John Duncan, the MP for Vancouver Island North, has resigned as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. Mr. Duncan leaves behind a legacy that no one could conceivably want. He was a poor communicator, inactive at critical times, and ineffective at all times. Mr. Duncan claimed that his resignation
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Bryan Crockett: Senate Reform: Let’s replace it
The Canadian Senate serves an important purpose in Canadian democracy, but must this service be provided by a legislative house? The way the Senate is currently: it is not responsible to the electorate, it has significantly less power than the House of Commons, and it does not provide equal representation
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Brazeau kicked from Caucus
Conservative-appointed Senator Patrick Brazeau Early this morning, Harper-appointed Senator Patrick Brazeau was expelled from the Conservative Caucus after being taking into police custody. Rumours are circulating about charges of domestic abuse, but nothing is entirely confused. This did not surprise most Canadians who were already familiar with Brazeau. He’s had
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Liberals. We’re big on policy.
This past weekend, at the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia policy conference, we passed many important progressive policy resolutions. Instead of doing the typical partisan thing and talking about just how great we are, I’ll highlight a few of the policies that I’m excited about. PROTECTING THE RIGHTS
Continue readingBryan Crockett: How did you get involved with the Liberal party? What suggestions do you have for youth looking to get just as involved as you?
Thanks for the question! I got involved in the Liberal Party of Canada on May 3, 2011. During the election, I saw a party I agreed with. The more I read into each of the parties, the more I realized I made the right choice. I’m already knew I wasn’t
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Liberals. We’re big on policy.
This past weekend, at the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia policy conference, we passed many important progressive policy resolutions. Instead of doing the typical partisan thing and talking about just how great we are, I’ll highlight a few of the policies that I’m excited about. PROTECTING THE RIGHTS
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Friends — I’m only going to say this once, so listen up. If I seem a little off in the…
Friends — I’m only going to say this once, so listen up. If I seem a little off in the next few weeks, or in the preceding few weeks, it’s because I am. My Grandpa’s cancer is back with a vengeance. School is an insane place, where I just don’t want to
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Stephen Harper is not a leader.
Way back in 2011 Chief Theresa Spence of the Attawapiskat First Nation delcared a state of emergency due to a lack of decent housing. The Harper Regime decided to politicize the issue, and instead of just supplying housing, they also assigned a manager to go in and run the place,
Continue readingBryan Crockett: We need a youth service corps.
Until 2011, Canada had a pretty cool program government-funded program called Katimavik. This program took young men and women from all over the country and showed them the culture of their country, and how to do stuff. The program participants gave back to their country through service to community organizations,
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Congratulations Canada, we’re the first country to back out of Kyoto!
Remember that agreement that Canada signed, along with most other countries in the world? The one where we all agreed on climate change, and that something needed to be done about it. That one with specific goals? Yeah, we’ll we’re officially not in it anymore. And we’re also the first
Continue readingBryan Crockett: "Liberal philosophy places the highest value on freedom of the individual. The first consequence of…"
““Liberal philosophy places the highest value on freedom of the individual. The first consequence of freedom is change. A Liberal can seldom be a partisan of the status quo. He tends to be a reformer – attempting to move society, to modify its institutions, to liberate its citizens. The liberal
Continue readingBryan Crockett: How Christy Clark can get reelected
When Christy Clark became the Premier of British Columbia, I, along with many other people, had high hopes. During the campaign and her first few months as Premier, she made herself seem like a centrist who could be a catalyst for meaningful, and much-needed, reform. But, somewhere along the line,
Continue readingBryan Crockett: I wish I could say that there was a pattern. I wish I could say, with decidedness, that every day…
I wish I could say that there was a pattern. I wish I could say, with decidedness, that every day was either better or worse than the one before it. Ultimately, I wish I could say that I was full of hope and promise. But, as some kind of cruel
Continue readingBryan Crockett: A note to progressives
Many of the candidates for leader of the Liberal Party are trying to align themselves as the best person to defeat Stephen Harper. The candidates during the last New Democratic Party leadership race did this too. The Greens, NDP, and Liberals occasionally bicker among themselves for exactly which one is
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Canada needs electoral reform
After the last federal general election, it became obvious that electoral reform was needed in Canada. After possibly breaking many election laws, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives won a “strong majority mandate” with a mere 39.62% of the vote, when only 61.4% of Canadians actually cast ballots. In our system, despite getting
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Yes/no?
On a lot of specific things, opinions are a pretty binary yes/no or on/off kind of thing, especially when they come to identifying with labels. Are you a Liberal? How about a Conservative? Are you a Christian? Atheist? Muslim? Sikh? The answers to these questions are often a lot less
Continue readingBryan Crockett: We Must Not "Unequivocally Support" Any Group
People living in the world should have the right to self-determination. This includes the Israeli people, and certainly does not exclude the Palestinian people. Both sides in this seemingly never ending conflict cite the other’s existence as their justification for war crimes. Neither side, nor the regimes assisting them, can
Continue readingBryan Crockett: edwardspoonhands: pizzaforpresident: spookytastic: vroom…
edwardspoonhands: pizzaforpresident: spookytastic: vroom vroom STOP I DON’T UNDERSTAND NYAaaAAA OH GOD MY BRAIN
Continue readingBryan Crockett: "Everyone’s different. Diversity makes us stronger. It can be hard to embrace, but do it and…"
“Everyone’s different. Diversity makes us stronger. It can be hard to embrace, but do it and you’ll only find the world a more desirable place.” – Bryan Crockett
Continue readingBryan Crockett: How I Became Involved in Politics
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been taking a stand for what I feel is right. While, in my younger years, this was often protesting my brother being allowed to do things that I wasn’t, it eventually shifted to more political issues. This was definitely not instilled
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