It wasn’t very long ago that Brad Wall was a part of shaping western Canada. He wanted BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and maybe even Manitoba to agree on LCD wage and labour codes, so we could more easily trade workers around. Now that he’s surrounded by NDP provinces, he’s not involved? Alberta & Manitoba have agreed […]
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Bouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Winnipeg (recap)
Those who want to vote strategically in the coming election are often find it challenging to decide which party to vote for. This is again true in the current election. In a series of posts I have reviewed five Winnipeg ridings where strategic voting could make a difference in voting.
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic Voting in Winnipeg South: vote Liberal
Winnipeg has become an important battle ground in the recent election. In the last election, in 2011, six of the eight ridings that include part of Winnipeg went Conservative. In five of these, strategic voting could make a difference. Strategic voting Winnipeg South Winnipeg South: vote Liberal CPC incumbent Rod Bruinooge
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic Voting in Saint Boniface-Saint Vital: vote Liberal
Saint Boniface-Saint Vital: vote Liberal Tactical voting inSaint Boniface-Saint Vital In recent posts, I suggested that tactical voters in Elmwood-Transcona should vote NDP, that in Winnipeg South Centre, tactical voters are best advised to vote Liberal, and that in Kildonan-St. Paul, tactical votes should go to the NDP. In this post, I will argue that in
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic Voting in Kildonan-St. Paul: Vote NDP
Kildonan-St. Paul: vote NDP Strategic voting in Kildonan-St. Paul In recent posts, I suggested strategic voters in Elmwood-Transcona should vote NDP, and in Winnipeg South Centre, strategic voters are best advised to vote Liberal. In this post, I will argue that although Kildonan-St. Paul is a long shot, tactical voters should back the NDP. The
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Winnipeg South Centre: vote Liberal
Winnipeg South Centre: vote Liberal In my last post, I urged strategic voters in Elmwood-Transcona to vote NDP. In the nearby riding of Winnipeg South Centre, strategic voters should vote Liberal. Strategic voting in Winnipeg South Center The Conservative incumbent is Joyce Bateman, who was recently in the news for reading a
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Strategic voting in Elmwood-Transcona: vote NDP
Strategic voting in Elmwood-Transcona: vote NDP Strategic voting in Elmood-Transcona Winnipeg has become an important battle ground in the recent election. In the last election, in 2011, six of the eight ridings that include part of Winnipeg went Conservative. In several of these, strategic voting could make a difference. One
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Wireless prices are so high that a black market is now emerging
Cheaper plans being sold on Kijiji? This has got to stop! Article by Peter Nowak for Alphabeatic You know wireless pricing in Canada is messed up when there’s a black market emerging to provide people with better deals. read more
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Video: Manitoba government urged to recognize the genocide and help heal the trauma
Winnipeg, June, 5, 2015: At the Manitoba Legislative Building, Maeengan Linklater answers journalists’ questions about his proposed Manitoba Indian Residential Schools Genocide and Reconciliation Memorial Day Act. Photo: Paul S. Graham Now that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has completed its work, and the major federal political parties
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Energy East pipeline: Maude Barlow raises alarm in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Beginning April 11, communities along TransCanada’s proposed Energy East route in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will hear why the pipeline is all risk and little reward for them. The post Energy East pipeline: Maude Barlow raises alarm in Saskatchewan and Manitoba appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Manitoba Autism Crisis Demonstrates Need For A REAL Canadian National Autism Strategy
Canada, despite a private members motion championed by the late Fredericton MP Andy Scott and Nova Scotia MP Peter Stoffer which called for one, does not have a REAL National Autism Strategy. The failure to enact a REAL National Autism Strategy means that in some provinces very few autistic children
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: RCMP Pursuing A Relationship
Cop constructively abducts Native woman in Canada <~ media calls it "Pursuing a Relationship" FU pic.twitter.com/tdHy8daYKg — lastrealindians.com (@lastrealindians) January 9, 2015 RCMP officers don’t possess good sense given to every other human being, apparently.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: SaskPower Says Bigger Is Better, Even Losses? #PowerToGrow
As a followup to the Star Phoenix’s article on the hugely expensive, and (public) money losing CCS plant at Estevan, comes word of further cost overruns. The overruns, in the hundreds of millions of dollars, would have been sufficient to buy Regina its Stadium II, outright, fix its pension shortfall,
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Government teaching new Canadians to hate Louis Riel
The government is rewriting Canadian history by poisoning the minds of new Canadians with an egregious misrepresentation of Louis Riel, the nineteenth-century leader of the Métis people and the founder of Manitoba province. The post Government teaching new Canadians to hate Louis Riel appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Robert Reich discusses how a reasonable balance of economic and political power is necessary to any protection of meaningful personal freedom: In reality, corporate free speech drowns out the free speech of ordinary people who can’t flood the halls of Congress with campaign
Continue readingOn the good news front—Experimental Lakes Area is open for business
Of all the victims of the federal government’s suppression of science, the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) was perhaps the most important. The ELA, comprised of 58 freshwater lakes along with accommodation and laboratories, is a unique Canadian scientific research facility, the only site in the world where whole lake-experimentation is
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: 40 Years of Accidents in a Single Year
2013 had more railroad accidents than the past 40 years combined. Also, if you remember, a Quebec town was blown up, killing dozens instantly after the Lac Megantic rail disaster from under-staffing of a trail carrying dangerous tarsands bitumen in cars not rated for carrying it. My pal Jerry mused:
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Canadian Woman Freezes To Death
I wonder if talk radio will be buzzing about how Manitobans let a young woman freeze to death rather than stop and see why she was trying to flag them down for help. I bet John Gormley Live will be all over this scandal and worrying shift in Canadian values.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on what Saskatchewan can learn from some significant developments in privacy law in Manitoba and Alberta. For further reading…– Paul Broad and Daniel Michaluk introduce Manitoba’s new private-sector legislation.– Alberta’s similar legislation is here, while the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision striking it down is here. In particular, see
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Electioneering in the guise of consultation – it’s tawdry & cynical and has to stop!
I wonder how many Manitobans have received an email from their Manitoba NDP MLA entitled “A Fairer Deal for Renters.” I wonder how many are as pissed off as I am about what it represents. Hi Paul You may have seen information in your mailbox recently about Manitoba’s Fairer Deal for
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