Tonight Deron Bilous was acclaimed as the Alberta NDP candidate in Edmonton – Beverly – Clareview. Deron is a teacher at Edmonton’s Inner City High School, and a member of various community organizations and volunteer boards. In the 2008 Alberta Election Deron carried the NDP banner in Edmonton – Centre.
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Give the Gift of Life
I haven’t posted anything here for a long time, I may get back into writing here eventually. Today’s post is going to be on a non-political topic. A close friend of mine, Katharine Hay passed away suddenly late last month from complications related to kidney disease, she was 24. Many
Continue readingLetter to My MP – Re: Home Renovation Tax Credit and Proroguing Parliament
I wrote a letter to my MP (Conservative Tim Uppal) today after receiving a ten-percenter reminding me to take advantage of the home renovation tax credit. Here it is: Dear Mr. Uppal, I received a notice from your office today reminding me to take advantage of the Home Renovation Tax
Continue readingApparently the Secret Committees Are So Secret Tory MLAs Don’t Even Know When Their Pay For Serving On Them Increases
I was just reading this article here on the Edmonton Journal website about Tory MLAs being paid to sit on Tory-only committees. Now, the existence of these committees didn’t surprise me, I knew they existed. What did surprise me was a quote from Scott Hennig, the Alberta Director of the
Continue readingGood News: Calgary Aryan Guard Group No More
Anti-Racist Action Calgary is reporting that Calgary’s Aryan Guard group has disbanded. This comes following news that prominent Calgary Aryan Guard member Kyle McKee is being sought by Calgary Police in relation to his alleged involvement with the attempted member of other member’s of the Aryan Guard. It’s not surprising
Continue readingWhat Happens to the Turkey?
This Wednesday, Obama will pardon a turkey. This is something that is done annually by the US President. My question is: What happens to the turkey after it’s been pardoned?
Continue readingPhoto Post: Stop The Cuts! Rally – Red Deer
On 7 November 2009, over 1,000 people gathered in Red Deer at a rally organized by Friends of Medicare to protest cuts being made by Alberta’s ‘Progressive’ Conservative Government to healthcare, education and public services. The group marched from a community centre, to the Capri Hotel where the PC AGM
Continue readingSeparatists Want to Legalize Euthanasia Says Edmonton-Sherwood Park MP
I recently moved back to Fort Saskatchewan, which means I am now represented by a new Member of Parliament, Edmonton-Sherwood Park’s Tim Uppal. When I lived in Edmonton-Centre I regularly received so called “ten-percenters” from Edmonton-Centre MP Laurie Hawn, as well as some from various Liberals (I can remember Iggy,
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