 Mason has been described as being politically left as a result of heavy criticism of George W. Bush, the American invasion of Iraq, and modern Conservative political policies in general, this is an incorrect perception, he is an anarchist.In 2004, Marcel expanded "Stageleft" into a group blog, adding Terry Rudden ("Balbulican") as a co-blogger".In the 2005 Canadian Blog Awards, Stageleft received the 1st place award for "Best Group Blog", the 2nd place award for "Best Progressive Blog, and the 3rd place award for "Best Canadian Blog".