Back in 2004, the Harper Conservatives accused the Paul Martin Liberals of having a “hidden agenda” to raise the age to qualify for the Old Age Security to 67. The Conservative Party of Canada had acquired the information on the Liberals through access to information. As far as I… ..
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eaves.ca: The Exciting Launch of Represent.ca and What It Says About Open Data in Canada
Last week a group of volunteer programs from across Canada announced the launch of Represent.ca – a website that tries to map all of Canada’s boundaries. Confused? Don’t be. It’s simple. This is a nifty piece of digital infrastructure – try visiting the website yourself! After identifying where you are
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: NDP Move to Protect Old Age Security – Vote on Feb 6th
The NDP used the Opposition day in Parliament today to put forward a motion that the federal government not pay for its agenda on the backs of Canadian Seniors by raising the age at which they will qualify for Old Age Security (OAS). Several times NDP members put the question
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Queer Liberal Caucus Coffee House A Huge Success
On Sunday, January 29th a group of 45+ Queer Liberals, Liberally Curious Canadians and allies of the LGBTQ community (myself included) met at the Church Street Community Centre to talk, drink coffee and build on the momentum of the biennial convention. I was really impressed with the turn out for
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Harper Conservatives – Cutting off Old-Age Security
The Harper Conservatives are making a move to cut off Old-Age Security. Their internal communications are framing Old-Age Security as a burden on ordinary Canadians. I don’t see many Canadians complaining that a small portion of their tax money goes into ensuring that low-income seniors… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The Harper government, Ethical Oil and Sun Media connection – rabble.ca
What do EthicalOil.org, OurDecision.ca, JasonKenney.ca, JoeOliver.ca, GoNewclear.com, the original SunTVNews.ca website, Amerians4OPEC.com, Wildrosecaucus.ca, RichardDur.ca, CalgaryWard14.ca, Cummins4BC.ca, CorrieAdolph.com, HeatherForsyth.com, PaulHinman.ca, PierreMP.ca, and DriveOutTheTax.com… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The One-For-One Rule an Over-Simplified Approach to Regulations
President of the Treasury Board Minister Tony Clement Minister Tony Clement’s released their new One-For-One rule on Jan 18th. Put simply the press release is announcing that the federal government plans to treat regulations like trading cards. This means that regulators… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: EI financing agency spends millions doing nothing – Politics – CBC News
So much for being fiscally responsible! Maybe the reason the number of Service Canada’s E.I. offices is being slashed by over 80% is to pay for this boondoggle. EI financing agency spends millions doing nothing – Politics – CBC News: Backlogged by Design Conservative ridings benefit from… ..
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Fort McMurray Liberal Kyle Harrietha On His 2012 Convention Experience
Filed under: Canadian Politics, Liberal Party of Canada Tagged: #cdnpoli, #LPC12, #ott12, Kyle Harrietha, liberal biennial convention
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Hot Or Not: January 18th NDP Leadership Debate Edition
Hot: Beards: The hottest accessory at the Tom Mulcair after-party was a beard. If you are showing solidarity with your leadership or simply waiting in the forest for the revolution to come, you need to get yourself a beard. Transit City: The planning policy that would have turned “Toronto the
Continue readingeaves.ca: My Canadian Open Government Consultation Submission
Attached below is my submission to the Open Government Consultation conducted by Treasury Board over the last couple of weeks. There appear to be a remarkable number of submission that were made by citizens, which you can explore on the Treasury Board website. In addition, Tracey Lauriault has tracked some
Continue readingThey Just Don’t Get It
Last week it was revealed that Roshi Chadha, an asbestos exporter , sat on the board of the Canadian Red Cross,certainly someone an organistion like the Red Cross would be loathe to be associated with.Yet far from distancing themselves from Chadha and demanding her immediate resignation they instead supported her.
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Backlogged by Design?
It is an old tried and tested political trick. If you want to look like a hero, break something while no one is looking… fix it and then take all the credit. If that statement has you scratching your head consider the case of Service Canada. The offices are already
Continue readingAsbestos Trader sits on Board of Governors of the Canadian Red Cross
That’s right folks as difficult as that is to believe. Roshi Chadha a member of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Red Cross is also an asbestos exporter. Since 1981, she has been an executive of Seja Trade Ltd., a Montreal company that has for years been exporting asbestos
Continue readingeaves.ca: Oh, the hypocrisy… Oilsands, EthicalOil.org and Foreign Funding
Wow. Talk about the hypocrisy. So EthicalOil.org which has been leading the charge about how foreign money is influencing environmental groups and the regulatory process. But… apparently it refuses to disclose its donor list. The double truths get better. While they state on their website they only receive money from
Continue readingeaves.ca: Ethical Oil and the Northern Gateway Pipeline Process
This piece is cross-posted from the Toronto Star’s Op-Ed Page. This week the “ethical oil” argument adopted by the federal government took an interesting twist. While billions from China pour into Canada to develop the oilsands and fund the construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline, on Monday the government announced
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Investing in Children is Good for the Economy
A new study came out today saying that investing in our nations children is good for the economy. Sadly the current Federal Government does not believe in investing in Canada’s children. Dating back to one of their first official acts – dismantling a national child care program… ..
Continue readingeaves.ca: What I’m Digesting: Good Reads from the First Week of January
Government Procurement is Broken: Example #5,294,702 or “The Government’s $200,000 Useless Android Application” by Rich Jones This post is actually a few months old, but I stumbled on it again the other day and could help but laugh and cry at the same time. Written by a freelance computer developer,
Continue readingEdwin Current: Happy New Year 2012 and Impeach Mayor Quimby (Rob Ford) Update
2012 is here! Some think it is going to be the end of the world but I think it will be the beginning of a new world. I predict many exciting things will happen and I am looking forward to it. I just wanted to post an update in my
Continue readingEdwin Current: Happy New Year 2012 and Impeach Mayor Quimby (Rob Ford) Update
2012 is here! Some think it is going to be the end of the world but I think it will be the beginning of a new world. I predict many exciting things will happen and I am looking forward to it.I just wanted to post an update in my efforts to …
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