April 1, 2010
By
Alison Loat
Thank you for your many responses to this week's political guess who.
The most common response was Paul Martin. The correct answer is Ed Broadbent. Congrats to the author of Pundits' Guide for being the first to answer correctly.
Stayed tuned for more of what will be a semi-regular feature. Next time, prizes will be involved!
LABELS:
Pundits' Guide, political leadership
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February 3, 2010
By
Alison Loat
Last week, we wondered if the lack of an established political class in Canada was a problem or not. If one thinks it is (a few of you articulated as much in your responses), then it's important to understand what drives MPs to leave public life and whether those conditions can be reasonably changed.
One big driver of turnover is electoral defeat, accounting for two-thirds of the total turnover...
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LABELS:
Pundits' Guide, MPs, Bill Stanbury, political leadership, Alice Funke
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