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Ten Seats in Quebec for the Harper Conservatives in Next Election? Keith...
CFN – Don’t you just love the summer doldrums and some of the political speculation that abounds in the news? One such story around speculation that the Conservatives under Harper could win ten seats...
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Will 2015 Canadian Election Go to Pot? Will Marc Emery Return to Canada Have...
CFN – With Marc Emery about to return to Canada in time for the 2015 election it will be interesting to see if the Marijuana lobby will have much sway. Emery should never have been sent to the US,...
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View From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – New Abacus Poll Interesting Numbers –...
CFN – The latest Abacus poll was interesting as its numbers show how few people think anything would change under a Liberal or NDP government. For instance under a Liberal government, 46% don’t think...
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The Tories’ best strategy? Replace Stephen Harper by Conrad Black OCT 4, 2014
CFN – The talk one hears around Ottawa these days about Stephen Harper calling a snap election is nonsense. If the prime minister called an election over the determination of Unifor (created last year...
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Did John Baird Hit the Glass Ceiling? MP Resigns Cabinet Post by Jamie Gilcig...
CFN – John Baird was one of the Harper government’s most interesting Cabinet ministers. Today he announced that he’s stepping down from his post and will not be running again. There’s wild...
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Larry Kazdan on the Dangers of Printing Too Much Money – LTE – May 7, 2015
Re: Federal parties start to play their economic cards, Jason Fekete, May 5, 2015 http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/federal-parties-start-to-play-their-economic-cards The conventional wisdom is...
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View From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – Justin Trudeau Spins Tax Hikes on...
Justin Trudeau has received a fair amount of coverage for his “new” idea to tax the rich and give the middle class a tax break while using the new tax money to help balance the budget. However, one...
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View From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – Debate About Debate During BBQ Season...
Not the most exciting week in Canadian politics. You know that as soon as you see how much space was taken up in the news over who would attend what leader’s debate. It was interesting to know that...
View ArticleView From the Hill by Keith Beardsley on Justin Trudeau’s All Things to All...
At first glance it looks like Justin Trudeau’s recent policy announcement of a list of items that he would implement if he becomes Prime Minister was based on the wisdom of a former adviser and...
View ArticleView From the Hill by Keith Beardsley A Long Hot Summer Before the Election...
Some time ago when the push for fixed election dates was first discussed, I for one was never in favour of the idea. I always felt that Canadian elections would end up following the pattern of American...
View ArticleWhy Stephen Harper Will Have Another Majority & Where Justin Trudeau Failed...
You can save that headline and throw it my face in October or I may move up in the political pundit rankings here in Canada. Do I know something some other Canadians don’t? Am I psychic? Do I have...
View ArticleView From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – Here We Go Again! Election Vote...
What a week in Canadian politics so far! Merry Santa Harper and his happy elves have been popping up all across the country as they announce their latest vote buying binge- using our hard earned tax...
View ArticleStephen Harper Calls 78 Day Election – Local Thoughts by Jamie Gilcig AUG 2,...
If money talks Stephen Harper will have another majority government. Of course when you make the rules it’s expected that you get good results. Right now Mr. Harper set the rules that they benefit...
View ArticleView From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – And They’re Off! 2015 Election...
Canadians have been given front row seats to one of the longest elections in our history. With 76 days left we can only pray that at some point in time it becomes interesting. There certainly wasn’t...
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Clement Fumbles First Big PR Event of Election – Snubbed by Freeholder as...
CORNWALL Ontario — It’s been a bumpy beginning to the campaign for Cornwall City Councilor Bernadette Clement. She’s been part of a council this term that has attacked family ice rinks at Christmas...
View ArticleMulcair Wins Predictably Limp Maclean’s Leadership Debate by Jamie Gilcig AUG...
The Maclean’s City TV Leadership Debate limped its way through the evening. It wasn’t long, and it certainly wasn’t deep in scope. There was some grade school cheese with the sets having a blue...
View ArticleView From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – The Debate No One Won – AUG 9, 2015...
I enjoyed taking part in the True North Political panel on Friday; it was one which didn’t see the usual partisan attacks that we associate with such shows. Instead there was some pretty good...
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Beardsley 1 – Trudeau 0 on CTV Sound Bite to Fire Harper Staff #CDNPOLI Aug...
Don’t you just love this man’s high standards? “Stephen Harper picked these people, he hired them, he promoted them, he protected them, and he’s keeping them on the public payroll while they run his...
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Liberal MP Candidate Bernadette Clement Off to AMO Conference During Race by...
I was asked to run in the current Federal election as an Independent candidate. A group had come together, cash in hand, ready to roll, but I decided I couldn’t do it with any integrity. Yes it would...
View ArticleAfter Meeting Local NDP Candidate I Can’t Vote in Federal Election by Jamie...
This has to be the weirdest Federal election I’ve lived through. I’m now a hyper partisan voter. No more party allegiances for me. The problem is that in this race the one leader I’d lean towards...
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