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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CuriosityCat: Trudeau’s Liberals pay a 20% price in poll of their bungling
Lack of Leadership takes a toll The Pay for Access scandal coupled with the incredible bungling of the very important electoral reform initiative, has led to a 20% drop in Liberal Party support: After soaring in public approval for more than a year, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals tumbled last month in
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Trudeau’s Liberals pay a 20% price in poll of their bungling
Lack of Leadership takes a toll The Pay for Access scandal coupled with the incredible bungling of the very important electoral reform initiative, has led to a 20% drop in Liberal Party support: After soaring in public approval for more than a year, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals tumbled last month in
Continue readingCuriosityCat: How Trudeau’s Liberals failed Canada on electoral reform
The miscalculation that Justin Trudeau made regarding his solemn promise to bring about electoral change, is shown in this summary: The Liberals, however, decided to go one step further in eschewing conventional political practice: Instead of stacking their side of the table with wily veteran MPs, they assigned four first-timers
Continue readingCuriosityCat: How Trudeau’s Liberals failed Canada on electoral reform
The miscalculation that Justin Trudeau made regarding his solemn promise to bring about electoral change, is shown in this summary: The Liberals, however, decided to go one step further in eschewing conventional political practice: Instead of stacking their side of the table with wily veteran MPs, they assigned four first-timers
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Electoral Reform: How Clustered are You?
I took the MyDemocracy test of my “values” today, and was place in one of the “clusters” chosen by Vox Pop Labs as representing all those who participate in the Trudeau Liberals reaching out to all Canadian households to find out their views on a few issues about reform. I
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Electoral Reform: How Clustered are You?
I took the MyDemocracy test of my “values” today, and was place in one of the “clusters” chosen by Vox Pop Labs as representing all those who participate in the Trudeau Liberals reaching out to all Canadian households to find out their views on a few issues about reform. I
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Brexit surprise ahead for Trudeau Liberals if they break electoral reform promise
The Trap of Broken Promises We’ve seen in the UK, USA and now Italy, just how out of touch ruling elites are with the discontent bubbling below the surface of their citizens. And now Canada’s newly minted Prime Minister is apparently starting to substitute his election victory for the deeply-held
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Brexit surprise ahead for Trudeau Liberals if they break electoral reform promise
The Trap of Broken Promises We’ve seen in the UK, USA and now Italy, just how out of touch ruling elites are with the discontent bubbling below the surface of their citizens. And now Canada’s newly minted Prime Minister is apparently starting to substitute his election victory for the deeply-held
Continue readingCuriosityCat: PM Trudeau summed up by Chantal Hebert on electoral reform
Here’s the devastating article she wrote on how the Liberals, lead by Justin Trudeau, have mismanaged the election commitment to electoral reform: As for the Liberals, they have managed to turn a secondary policy front into a field of ruins. With the logistical clock ticking on moving to a different
Continue readingCuriosityCat: PM Trudeau summed up by Chantal Hebert on electoral reform
Here’s the devastating article she wrote on how the Liberals, lead by Justin Trudeau, have mismanaged the election commitment to electoral reform: As for the Liberals, they have managed to turn a secondary policy front into a field of ruins. With the logistical clock ticking on moving to a different
Continue readingCuriosityCat: PM Trudeau should immediately replace Minister Monsef to ensure reform
Or was it bait and switch? PM Trudeau solemnly assured voters during the election campaign that the last election as the last one under the archaic first past the post system of choosing MPs. And now the junior minister tasked with carrying out this solemn promise is showing signs of
Continue readingCuriosityCat: PM Trudeau should immediately replace Minister Monsef to ensure reform
Or was it bait and switch? PM Trudeau solemnly assured voters during the election campaign that the last election as the last one under the archaic first past the post system of choosing MPs. And now the junior minister tasked with carrying out this solemn promise is showing signs of
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Are the Liberals being honest with Canadians over electoral reform?
It seems that Andrew Coyne doubts this (my bolding and underlining): A third point where the government’s devious slip is showing: electoral reform, and the public consultations in which a special parliamentary committee has been engaged these past several months. There is no debating this: as a matter of public
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Are the Liberals being honest with Canadians over electoral reform?
It seems that Andrew Coyne doubts this (my bolding and underlining): A third point where the government’s devious slip is showing: electoral reform, and the public consultations in which a special parliamentary committee has been engaged these past several months. There is no debating this: as a matter of public
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Just How did Trump whip Clinton? Here’s a big part of the answer
Here’s the teaser: For those who can’t understand how Hillary Clinton could win the popular vote by at least 2 million yet lose handily in the electoral college, perhaps this provides some clarity. If the campaign’s overarching sentiment was fear and anger, the deciding factor at the end was data
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Just How did Trump whip Clinton? Here’s a big part of the answer
Here’s the teaser: For those who can’t understand how Hillary Clinton could win the popular vote by at least 2 million yet lose handily in the electoral college, perhaps this provides some clarity. If the campaign’s overarching sentiment was fear and anger, the deciding factor at the end was data
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Why did Trump win? Ask the Cheese Doctor!
The Cheese Doctor: Rapaille One of my favourite marketing gurus has some views on what lies beneath the appeal that Trump has for so many Americans, as this journalist wrote some time ago: Don’t ask me. I have no idea how an average, everyday politician could steal Trump’s thunder. So
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Why did Trump win? Ask the Cheese Doctor!
The Cheese Doctor: Rapaille One of my favourite marketing gurus has some views on what lies beneath the appeal that Trump has for so many Americans, as this journalist wrote some time ago: Don’t ask me. I have no idea how an average, everyday politician could steal Trump’s thunder. So
Continue readingCuriosityCat: PEI leads the way in remedying our democratic deficit!
Way to go PEI! Voters strike a blow for a better democracy; our federal government and other provinces should pay heed: A non-binding plebiscite on electoral reform in Prince Edward Island has shown voters support a switch to a form of proportional representation. Mixed member proportional representation was the most
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