the reeves report
Andrew Coyne
Making the Liberal Party of Canada 21st Century relevant
They were still counting votes when the first article on re-making the Liberal Party was published on May 2. Ignatieff was still leader, Rae was still talking about keeping all the options on the table when asked about a NDP merger, and concession speeches were just being scribbled on the back of cocktail napkins when … Continue reading
The Catch-22 of Third Party Candidates
There was something that stuck out to me yesterday in Andrew Coyne’s Liberal endorsement, and it stayed with me for the rest of the day. In narrowing his choice of party down, he had this to say about eliminating the NDP and the Green Party from the first round: I can eliminate two options off … Continue reading
Andrew Coyne’s support for the Liberals: help bring “government to democratic heel”
My previous comments about abuse of power and using media outlets to state voting intentions notwithstanding, I wanted to bring attention to Andrew Coyne’s article ‘A price must be paid – but by whom?’ in Maclean’s that came out today. Coyne does a fantastic job exploring the debate between the two pillars of the campaign … Continue reading
Are the injustices of First-Past-The-Post becoming too hard to ignore?
It is always news to the ears of electoral reform supporters when mainstream media outlets report on the possibility of changing our outdated system. The Guelph Mercury spent spent some time yesterday talking with Guelph Political Scientist Judith McKenzie on the subject, thinking about the likelihood of a discussion on electoral reform being one of … Continue reading
Canada and the social media election of 2011
What began with Layton’s now infamous #hashtagfail comment in the Leader’s Debate has spread throughout the ranks. Spurred on by the legions of pundits, journalists, politicians, politicos, and everyone else with a smart phone it would seem, Canada now faces a historic moment on May 2: our very first social media election. Gosh – we … Continue reading
How is Social Media changing the nature of Canadian politics?
An interesting video from the CBC Inside Politics news show with Peter Mansbridge features Allan Gregg of Harris Decima, Chantal Hebert of Toronto Star, and Andrew Coyne of Maclean’s. They speak about the election campaign, minority governments, and how coalition can mean cooperation in parliament. And in and among the rest of the important topics … Continue reading
