The Globe and Mail - Adam Radwanski

Hands up if you saw this coming

aradwanski — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:16 EDT

The buzz around Ontario Tory circles is that, as Stephen Taylor suggested on his blog last week, Frank Klees - the guy many expected to finish dead last in the provincial leadership race - somehow managed to sell more memberships than either Tim Hudak or Christine Elliott. In retrospect, it's perhaps - Follow link to read full post

Don't judge them by the Tomatometer

aradwanski — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:13 EDT

Almost to a person, commentators from all sides of the spectrum are judging the Conservatives' anti-Ignatieff ads to be offensive and ill-timed, and to say more about the attackers than their prey.A quick reminder is in order that, as it pertains to the ads' ultimate success or failure, this reaction - Follow link to read full post

Mrs. Moneybags

aradwanski — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:16 EDT

Christine Elliott is by all accounts a very different person from her husband, and the provincial leadership candidate has done an admirable job of putting (political) distance between herself and him. But for all that, it's still the Jim Flaherty connection that gives her a shot - however slim - of - Follow link to read full post

Better never than late

aradwanski — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:04 EDT

Although there's something distinctly meta about attack ads that attack your opponent for releasing attack ads, the problem with the Conservatives' first salvo against Michael Ignatieff isn't the content. For reasons I touched on back in March, the problem is the timing. The whole purpose of these kinds - Follow link to read full post

Insult to injury for the NDP

aradwanski — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:17 EDT

Last night was a disappointing one for B.C. New Democrats. But in the long run, it might stand as an even more disappointing one for their federal counterparts. A great number of New Democrats, and their allies, have long pinned their hopes on electoral reform.[amp]nbsp;Their party is probably the biggest - Follow link to read full post

'The system has worked'

aradwanski — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:41 EDT

Speaking to reporters, Michael Ignatieff commemorated Ruby Tuesday as follows: "It seems to me that what has happened shows that our system works. Allegations have been made about a Member of Parliament. The persons who made those allegations have come to Parliament, been allowed to testify. They've - Follow link to read full post

The many hats of Jason Kenney

aradwanski — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:21 EDT

Today's Immigration committee hearing was quite civilized, so far as these things go, and the testimony of both Ruby Dhalla and her mother's estranged caregivers made for compelling theatre. But to comment much more seems pointless. It's now a full-blown they-said, she-said, and anyone who claims to - Follow link to read full post

Guy Giorno, foot soldier

aradwanski — Fri, 8 May 2009 13:11 EDT

Guy Giorno has taken something of a thrashing in the past 24 hours from people who aren't usually on the list of the PMO's biggest critics, or at least weren't until recently. The common perception[amp]nbsp;that he's directly or indirectly responsible for Kevin Lynch's exit as clerk of the privy council - Follow link to read full post

Trade deals are such a drag

aradwanski — Thu, 7 May 2009 10:41 EDT

As Paul Wells outlines in a very enlightening column, the trade deal being discussed with the EU could, if it eventually comes to pass, dramatically affect the way this country does business - perhaps more so than any trade deal before it.The fact that yesterday's Question Period yielded nary a single - Follow link to read full post

Nothin' spells lovin' like protectin' your federal cousin

aradwanski — Wed, 6 May 2009 18:18 EDT

Although it's proving his first major headache as leader, the Ruby Dhalla mess probably isn't enough to end Michael Ignatieff's prolonged honeymoon. But you have to wonder if it'll affect the recent courtship between the federal Conservatives and the Ontario Liberals. At each other's throats until a - Follow link to read full post