Both Marc Mayrand and his predecessor Jean-Pierre Kingsley have incurred difficulty with Stephen Harper.
Both of them have had disputes with the current Conservative Party.
And most importantly, both of them were appointed during Conservative governments - Maynard by the current government, and Jean-Pierre Kingsley in 1990 while Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister.
So,  neither Conservative Kool-Aid drinkers [...]

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An anonymous commentator over at CalgaryGrit responded to Dan’s feeling that if the current governing Cons. has no confidence in Elections Canada, then officials will either resign or get fired (Linda Keen’ed was his apt description).  That commentator made some excellent points why this wouldn’t happen, and they bear repeating here:
Under s. 13 of the [...]

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With regards to the Bloc Quebecois Motion that stated more or less roughly in translation  asking “That this House express its complete confidence in Elections Canada and the Federal Elections Commissioner”, the motion passed as expected, but the Conservatives apparently don’t share the sentiment, as they unbelievably voted against this. The final vote was 152 [...]

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Rural areas in the SW part of Ontario tend to traditionally vote Conservative. The riding of Haldimand-Norfolk is one of those mostly rural areas that tends to follow that pattern, though it was held for a while by Liberal Bob Speller.
Turning your back on this part of the county’s voters is however a no-no, traditional [...]

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Well, there’s at least one person writing in the media who claims that this “in-and-out” scheme by the Cons is no big deal and besides the Liberals were much worse. If you think that sounds suspiciously like an argument that a Conservative partisan would put forth, you’d be correct, as that line of reasoning comes [...]

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Via Paul Wells, we find out that the BQ has introduced this motion:
Que la Chambre exprime sa pleine et entière confiance envers Élections Canada et le Commissaire aux élections fédérales. That this House express its complete confidence in Elections Canada and the Federal Elections Commissioner (Inkless translation — ed.).
I will find it extremely hilarious if [...]

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I half expect that pronouncement from a few conservative-supporting blogsites today after Greg Weston of the Sun chain wrote what he did  in his Sunday column titled “Some Shady Shenanigans?”.  Not so much for the actual in-and-out scheme itself - as I kind of gather he’s taking a wait and see approach as to whether [...]

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I can’t speak for all Liberal bloggers when I attempt to answer Engaged Spectator, but it should be rather obvious, at least in my case, seeing the banners that are running here and at Progressive Bloggers that I do support fair copyright reform, and I oppose US-style DMCA legislation.
I’ll also state that I too am [...]

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You might ask that, as some in the NDP/left blogosphere have, and I think it boils down to 2 words: realism, and protection.
First the realism part. The NDP has a base of support in the Toronto area. If they refused to support this back-to-work legislation for an intensely unpopular strike before it had even started,  [...]

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Ryan Sparrow, one of the Conservative officials who attempted to selectively give the Conservative spin on Elections Canada’s warrant and raid on their HQ to certain reporters, has resurfaced.
According to Ryan, all those Conservative candidates out there who are joining in the chorus about how wrong this in-and-out stunt was are just sore losers:
Conservative Party [...]

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