I refuse to believe that the people of Alberta are as socially conservative and right wing as their political representation suggests. I do not believe that the people of Alberta would take away a woman’s right to control her body, or is genuinely oppo…
Continue readingTEN COMPELLING REASONS TO VOTE FOR STEPHEN HARPER
(Let’s raise the tone of the debate. This is about values, and principles, not which level of government has jurisdiction. Vote for what you believe in.)
1. If you believe that the wealthy are the bastion of liberty in a world threatened by the to…
Continue readingQuebec voters to break separatist deadlock?
It seems that Quebec voters are warming up to the idea of voting NDP. It was only a matter of time before voters there would tire of separatist parties and would tire of wasting their vote for a party that could never govern or have a meaningful role i…
Continue readingMichael Ignatieff in Victoria: What will you do for the youth? (video)
Here is AMFresh video by my partner at AMFresh of one of the questions asked and answered at the Victoria Election Town Hall rally with Michael Ignatieff on Sunday evening at Crystal Gardens.
Continue readingDebating the debate: dissecting Tuesday’s Royal Rumble at the Legion…
(Updated – thanks to a reader, changed the headline from ‘Wednesday’ to ‘Tuesday’… the short week has me all screwed up!) A few quick points – and a poll! – before I rush into the office to put together the E-B’s Pre-Election Edition, filled with all kinds of candidate goodness for the Easter weekend (bonus: no […]
The Scott Ross: Harper Describes Himself As ‘Radical Right-wing Ideologue’
In 2001 in the race for leader of the Canadian Alliance Party, the Globe and Mail reported that in a meeting with Tory Caucus supporters, Stephen Harper described himself as “A radical ideologue who wants to retreat into a right-wing NDP.”At a time whe…
Continue readingArt Threat: It won’t be the same without sculpture – Vancouver Biennale to uninstall and auction off public artwork
35 works of art will be disappearing from Vancouver this summer. If you’ve noticed a favourite sculpture wrapped in yellow tape, get ready to say your goodbyes.
Continue readingEvilness: Be careful what you ask for – part II
Subtitled why a Harper majority would be bad for the Conservative party. Now we know that a Harper majority would be a disaster for Canada, but what isn’t as well known is the damage to the Conservative brand that a Harper majority would do.
Continue readingEvilness: Be careful what you ask for…
… you might get it. So the Grits have taken down the ad with the Harper “misquote”. The problem for Harper and his Conservatives is that Harper has a big mouth and there’s plenty of other quotes that the Liberals can use to beat Harper over the head …
Continue readingJust Another Willy Loman: Canadian youth can own this election
For the last five years, the Harper conservative party has spent millions of dollars attacking the leaders of the opposition parties, with vicious, exaggerated, and fabricated, personal attack ads.
Please allow me to repeat this.
With all the priori…
Continue readingUpdates from The National Citizens Coalition
FYI, I get emails from the NCC, all of them peddling shamelessly for Harper…
April 12, 2011:
Dear Friend of freedom,
It seems like just yesterday that we braved a certain frigid December day, which changed the way we’d look at Canadian politics fo…
Continue readingIlluminated By Street Lamps: NDP-Grit Divide Is The Real Story Of Election 41
Shockwave: The NDP has tied the Grits for support as the election enters its final phase, according to a pollreleased by Angus Reid Public Opinion. Both parties are polling at 25% support, putting them both 10% behind Big Blue. Looks like voters do draw a distinct line between the Grits
Continue readingWhat I’m reading….
Nicolas NicklebyI’ve gotten to Chapter 41, but I’m stuck, because I keep returning to reread the theatre chapters, because those are the best, and the rest of the novel just doesn’t have the same kind of energy. I’ve read the last three or four chapter…
Continue readingCo2 Art: What Happens When You Mess with Nature
Remember the Chernobyl chicken? Variously portrayed as the size of a moose, or having four legs, or what have you, this creature was not only the product of overactive imaginations following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
No one would be blamed for w…
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Oh look!
Yet another way for the NDP not to defend the life saving long gun registry.
The NDP candidate said one of the major issues on the Conservatives’ agenda is the abolition of the national long-gun registry.
While he’s personally ambivalent about the reg…
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Stephen Harper is no George Bush
Extremism in the pursuit of a goal is still extremism
A couple of days ago, we wrote about a hand picked Harper gun policy advisor who compared Canadian police officers to Hitler’s genocidal SS.
It reminded us of George H.W. Bush’s resignation fro…
Continue readingThe Cost of Living
Rising household costs continue to affect Canadians and there is no relief in sight. Canadians, who are already finding difficulty in choosing between paying their bills or putting food on the table, will feel the squeeze continuing into the later half…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Dave Meslin Makes Sense of Citizen Engagement
Readers of this blog know that I am keen on progressive politics but also citizen engagement. Dave takes on the presumption of apathy. The presumption of apathy is challenged and seen as a function of institutionalized barriers and obstacles. He explores my other passion of leadership. Leadership is an heroic effort and a
Continue readingThe Dominion blogs: Chasing Ghosts: Questioning the death of Vittorio Arrigoni
Vittorio Arrigoni, killed Friday, April 15 is the first international activist killed by Palestinians in the history of the conflict. Mystery surrounding his kidnapping and death leaves significant questions about the those allegedly responsible, t…
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