It is a tautology that a successful politician is one who is capable of attracting votes. However the way successful politicians can attract votes is divided into largely two overlapping categories. They can enact and advocate for policies and politi…
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THE FIFTH COLUMN: Why You Must Vote on Monday May 2, 2011
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Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Hey, Mr. Wall ………… Pay Attention!
Sask. Party Premier, Brad Wall
Since being elected in November 2007 the Brad Wall Sask Party government has been busy stripping away workers rights, and bringing in legislation that attacks democratic institutions and undermines the Canadian …
THE FIFTH COLUMN: Rant For Canada
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Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Debate: Canadian Values Win
The most interesting thing I noticed about the debate was where all the leaders, or at least all of the federalist leaders, agreed. These were on what I would consider to be the most basic of Canadian values, but values that many of us suspect are not …
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: We get 30 cents back – People for Corporate Tax Cuts, Canada
People for Corporate Tax Cuts – Canada
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Global financial crisis/recovery: What does it mean for Saskatchewan?
Global financial crisis/recovery: What does it mean for Saskatchewan?
– by Dr. Simon Enoch, Director of the Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
These remarks were delivered to the Saskatchewan CED and Co-operatives Conf…
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: He said What?
“Our financial and business risk outweighs our legal obligation.”
– Regina Mayor Pat Fiacco, April 6, 2011
(Executive Committee, Regina City Council)
Ummm, Pat, wrong answer! The United Steelworkers (USW) union has won a landmark legal decis…
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Double standard rampant in Saskatchewan
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Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Stephen Harper is working hard – People for Corporate Tax Cuts Canada
People for Corporate Tax Cuts Canada
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber Pushing for Two Party System
It started with Ignatieff joining Harper’s anti-coalition bandwagon, the common message being that the big boys don’t share power with the little guys and it’s extended to the push for a debate between just Harper and Ignatieff because they think that …
Continue reading264MHz: The Conservatives are bad for democracy, but how much better are the Liberals?
The Conservatives have done many things to undermine our democracy over the years. The Liberals have opposed many of them, some of the most important ones have met with only a half-hearted response from the Liberals. The Liberals have given credence to Harper’s lies about the legitimacy of the coalition by following his claims (even […]
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Harper’s Hitlist: Power, Process and the Assault on Democracy – Dobbin
The following is reproduced from the Council of Canadians website:
Stephen Harper’s Assault on Democracy
Author and Rabble.ca columnist Murray Dobbin details the harm Prime Minister Stephen Harper is doing to the political and social fabric of C…
Continue readingPop The Stack: The Real Tyrant in Canada is You
Today, as the Liberals put forward a motion to find the Conservative government in contempt for withholding information and misleading parliament, House government leader John Baird used the phrase “Tyranny of the Majority” to describe the action. I wrote last week about another MP using this same outrageous phrase. It is actually quite surprising for Minister Baird to […]
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Democracy Election
While thousands worldwide sacrifice their lives for the right to free elections Canadians complain about having one.That is not to say there are no reasons for some Canadians not to want an election. Certainly if you support the Reformatories you have …
Continue readingRight of Center Ice: Attn Peter McKay: It’s too late to hype your "morals"
From the CBC — “Libyan mission a ‘moral duty,’ McKay says.” Well, that’s a relief. Just when I thought the Harper Government was devoid of morals, they put a mic in front of Progressive Conservative turncoat, Peter McKay, to talk about the morality of Canada’s decision to help enforce the
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