Alberta Surprise.. Vikileaker Reckoning.. Quebec Leaving?

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Redford Defies Polls, Keeps Tory Dynasty Intact Alberta's Progressive Conservatives defied the pollsters Monday, winning a 12th consecutive majority government that will see them enter the record books as the unconquerable colossus of Canadian politics. WTF Pollsters? Vikileaks Creator Faces Day Of Reckoning Tory Reforms May Put More Illegal Immigrants In Jail Sovereign Quebec Inevitable: Ignatieff Ontario Liberals Agree To NDP's Tax On The Rich BLOG POSTS Christopher Sands: Redford Win is a Win for Obama Too Alberta's election result was a reprieve for the Obama administration. The reasonable Redford government will temper somewhat Harper's enthusiasm for petroleum realpolitik. Had the Wildrose Party won the election, Washington would have been in for a wild ride -- a dramatic escalation in the pressure to act fast to secure access to Canadian oil before China and other markets can gain access to it. Instead of the Wildrose bad cop Danielle Smith might have been, Alberta voters chose to stick with Alison Redford the good cop to complement the bad cop role being played by Ottawa since the Obama administration delayed Keystone. Steve Lafleur: Liveblogging Alberta Election Results: UPDATED Watch this space tonight as Steve liveblogs commentary as the results come in. Looks like the networks are calling it: PC majority. Alex Callahan: Ontario NDP Channels Battlestar Galactica for Budget Showdown Some may recall that during the first season of Battlestar Galactica, the fleet had to jump every 33 minutes to stay a step ahead of the cylons. A minority government isn't that much different. The budget vote is Tuesday, and the NDP is in a constant state of readiness for confidence votes. Is Dalton McGuinty ready? Ron Graham: The Last Act: Pierre Trudeau, the Gang of Eight, and the Fight for Canada In advance of the awarding of the annual $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing this Wednesday, HuffPost Canada will be running excerpts from the five finalists. Ron Graham's book documents the constitutional conference of November 1, 1981, as "the culmination of more than five decades of political wrangling, one last attempt to renew the constitution with the consent of the provinces." Richard Gwyn: Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times; Volume Two: 1867-1891 In advance of the awarding of the annual $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing this Wednesday,HuffPost Canada will be running excerpts from the five finalists. This is from author Richard Gwynn's second volume of an award-winning biography of Canada's "first and most important prime minister, the man who made Confederation happen and went on to build this country over the next quarter century."

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