http://www.northernpundit.com Election 2006 - Canadian Federal and Provincial Politics Tue, 16 May 2006 13:10:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Echoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s promise that Canada will not “cut and run” from the Mission in Afghanistan, the Conservative Party of Canada has proposed a 2 year extension to Canada’s presence in Afghanistan. Parliament plans to debate the topic for several hours Wednesday followed by a vote. Canada currently has ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-politics/canadian-presence-in-afghanistan-should-extend-conservatives/ Despite my prior intense interest in Canadian politics and in particular the 2006 election, I have decided to cease writing updates and opinion pieces for this site [northernpundit.com]. The reason is simple - I feel this election, as well as Canadian politics is nothing more than a circus of fools. ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-politics/canadian-election-2006-and-politics-despair-and-discouragement/ Just a few thoughts quick about the English language debate tonight, further info tomorrow: Best Dressed Leader - Gilles Duceppe - his Pinstriped suit and silver tie looked sharp. Best ‘Sleeper’ Point - Paul Martin saying ‘it’s a testament to the liberals that we’re even debating surpluses tonight’ Strangest Faces Shown on Camera ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-election-2006/2006-election-english-language-debate-thoughts/ There is a large amount of drama circulating over Stephen Harper and Paul Martin’s opposing standpoints over relations with the US government during this 2006 Canadian Election Campaign. On one hand, the Harper and Layton camps are blasting at Martin, accusing him of posturing, while Paul Martin’s groups continues to ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-election-2006/opinion-the-election-and-canada-us-relations-and-the-2006-election/ I have been watching the Television lately and one thing that never fails to creep me out is Stephen Harper’s over-use of lipstick in the recent Conservative Party of Canada commercials. It’s very distracting and I rarely absorb the ‘Canadian Election’ message of the commerical, instead pondering why use THAT ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-election-2006/stephen-harpers-lipstick-is-creepy/ The CalgaryGrit has a great post about Rob Anders, the incumbent Conservative MP in Calgary West. He writes: From the CTV weblog, comes news that Rob Anders is campaigning…in British Columbia. Apparently Anders has sent questionnaires on Crystal Meth to Richmond, BC in an effort to help out the Conservative cause. Among ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-election-2006/rob-anders-crystal-meth-and-marriage/ Paul Wells’ blog on McLeans.ca has a great piece about a few of the Globe’s mistakes while reporting election race results: The Globe has not corrected either story. It continues to brag, in every day’s edition of the paper, that its poll coverage offers “an unprecedented degree of insight every day.” ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-election-2006/the-globe-and-mail-whos-on-first/ The Toronto Star has an article about Paul Martin “coming down hard” on his staffer from Surrey, BC yesterday. “What Mr. Reid said, by his own words, was dumb, and it was and he’s apologized for it,” the Liberal leader said after touring a high school in British Columbia’s lower mainland. “I ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-election-2006/martin-censures-staffer/ Meridianbooster.com has a piece on how Paul Martin skipped the praries on his first campaign pass through Canada: Conservative MP Leon Benoit said Martin would essentially be wasting his time as it could be tough to make in-roads in the heart of Conservative country. “(His appearances) will be in a very carefully ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-election-2006/martin-skips-praries-on-first-campaign-pass/ The Toronto Star is reporting that US Ambassador David Wilkins continues the criticism of Paul Martin with the following statement: “I get election-year politics. I understand political expediency. But the last time I looked, the United States was not on the ballot for the Jan. 23 election,” Wilkins declared in a ... http://www.northernpundit.com/canadian-election-2006/us-ambassador-rebukes-martin/