Michael Ignatieff

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• On tattered reputations

  
  Accidental Deliberations — Authority: 525
  George Monbiots scathing criticism of the Harper Cons role in undermining global climate talks is definitely worth a read in its entirety. But to the extent theres a portion particularly worth highlighting, the description of the Cons actions on the international stage manages to stand out: After giving the finger ...
  10 hours ago

• Can The Waffle Afford To Be “Potter”-Trained?

  
  The Phantom Observer — Authority: 128
  There’s something a little troubling about Andrew Potter’s Citizen column , in which he considers the upcoming Liberal “policy conference” in March. The trouble comes when we hit this sentence: The truth is, the Liberal party already has their big ideas guy — his name is Michael Ignatieff. Uh-oh. ...
  11 hours ago

• 88 and a wedgie!

  
  The Sir Robert Bond Papers — Authority: 434
  There’s an old Newfoundland joke about a fellow jumping up and down on a manhole cover on a street in downtown Ottawa. A crowd gathers to watch the guy.  They are amazed at his exuberance in jumping up and down and yelling “87!” at the top of every leap. Finally one of the mainlanders strikes up the ...
  22 hours ago

• Iffy actually thinks he has a choice

  
  Blue Like You — Authority: 496
  As Wilson so aptly pointed out, Michael Ignatieff is planning to take “his own sweet time” to decide whether or not he will honour his promise to Dalton McGuinty.Or does he think he has the right in B.C. Finance Minister Colin Hansen’s words, to “second-guess the decisions taken by provincial government to ...
  2 days ago

• CANADA’S CIVIL AND PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE NEVER KNOWN FOR THEIR COST EFFECTIVENESS

  
  The non conformer's Canadian Weblog — Authority: 128
  Public Works  comparisons with private-sector real estate: report. Most construction firms jack up their prices when dealing with the federal government, says a new report.” Private sector companies, who build our projects, are intimidated by our processes and controls and account for their perceived extra efforts ...
  2 days ago

• Looking back on The Coalition, one year later

  
  A BCer in Toronto — Authority: 467
  It’s hard to believe that, one year ago, political Ottawa was in a tizzy of coalition madness, and even in the rest of Canada, the political interest alert system rose from “who cares” to “meh, wha?” Looking back one year later, who were the winners and losers and what are the lasting impacts? In the ...
  2 days ago

• The HST Debate Goes To A Federal Showdown

  
  Unambiguously Ambidextrous — Authority: 435
  Former Premier Bill Vander Zalm speaks out against the HST at a rally besdide the Vancouver Convention Centre Saturday. Photograph by: Arlen Redekop, Canwest News Service The media have been circulating a story since last night that the Conservative Party intends to introduce legislation next week that would put ...
  3 days ago

• Le Plan… Le Plan!

  
  Red Tory v.3.0 — Authority: 479
  Points saillants du discours prononcé sur l’environnement, les changements climatiques et les emplois reliés à l’énergie propre à l’Université Laval. Zzzzz… Does this inane blather resonate with anyone? Don’t get me wrong… the generalities are possibly all well and good, but there’s a ...
  3 days ago

• Ignatieff says Canada needs cap-and-trade system

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 168
  QUEBEC — Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has unveiled a climate-change plan that doesnt include any targets for greenhouse-gas emissions but instead seeks to keep the temperature of Planet Earth in check.
  4 days ago

• Another Climategate letter for our government

  
  mooseandsquirrel.ca — Authority: 481
  Read: A letter from Fred (excerpt below) Since these CRU scientists refused to allow independent scientists to review their data and computer models, they refused to actually do Science. What they did was self-serving research. Some very good points — you may want to add some of them to your own letter. ...
  4 days ago

• Iggy supports Climategate’s junk science: ‘Reduce carbon pollution’

  
  mooseandsquirrel.ca — Authority: 481
  Iggy — or @M_Ignatieff on Twitter — spoke at Laval University a little over an hour ago. This is what he said about Climate Change™ : I would like to see Canada fighting for a firm international agreement to reduce carbon pollution, based on scientific facts. And the science tells us that we have to contain ...
  4 days ago

• On reuse

  
  Accidental Deliberations — Authority: 525
  The NDP has rightly noted that todays Lib climate change plan is just the most recent in a series of paper commitments that havent given rise to serious action. But Id think theres another issue worth raising about todays point-form release. Is there actually a single component of the Libs latest release which isnt ...
  4 days ago

• Ignatieff tweets confirmation of the Libs’ belief in junk science of climate change

  
  mooseandsquirrel.ca — Authority: 481
  In the words of Kelly McParland of the National Post: Liberals clamber aboard good ship Climate Change . “Three years and three ministers later, Stephen Harper still has no plan to tackle climate change,” The Liberals say. “Rather than leading the world, Canada has been repeatedly called out for sabotaging ...
  4 days ago

• NDP to Iggy: Force an election over HST

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 168
  Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff can halt the harmonized sales tax if, like the federal NDP, hes prepared to force an election over the issue, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says. "Ignatieff seems to be flip-flopping all over the place," Horwath s
  4 days ago

• Down & Dirty

  
  Blue Like You — Authority: 496
  Is this the light that Peter Donolo is trying to uncover from under the Liberal bushel?Who’s bright idea was it to use unproven, fear-mongering allegations of torture to raise money for the Liberal party?Who knew what when? Did it go straight to the top? Did Michael Ignatieff approve Rocco Rossi’s fundraising ...
  4 days ago

• Coming Thursday: Liberals talk policy. Pictures at 11

  
  A BCer in Toronto — Authority: 467
  From CPs daily look-ahead to news events occurring Thursday comes this interesting entry: QUEBEC _ Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff delivers the Liberal position on climate change, the environment and the clean economy. (Holds news conference at 12:45 p.m). (11:45 a.m. at Laval University, Cite Universitaire ...
  5 days ago

• The unemployed Haligonians are “no-good bastards” and what about bad RCMP, cops?

  
  The non conformer's Canadian Weblog — Authority: 128
    Now the rich Federal Conservative Tory MP Gerald  Keddy, who represents the riding of South Shore-St.Margaret’s, had been asked by a reporter whether he was employing migrant workers on the Christmas tree farm he runs with his family . Keddy said he didn’t, but that he wouldn’t criticize others for ...
  6 days ago

• Carole James The Model Politician? Please.

  
  Unambiguously Ambidextrous — Authority: 435
  NDP opposition leader Carole James puts an unconvincing spin on an uncomfortable question. Kennedy Stewart ran a rather eyebrow raising post in the Vancouver Sun a few days back which generated quite a bit of attention in the online community. In his article, he juxtaposed Carole James to Michael Ignatieff as ...
  6 days ago

• What’s Not to Like?

  
  Red Tory v.3.0 — Authority: 479
  Courtesy of the dreaded “liberal mainstream media” herewith is a absolutely charming picture of Michael Ignatieff… Now, I ask you: Who couldn’t warm up to a face like that? Not to mention the fact that it’s coupled with the fluttering inanities and bitchy “mean girl” cant of Jane Antoinette ...
  6 days ago

• Will Iffy take the low road or the lower road?

  
  Blue Like You — Authority: 496
  Andrew Coyne says the Michael Ignatieff has two choices in order to get back into the game  (The Road Back.) The first is to follow Peter Donolo’s plan to capitalize on Iffy’s so-called brilliance, and the other is to play the ‘politics of cheap populism’ as John Ivison fears and pull yet another flip-flop on ...
  6 days ago

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