The NDP is giving voice to the outrage of hundreds of thousands of Canadians by tabling a censure motion in the House: The New Democrats have officially served notice that they’re prepared to devote their upcoming opposition day to a motion that would, if passed, have the House formally conclude
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CuriosityCat: Is a People’s Reform Referendum the way to electoral reform for Canadians?
Here’s one interesting take on the electoral reform debacle of Justin Trudeau’s government: But Justin Trudeau had several unwitting accomplices in the crime — the federal New Democrats and Green Party and Fair Vote Canada, the advocacy group demanding electoral reform. They all inadvertently helped kill it. How? By steadfastly
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Is a People’s Reform Referendum the way to electoral reform for Canadians?
Here’s one interesting take on the electoral reform debacle of Justin Trudeau’s government: But Justin Trudeau had several unwitting accomplices in the crime — the federal New Democrats and Green Party and Fair Vote Canada, the advocacy group demanding electoral reform. They all inadvertently helped kill it. How? By steadfastly
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Electoral reform and Trudeau’s shameful flight: The fight continues
The next election in 2019 will be very different from the last one. The Trudeau Liberals took just over one year to walk away from their core campaign promise to not have another election using the FPTP system, and in so doing earned the distrust of hundreds of thousands of
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Electoral reform and Trudeau’s shameful flight: The fight continues
The next election in 2019 will be very different from the last one. The Trudeau Liberals took just over one year to walk away from their core campaign promise to not have another election using the FPTP system, and in so doing earned the distrust of hundreds of thousands of
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Canada’s PM Trudeau cynical about his election promises
Journalist Campbell Clark sums up the cynicism behind Justin Trudeau’s reckless abandonment of a central election promise: He calculated it was better to drop it. That’s probably not a cost-free calculation. Left-leaning voters cared more about electoral reform, and the NDP will make it a cause; the Liberals always fare
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Canada’s PM Trudeau cynical about his election promises
Journalist Campbell Clark sums up the cynicism behind Justin Trudeau’s reckless abandonment of a central election promise: He calculated it was better to drop it. That’s probably not a cost-free calculation. Left-leaning voters cared more about electoral reform, and the NDP will make it a cause; the Liberals always fare
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Justin Trudeau Cannot Be Trusted
Perhaps hoping to hide behind the Tumultous Trump’s first weeks in power, Justin Trudeau has rashly walked away from his firm commitment to remedy Canada’s democratic deficit. He has decided that he prefers the archaic first past the post electoral system, and has ceased any attempts to bring about meaningful
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Justin Trudeau Cannot Be Trusted
Perhaps hoping to hide behind the Tumultous Trump’s first weeks in power, Justin Trudeau has rashly walked away from his firm commitment to remedy Canada’s democratic deficit. He has decided that he prefers the archaic first past the post electoral system, and has ceased any attempts to bring about meaningful
Continue readingCuriosityCat: AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES TODAY
Here’s one fascinating extract from a stunning article: “The initial results are alarming: The study shows the effectiveness of personality targeting by showing that marketers can attract up to 63 percent more clicks and up to 1,400 more conversions in real-life advertising campaigns on Facebook when matching products and marketing
Continue readingCuriosityCat: AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES TODAY
Here’s one fascinating extract from a stunning article: “The initial results are alarming: The study shows the effectiveness of personality targeting by showing that marketers can attract up to 63 percent more clicks and up to 1,400 more conversions in real-life advertising campaigns on Facebook when matching products and marketing
Continue readingCuriosityCat: President Trump is going to be FDR Redux
Chairman Trump: President with a Mission It is sad to watch the commentators on CNN when they switch to the president-elect. We have seldom seen such massive collective denial syndrome as that now taking place in the USA. Millions of Americans seem to be incapable of accepting that their method
Continue readingCuriosityCat: President Trump is going to be FDR Redux
Chairman Trump: President with a Mission It is sad to watch the commentators on CNN when they switch to the president-elect. We have seldom seen such massive collective denial syndrome as that now taking place in the USA. Millions of Americans seem to be incapable of accepting that their method
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Canada’s Trudeau about to make a colossal mistake re Trump Inauguration
False compass? Trudeau and his advisors have decided to snub the most powerful nation in the world by staying away from the inauguration of its next president on January 20. Despite the fact that Americans voted in a free vote for their next president, and Donald Trump won the presidency
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Canada’s Trudeau about to make a colossal mistake re Trump Inauguration
False compass? Trudeau and his advisors have decided to snub the most powerful nation in the world by staying away from the inauguration of its next president on January 20. Despite the fact that Americans voted in a free vote for their next president, and Donald Trump won the presidency
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Conrad Who? on why Trump is a genius
Here’s that voice from the past on Trump’s perception by Canadian commentators, and on his ability to change the contours of politics in American within six months: What mad national egotism, propelled by “arm-flapping moralism” (in the words of half-Canadian U.S. secretary of State Dean Acheson 60 years ago) propels Lawrence
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Conrad Who? on why Trump is a genius
Here’s that voice from the past on Trump’s perception by Canadian commentators, and on his ability to change the contours of politics in American within six months: What mad national egotism, propelled by “arm-flapping moralism” (in the words of half-Canadian U.S. secretary of State Dean Acheson 60 years ago) propels Lawrence
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Andrew Coyne on Justin Trudeau and discussing Uganda
The political uproar in Canada over the questionable (Read more…) used by the newish Trudeau Liberal government to raise funds though what seems to many to be a Cash for Access method, has not died down. Now Andre Coyne, one of Canada’s most astute journalists, has put this mess in
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Andrew Coyne on Justin Trudeau and discussing Uganda
The political uproar in Canada over the questionable (Read more…) used by the newish Trudeau Liberal government to raise funds though what seems to many to be a Cash for Access method, has not died down. Now Andre Coyne, one of Canada’s most astute journalists, has put this mess in
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Trump energy policy holds out dangers for Canada
Chairman of the Board of USA Inc. President-elect Trump has started selecting his “cabinet”, and the implications for Canada’s economy are significant: In a move that might be a bit more predictable than the rest, given Trump’s public statements, the memo places a priority on building more pipelines. Just a
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