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Blog of Adam Daifallah -- author, journalist, law student. Lover of politics, writing, golf, curling, fitness, fashion, bacon and maple products -- not necessarily (but probably) in that order. Partisan of the Anglosphere. Contact me via email at adam@daifallah.com.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
More prorogue
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
National Post column
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Last National Post column for 2009
Friday, December 04, 2009
Post column
Friday, November 20, 2009
Harper's conservatism
My column from yesterday's National Post, entitled A record of conservative achievement, has elicited a lot of response - most of it positive (in private correspondence, at least).
Interestingly, Lawrence Martin wrote on this same theme in yesterday's Globe, although with a different take. According to Martin, events of the last decades have already brought about a conservative-leaning redefinition of Canada, whereas I think Harper has only set the stage for the possibility of that happening in the future. UPDATE: Andrew Cohen, writing in the Ottawa Citizen, weighs in citing both columns.
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Friday, November 06, 2009
Montreal needs a leader
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Column in today's National Post
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Assessing the Recession & Navigating the Recovery
The c2c journal has posted a new issue entitled Assessing the Recession & Navigating the Recovery with an impressive lineup of contributing writers. Check it out here.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Liberal renewal
Check out my column in today's National Post, which deals with the Martin Cauchon affair in the context of the larger theme of the struggling Liberal Party.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:35 PM
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Lipsky on Kristol
I cite this not just to commemorate the death of Irving Kristol, but also simply to read the art of proper memorializing. A fantastic piece by Seth Lipsky which shows that sometimes - indeed, many times - all we need to know about a man can be shown by telling a single story.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Cauchon
Few cases better illustrate why the procedure of appointing candidates in ridings is at best wrong-headed and at worse, a disgrace.
The Liberals would have a very good chance at recapturing Outremont if Martin Cauchon were their candidate. Clearly, he wanted the job. It's easy to understand why: Cauchon has always wanted to be leader, and he smells blood. He knows that if Iggy loses, he'll likely resign and it will be the turn of a francophone to lead the federal Liberal Party. He also knows that he has now been out of elected politics for some time, and people are starting to forget him. It was now or never.
But Ignatieff's Québec lieutenant is man named Denis Coderre -- a man who also wants to be the next leader. There is no way Coderre is going to allow Cauchon to return. Instead, the party is running a relative unknown (sorry, but a high-profile business career -- especially in Canada -- does not make you a household name) and will stand a far greater risk of losing the riding for a third straight time to Tom Mulcair. Incidentally, Mulcair is likely to run (and in my view, win) the NDP leadership once Jack Layton steps down, which will pose serious problems in Quebec for the Liberals.
Iggy cannot defy Coderre due to all the support he's given him, so he's doing what he can to pay back his loyal soldier. This move is truly astonishing -- actually, its indefensible. Big winners here are the NDP, and to a lesser extent, the Tories.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Belatedly, here is my column from last Wednesday's National Post on the Wildrose Alliance byelection victory.
Note: My Post column has moved from every second Tuesday to every second Wednesday.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Some good Senate appointments
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Latest National Post column
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