by Rob Cottingham | Jan 27, 2006 | Politics
CBC News: Harper treated in Ottawa hospital: Prime minister-designate Stephen Harper, who has a history of asthma, sought treatment for a chest cold at the Ottawa Hospital on Thursday night. The politician spent about an hour at the hospital and was given a... by Rob Cottingham | Jan 25, 2006 | Politics
Everyone seems to be telling you what voters were trying to tell politicians on election day. For example, as spotted by Timmy, the Toronto Sun says: What voters collectively said on Monday was crystal clear. They want to test-drive a Harper government — one... by Rob Cottingham | Jan 25, 2006 | Media Mix, Politics
With thanks to Crawl Across the Ocean: McGill’s whimsically-named Observatory on Media and Public Policy has released its final reports on how Canada’s major dailies covered the 2006 election campaign. A few interesting points: The only leader and party to... by Rob Cottingham | Jan 25, 2006 | Blogging, Politics
I have a story in this week’s Straight Goods on the Sarmite Bulte affair, where bloggers turned a Liberal MP’s cozy relationship with large media rights-holders into an election issue: There were other factors at play, of course. Mayor David Miller... by Rob Cottingham | Jan 24, 2006 | Politics
Wow. Nice campaign, Linda! by Rob Cottingham | Jan 24, 2006 | Blogging, Politics, Speechwriting
The campaign is over. And whether you’re stocking up on canned food because the barbarians are pounding on the gates, or delighted because you’ve never gone in for the country’s whole “Ooh, we’re so Canadian! We have Medicare and most of...