Open Letter to my MP A blog post from Pearson’s Post (Link Here) Dear Olivia Chow,(Or, campaign staffer who is screening the emails she gets),Thank you for calling me tonight at home in the riding of Trinity-Spadina to ask if you could count on my volunteer help.As I said at
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Meagan Trush: Polls
Nanos’ overnight poll post-debate has Stephen Harper’s leadership rating down 15 points. That is a big win for the progressives in this country and hardly surprising given the slew of controversy that has plagued the Conservative camp. A little birdie told me the NDP is collapsing in Ontario, making the
Continue readingMeagan Trush: Straggler..
Okay so I’ve been slacking on the blogging of late. Mostly because I’ve been hard at work on the campaign trail.. The debate last night was interesting for we political dorks, but I imagine largely forgettable to everyone else. The opposition leaders attempted to call PM Harper out on a
Continue readingMeagan Trush: Election: First week roundup
Its been just over a week since the writ dropped and the 41st federal election was announced. Its been a wild one, to be sure. Here’s the Readers Digets version of the first week, by party. Green Party: Green Party leader Elizabeth May raised a fuss after being told that
Continue readingMeagan Trush: Antagonism and Opportunism
The federal election being called last Friday has thrown me into an inescapable vortex of Canadian federal politics, and somehow a story that would normally catch my eye escaped me. On 20 March, fringe Florida pastor Terry Jones was involved in the burning of a copy of the Qu’ran (Muslim
Continue readingMeagan Trush: Quote of the Day..
” I’m also tired of people complaining that this is an unnecessary election and too costlyLike wtf?!Democracy isn’t cheap or convenientIf you want to be free of costly elections move to Syria or North Korea” Adam J, you made my evening.
Continue readingMeagan Trush: "The Fall of the House of Harper"…
So read the headlines of the National Post. Today shortly after 1pm, EVERY sitting Member of Parliament that is not a Conservative voted non-confidence in the government. Interesting..
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