John Ivison writes that
the Conservative leadership race is getting underway with a possibility of
drafting Brad Wall and resurrecting Stephen Harper to hold the party together.
As a progressive media
operation the Tyee has been full of pro- and anti-Mulcair pieces. This one
caught my attention arguing it was strategic voters who sunk the NDP, not the
leadership of Tom Mulcair. It's not a perfect argument and may be a bit of a post hoc ergo propter hoc.
Yay! The government of
Ontario has introduced legislation to allow municipalities to used a ranked ballot for their elections.
Canadian Press wrote up a
story on the role money had in the 2015 Canadian election. Big spenders did not necessarily win, but it did convey certain advantages.
In the New York Times Ian
Austen argues Mayor Ford was a symbol of Toronto's health compared to American
cities, reconciling suburbs and urban core.
Martin Regg Cohn shares
some stunning research on the donation patterns in Ontario.
Archeologists have made a
new discovery of a second Norse site in Newfoundland!
One of the big criticisms
of proportional representation is that it would let in the lunatic fringe, in
particular right-wing parties. I argued against this in Tuesday's post.
Now, how about an
sophisticated maze a man created for 300 marbles to roll through, almost Rube
Goldberg in nature.
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