Friday, June 01, 2012 Moving Day Few governments can last two terms without succumbing to a "time for a change" sentiment. And after blogging for 8 years, I'm feeling very much the same. So thanks to a generous "blog redesign tax credit" from Canada's New Government, this blog has switched over to Wordpress at www.calgarygrit.ca . So please update your bookmarks to www.calgarygrit.ca , and your RSS feeds to http://www.calgarygrit.ca/?feed=rss2 . As a reminder, you can also follow me on Facebook or Twitter .
What started out as musings on the health of Ontario's manufacturing sector has quickly escalated into a full fledged war of words between Tom Mulcair and the western Premiers. It's an important shift in the dialogue, because going to war with the West is a lot different than going to war with the oilsands - after all, you won't find many "save our oilsands" protests in front of Libby Davies' Vancouver East constituency office. Mulcair picking a fight with Premiers Clark, Redford, and Wall has led to his fi
“At the end of the day, in my opinion, they’ve made up their mind and this is how we’re going to vote. One person is not going to make a difference, one MP is not going to make a difference.” In some respects, I feel bad for David Wilks. The video that will ultimately destroy his political career doesn't involve bigoted comments, cocaine, or underage girls - it's a candid discussion with 30 constituents about how Ottawa works. In it, Wilks voices his displeasure with his party's budget, while lamenting that