Watching yesterday’s debate, I said it was the most interesting question going. Rob Silver tries to parse what Mr. Mulcair had to say for himself.
Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae offers a kind word for a move toward open primaries.
Thomas Mulcair is officially in the NDP leadership race. Website here. Interview with iPolitics here. List of the 33 NDP MPs supporting him here.
While rejecting a Liberal-NDP merger, Rob Silver wonders if a new party might make sense.
Brian Topp on anger and national unity
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Rob Silver suggests the Liberal party pursue a pair of democratic reforms.
Rob Silver considers.
How many of the NDP leader’s demands does the federal budget have to meet to ensure its passage?
Rob Silver calls for the outing of misleading sources.
Rob Silver has some questions about Maxime Bernier’s preferred reference point.
For those of you scoring at home, last night’s report of merger talks by unspecified “insiders” is now being roundly, soundly and officially dismissed and, in the case of Rob Silver, happily mocked. Indirectly, Mark Marissen, a former Liberal campaign director, strenuously discourages the very idea.