Yesterday's edition went so well, that I think I may continue this tradition daily. Especially during this election season.
Tom Brodbeck actually has a decent point -- Why were the Liberals against the child credit before they were for it? Could it be that they might simply be willing to accept what the public seems to want rather than what they think would work better? Nah...
Shorter Rick Bell: Please God, don't let western Conservatives blow Harper's cover by telling Canadians what he's really up to, he first needs to get a majority. The puffin thing was a great distraction though.
Hicks on Six welcomes us to the everyday of Alberta politics.
... For 10 years, Calgary Health argued the provincial health system funding formula was unfair to Calgary.
For 10 years, Capital Health [Edmonton] defended the formula for its fairness in recognizing the extra costs of more fly-in patients, more elderly, more aboriginal, more on social assistance.
Calgary has won.
Greg Weston
The ad man's attempted extreme makeover of Dion from nerdy professor to Ordinary Joe is matched only by the equally unlikely transformation of Stephen Harper from bloodless autocrat to Mr. Nice Guy in a pullover.
It's a good thing all Canadian voters just fell off the turnip truck and banged their heads on the way down.
Shorter Neil Waugh, "Don't mess with the new West! See, I can be original and Conservative! DRILL BABY DRILL!"
Don Martin speaks truth, this puffin poop crap is a waste of time and a distraction from real issues during this election, like how Harper and Layton ran away scared at the possibility of debating May.
Former Conservative prime minister Joe Clark:
What might Canada do to break out of our mean political cycle, between now and Oct. 14? One option appears to have been shut down on Monday, with the refusal to allow the Green Party's Elizabeth May to participate in the leaders debates.
That should be reconsidered. Her participation would demonstrate that Canadian politics is inclusive, not exclusive. Ms. May shares essential democratic attributes with both Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain - the outsider, the person the party establishments sought to exclude, the person with a message that resonates with citizens who've grown cynical about, or disaffected from, their political system.
Thomas Walkom, Harper and Dion == Dull and Duller
Readers ask why Canada's election campaign seems more boring than America's. The answer is this:
In the U.S., presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are duelling over who is better positioned to deliver change.
In Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal leader Stéphane Dion are warring over who can best keep most things the way they are.
If you think that the Conservatives didn't play games with women's rights during the last session, think again. Antonia Zerbisias discusses the misogyny of the Conservatives. Remember, they accomplished all of that with a minority government, imagine how much more they can accomplish with a majority.