This and That

1. Kevin Taft was on the Dave Rutherford show recently and you can listen to the interview here.


2. According to these calculations, Ralph Klein and Shirley McLellan will each be walking away from the Alberta legislature with parting gifts well over half a million dollars.


3. This Decima poll is interesting. More Canadians would prefer a plan which gave a $1,000 tax break to households which take environmental action rather than a plan which would give a $1,000 tax break to every household.


4. If the ugly headlines over Wajid Khan continue, one has to wonder how long it will be before Harper banishes him to a desolate planet.


5. The Hill Times has some speculation on Liberals eying Wajid's old riding. Some of the names they mention:

-Andrew Kania, of 2004 nomination controversy fame, and a key organizer on John Manley's 2003 leadership campaign.
-Khalid Usman, a former city councilor in Markham.
-Charles Soussa, a Royal Bank executive.
-Bonnie Crombie, a Michael Ignatieff organizer

I've also heard a lot of talk about former Allan Rock and Gerard Kennedy staffer, Mandy Maghera, eyeing the seat. Given Dion's commitment to electing more women to parliament, she would certainly be a good fit.


6. Rumour has David McGuinty as the next Liberal environment critic.