The host of the upcoming leadership debate is an excellent incarnation of the danger facing the NDP in Quebec
Tag Archives: Mario Dumont
Gilles Taillon’s resignation letter
Here it is in full (emphasis mine):
Mitchel Raphael on the picture that took 20 years to get
Why the Ruby Dhalla story is not big in the Philippines, and how Bob Rae beat Ignatieff in the Parliamentarians of the Year awards
Coyne v Wells: Mario, McGuinty and menswear
In which Wells looks like he just stepped out of GQ, and I look like I just got out of jail. We discuss Mario Dumont’s possible resurfacing as a federal (and federalist?) Conservative, and Dalton McGuinty’s inability to understand basic economics, and uh, other stuff, but it’s not like any of you will be taking any of it in. It’s TV — all anyone notices is your hair.
Coyne vs. Wells: Special largely-provincial edition!
Wherein Andrew and I discuss politics in the two largeliest provinces, Ontario and the Québécois nation. It’s here. Go have fun.
Coyne v. Wells on the return of Super Mario?
This week Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells discuss Mario Dumont, Dalton McGuinty and others.
Coalition fever: The swine flu of 2008
Just try to imagine the hand-wringing this would’ve caused across Canada: A Bloc-supported coalition in power in Ottawa with the PQ, propped up by the ADQ, in power in Quebec City.
What’s next for the ADQ?
After Dumont—and from deep in Quebec’s political wilderness—the ADQ reaches out to Canada
Been down so long, down looks like up to me
From La Presse:
Mario Dumont’s election troubles could be over forever
Over at the Globe, Lawerence Martin has assembled a list of prospective (unelected) candidates Harper might choose for Canada’s vaunted chamber of anti-democracy. The only Quebecer who makes the grade is Mario Dumont: “Mr. Harper needs allies from Quebec, and Mr. Dumont knows the terrain. The PM might even elevate him to a cabinet perch.”