The RNC put on one long blast of fearmongering, fingerpointing fiery rage while the DNC brought the crowd to its feet again and again on themes like fairness and sharing.
The Conservatives meet in Vancouver and hear their outgoing leader boast that he has bequeathed them a party in great shape, poised to return to power. When Liberals gather we can expect sunny ways.
Over the last week labour leaders from across Ontario and Canada gathered in Toronto to talk about the growing threat to workers rights, at the Ontario Federation of Labour convention.
We've chowed down on the promises of convention centre promoters and ignored a powerful set of facts that paint a bleak picture of the convention business.
New Democrats from across Canada meeting this past weekend in Halifax were challenged by incoming party president Peggy Nash to build momentum for the next federal election.
How about calling ourselves the "Democratic Party" instead of the New Democratic Party? That is one of the questions the NDP will address at its upcoming Halifax convention.
New insights don't require new texts or even the word "new." Which brings us to the proposal for the New Democratic Party to gain a new look by dropping the word, new, from its name.