Separated at Birth
From former blogging superstar Jason Cherniak:

"A powerfully problematic ultimatum to Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff"
That's how Harper's HST legislation was described this morning. It turns out, it may not be quite so ultimatum-y:The Bloc Québécois says it will “probably” support a Conservative motion next week on the harmonized sales tax, a move that would give the government the votes it needs to move ahead with the plan.The Bloc’s support will be welcome news to the premiers of Ontario and British Columbia, who have

Hey Look! Policy!
Michael Ignatieff gives a major speech on the environment at Laval University.The Post's Kelly McParland compares Ignatieff's position to the government's.

Christmas Letters: Jack Layton
After a look at Harper and Ignatieff's Christmas letters, we move on today to Jack Layton's.Dear working families,It’s been a great year for progressives across North America, with Barack Obama entering the White House, and the NDP winning the New Westminster-Coquitlam by election. All together now – Yes We Can! Yes We Can!

One Year Ago
Flaherty to axe subsidies to political parties in fiscal update: sourcesThe Conservatives are poised to eliminate the public subsidies that Canada's five major political parties receive, a move that would save $30 million a year but could cripple the opposition.Sources told CBC News and other media outlets Wednesday that the subsidy cut is one of the key elements of the fiscal update that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will present Thursday in Ottawa.And, with that, the first domino fell, setting off two weeks of a