Stephen Harper is so conservative he makes Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney look like the NDP, and that’s according to Stephen Harper. I guess that’s why he wants a majority.In a February 1994 Globe and Mail article titled Neo-Cons: Young Bucks of the New …
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The Scott Ross: Stephen Harper & Opposing Gay Rights
In an opinion column of March 21 1995 Stephen Harper defined his Reform Party as being based on three issues, to be more specific, he defined it as being based on three “g-issues”- guns, gays, and government grants.The purpose of the article was to at…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: The Sun & Liberalism
Looking upward and looking forward, I see some parallels today between the weather, between those fixtures in the sky and us, and our political struggle. The clouds may cover or block out the sun, they may make the world dull, dreary, cold and harsh, l…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: An Election For Canada & Voting In Democracy
No matter what city or riding you live in, no matter what your ballot says, or whose names are on it, I know what is beside that X you will mark down. I know what is beside that X tomorrow, I know what is beside that X in five years. I know what is bes…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Why There Aren’t Many Women In Politics
Politics is confrontational, it is aggressive, and it is demanding, but I don’t think these are the real reasons why there aren’t more women involved in the political system. The reason why women are so disproportionately active in politics is because …
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Vote For The Next BC Premier
If you want to have a Premier that represents you, here is your opportunity. On February 26th there will be a vote on the next BC Liberal Leader and Premier of our province. Now whether you agree with the BC Liberals or not, they will be in power for t…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Online Voting, Good For Voters, Better For Democracy
Online voting is the next evolutionary step in our democracy, as it evolves so too will our political system, and we will all be the better for it.In the BC Liberal leadership race, candidate Christy Clark announced yesterday that if elected Premier sh…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Video: Kelowna RCMP Kick Unarmed Man In Face
**UPDATE: RCMP Officer most likely will be charged with assault**UPDATE: Buddy Tavares is released and denies initial allegationBuddy Tavares, a 51 year-old man, while being arrested in Kelowna BC was brutally kicked in the face by RCMP Constable Geoff…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Follow A Conservative Or Lead With Liberals
When did having a dominating leader become a good thing? When did a political party, intended to represent the views of many, become valued only for the views of one? While some may envy the Conservative Party’s strong leadership of Stephen Harper, I f…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Caring Doesn’t Have Jurisdictions
The ideal state is not where citizens care about the government, the ideal state is where citizens care about everything.We often care about watching the government, knowing what it does with our money and with our laws, though all the while we spend a…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Overcoming Elitism
In politics, while the term elite has no negative connotations, the term elitism does. As the criticism of being elitist is a growing powerful attack against politicians, they should be weary of its distinction.The difference between elite and elitism …
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Tweet Rephrase Department (Say That Five Times Fast)
BC Liberal leadership candidate Moira Stilwell made an interesting tweet today that required a second look. And making the tweet more humorous is the sense that Dr. Moira Stilwell herself appeared to see the possibility for its misinterpretation.”Thank…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Significance of New Years
New Years is not just another day, not just another old calendar, it is our time, it is us. It is easy to see New Years as just another night of celebrating or perhaps even just an opportunity to go to bed early, but it is harder to see just how import…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: The One Word All Liberals Fear
There is a word that all Liberals fear, for the federal Liberals it galvanizes the opposing Conservative Party’s support, for the BC Liberals it only divides their own. The word of course is coalition.Federally, “coalition” conjures up the all but stat…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Stephane Dion was the Best Thing to Happen to the Liberal Party
There were other men like King, Trudeau, and Chretien that brought the Liberal Party success, but it was Stephane Dion in the most recent election, that though he brought short-term drastic defeat, ensured long-term Liberal victory. It was not Stephane…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Conservatives Don’t Know What They Are
Conservatives don’t know what they are, and they’re not even looking.Where the Federal Liberal Party has held numerous policy conventions, where their leader has traveled the country to hear ideas from ordinary Canadians, where they themselves have cal…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Christy Clark Changing BC
Christy Clark is was in Kelowna on December 21, speaking to a crowd of over 50 BC Liberals she outlined her vision for changing British Columbia. Of the policies she discussed, the underlying trend is evident, greater participation, greater involvement…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: The BC NDP Has 26 Days To Do Everything
Usually the absence of leadership precedes a leadership race, but in the case of the BC NDP, it appears the absence of leadership is the leadership race.With only until January 17 to sign up new members in order to vote for their new leader the BC NDP’…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Christy Clark For BC Premier
“It’s time for new leadership in this province, let’s choose it, let’s lead together.” – Christy ClarkThere’s a uniting force that surpasses the left and the right, the liberal and the conservative, and that is the individual, that is each and every on…
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