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The RNC Needs a Diversity Makeover

Donald D'Haene | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada
Read More: Mitt Romney, Politics, African-Canadian, Preston Manning, Reform Party, Republican Party, Republican Convention, Republicans, Canada News
Donald D'Haene

The Republican convention's most telling moments happened every time the camera scanned the delegates in Tampa, Florida. Yes, it was a 2012 political convention but it still looked predominantly white from my vantage point. Republicans could take a paint-by-number lesson from Canada's political play book -- primarily from one Preston Manning.

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An NDP-Liberal Merger Isn't on

Keith Beardsley | Posted 11.02.2011 | Canada
Read More: Ndp, Liberals, Canadian Politics, Bob Rae, Progressive Conservatives, Parliament, NDP Liberal Merger, Reform Party, Canada News
Keith Beardsley

There have been some suggestions that the Liberals and NDP could cooperate in Question Period and this is a valid point. A united strategy could offer them the opportunity to hold the government to account. But any NDP leadership candidate proposing a merger will find out how quickly they lose support.

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Stephen Harper and the Perils of Senate Reform

Hassan Arif | Posted 09.19.2011 | Canada Politics
Read More: Canadian Alliance, Senate Reform, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper, Triple-E Senate, Reform Party, New Democratic Party, NDP Senate Reform, Harper Senate Reform, Senate Term Limits, Canada Politics News
Hassan Arif

There is good reason why most prime ministers avoid Senate reform: it is contentious and divisive. A reformed Senate could provide a check on the Prime Minister's Office, though there is also the potential for gridlock with feuding houses, something seen in the United States system of divided government.

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