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Harper outboxes the opposition
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... after Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the country at 7 p.m. ET about the political crisis on Parliament Hill. CTV, along with other major Canadian networks, pre-empted regularly scheduled programming to deliver the addresses. Harper went to air shortly after 7 p.m. but networks were left scrambling to fill airspace when Dion’s tape was nowhere to be found. No wonder they need public subsidies. Update : My friend and thoughtful liberal Michael Stickings, who blogs in Canada at The Reaction , thinks Jean took the easy way out: I hesitate to call the governor general, ...
Thursday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... drop in the number of newly laid-off people signing up for unemployment benefits, but even with the dip, the total number of Americans continuing to draw unemployment benefits climbed to a 26-year high . * Political events in Canada have been unusually fascinating this week, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper going so far as to send Parliament home for seven weeks. My friend Michael J.W. Stickings as two informative items on this, one in the Guardian and the other on his own site . * Executives of the Big Three U.S. automakers faced a skeptical ...
A Sad Day for Canada
The Democratic Daily —
Living next to the Canadian border I should be paying more attention to the “political crisis“ going on there right now, but Dem Daily Contibutor Michael J.W. Stickings has a full explanation on his blog, The Reaction and in The Guardian’s Comment is Free section. I highly recommend reading both.
Tags: Blog, Canada, Canadian Border, Guardian, Political Crisis, Sad Day
Progressive Breakfast: 533K Jobs Lost In Nov.
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... the pro-cyclical nature of state and local budget practices. A federal promise of aid will forestall state and local budget cuts, and thus allow the automatic stabilizers to work."
O Canada!
The Canadian government is in turmoil, as the conservative minority government staved off a non-confidence vote from the progressive opposition coalition, by having the Queen of England's representative adjourn Parliament until January.
Canada-based The Reaction observes: "The key for the Conservatives, who are in government, will be to ...
The Political Crisis in Canada
The Moderate Voice —
... general agreeing to Prime Minister Harper’s request to prorogue (or suspend) Parliament (so as to avoid a confidence motion). You can find them here:
– A very Canadian coup
– A sad day for Canada
For additional reaction, see my friend Grace’s post, “The Prorogation of Parliament by the Coward Stephen Harper.” She’s been much closer to the Canadian political scene than I have.
Also, see my “Bare Naked Politics: The ongoing situation in Canada.”
Please excuse the ...
Classic TEMS: Ira Stoll, Michael Stickings
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... . We also discussed the demise of the Sun and Ira’s plans for the future. In the second half, Michael Stickings from the liberal Canadian blog The Reaction debated the always-entertaining politics in Ottawa, and get the Left’s perspective on Obama’s cabinet choices. Note : No word yet on the fashionably late Granddaughter #2. Mom says today is the day, though, and I have seen few obstacles remain standing in the path of her will … We’re also holding a fundraising drive for ...
