liberals and NDPs saw the Conservatives gain a stronger minority?


If at first you don’t succeed, Jack…

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Farrakhan calls Obama ‘the messiah’, Canadians spend more on Afghanistan than Expected, Palin: Schedule as Fast and Furious as Andretti

October 9, 2008 in Canadian Election 2008, Elizabeth May, Green Party of Canada, Liberal Party, Sarah Palin, barack obama | No comments

Another full day of politics on both sides of the border:

American Thinker posts a video in which Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan refers to Obama as ‘the messiah’.  Read more of Farrakhan’s comments interpellating Obama as Muslim Saviour at WND - yikes!

A Canadian bureaucrat projects Canadians will spend double the money on military efforts in Afghanistan.

A Canadian Green Party candidate drops out of the race to give the Liberals a boost.

Sarah Palin refers to her schedule in Formula One terms and says she can handle.

Obama spends some of his millions for Prime Time.

Stephan Dion’s Uphill Battle to the Office of PM

September 21, 2008 in Canada, Canadian Election 2008, Liberal Party, Stephan Dion, Stephen Harper | No comments

- Canadian Election Series -

After over a decade in power, the Liberal Party fell from grace after an embarrassing sponsorship scandal that deeply damaged their image among Canadians.  Then Liberal leader Paul Martin handed over keys to 24 Sussex Drive and the Prime Ministership to Stephen Harper’s Conservatives.

Since then, the party has scrambled to regroup under the leadership of Stephan Dion who surprised many by acquiring the party’s leadership nomination in 2006. After placing third on the ballot after the first vote, he won party leadership with a majority of votes on the fourth ballot (with some help from Gerard Kennedy).

Since 2006 Dion has struggled to convince many in his party and across Canada that he is a decisive leader, something the Conservative Party, his greatest rival to power and the office of PM, have used to their advantage, often leading in a game to undermine his credibility, framing him as incompetent, indecisive, and weak.  Most notable among the Conservative ads is the “Not Fair” ad taken from a live leadership debate between Dion and party rival Michael Ignatieff.   To combat the negative press and spin on Dion, the Liberal Party designed a website to introduce Dion to the voting public in anticipation of the October 14 election.

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