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Alberta Politics: Happy Canada Day! Nice to welcome a new NDP government, though some caveats may apply here in Alberta

Jul

1

2017

PHOTOS: British Columbia’s NDP Premier-Designate John Horgan with your blogger, not so very long ago. Below: Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley, a Vancouver take on a Canada Day flag, and B.C. premier W.A.C. Bennett in his heyday. Happy Canada Day, people, and after more than 50 days of waiting to find out what the heck ...

Michal Rozworski: Four (more) arguments against real-world basic income

Apr

25

2017

With the Ontario Liberals rolling out their basic income pilot project to much fanfare this week, it’s an opportune time to dive into the debates around BI once again. 1 Political aspects of unemployment A few weeks ago I attended a debate on basic income and left in Toronto hosted by The Leap. During the ...

BigCityLib Strikes Back: Federal NDPer Defects To OLP

Apr

21

2016

OTTAWA — One of the federal NDP’s former rising stars has decided she wants to run for the provincial Liberals in Ontario. Good luck to her. And it shows that Wynne’s OLP is still attracting talent, so good news for them too whether she wins that nomination or not. And, yes, she is still hot.

BigCityLib Strikes Back: Federal NDPer Defects To OLP

Apr

21

2016

OTTAWA — One of the federal NDP’s former rising stars has decided she wants to run for the provincial Liberals in Ontario. Good luck to her. And it shows that Wynne’s OLP is still attracting talent, so good news for them too whether she wins that nomination or not. And, yes, she is still hot.

Political Eh-conomy: Podcast: Pension tensions and privatizations

May

1

2015

https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/podcast150501-pensions-and-privatization.mp3 I have two guests on two different topics today. First up: Kevin Skerrett, a pension researcher at the Canadian Union of Public Employees. I spoke with him about the role of pensions in financialized capitalism. Don’t let the word pensions scare you off, this is a conversation that gets to the heart of how ...

The Canadian Progressive: NDP MP Glenn Thibeault defects to Ontario Liberals, “proud” of it

Dec

16

2014

Sudbury NDP MP Glenn Thibeault has defected from the federal party to run for Kathleen Wynne’s Ontario Liberals in a upcoming byelection in Sudbury. The post NDP MP Glenn Thibeault defects to Ontario Liberals, “proud” of it appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.

Alberta Diary: Red in Central Canada, blue in Ottawa an immutable rule that favours Harper’s Tories? Don’t bet on it!

Jun

18

2014

Is Justin Trudeau finished because Kathleen Wynne just won in Ontario, like the mainstream media’s pundits are telling you? Don’t be too sure! (Say, as one Twitter commenter asked, who is that old man with Mr. Trudeau?) Below: The same guy with NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair. Weird! Below them: Lawrence Martin and Tim Harper. It’s ...

Cowichan Conversations: Wynne’s Win, and the Agony of Right-Wing Pundits

Jun

16

2014

Three election opportunities lost, Nova Scotia, BC and now the Ontario results flatten the calculating NDP strategists decision to force an election and shift to the so called middle. Here is Murray Dobbin’s assessment as carried in the Tyee Bad voters! You failed to opt for communal suicide. By Murray Dobbin While I realize it ...

The Liberal Scarf: My policy on improving civic education makes the Ontario Liberal Party platform!

May

25

2014

Readers of this space will remember my policy on youth voter registration that was passed as a priority policy at the Ontario Young Liberals Summer Fling last year. The policy was also debated on Common Ground platform building discussion site where it became one of the top ranked policies in the education section. Today, I am ...

The Liberal Scarf: My policy on improving civic education makes the Ontario Liberal Party platform!

May

25

2014

Readers of this space will remember my policy on youth voter registration that was passed as a priority policy at the Ontario Young Liberals Summer Fling last year. The policy was also debated on Common Ground platform building discussion site where it became one of the top ranked policies in the education section. Today, I am ...

The Liberal Scarf: My policy on improving civic education makes the Ontario Liberal Party platform!

May

25

2014

Readers of this space will remember my policy on youth voter registration that was passed as a priority policy at the Ontario Young Liberals Summer Fling last year. The policy was also debated on Common Ground platform building discussion site where it became one of the top ranked policies in the education section. Today, I am ...

The Liberal Scarf: Is Andrea Horwath for real?

May

10

2014

That’s what the new Kathleen Wynne ad asks Ontarians after Horwath said NO to an increased child benefit, an Ontario Pension Plan, better transit, and a new job creation strategy for Ontario. I’m really digging the “I’m Kathleen Wynne and I stand behind this message” tag the Premier has been using. I’m sure NDP’ers will ...

The Liberal Scarf: Is Andrea Horwath for real?

May

10

2014

That’s what the new Kathleen Wynne ad asks Ontarians after Horwath said NO to an increased child benefit, an Ontario Pension Plan, better transit, and a new job creation strategy for Ontario. I’m really digging the “I’m Kathleen Wynne and I stand behind this message” tag the Premier has been using. I’m sure NDP’ers will ...

The Liberal Scarf: Is Andrea Horwath for real?

May

10

2014

That’s what the new Kathleen Wynne ad asks Ontarians after Horwath said NO to an increased child benefit, an Ontario Pension Plan, better transit, and a new job creation strategy for Ontario. I’m really digging the “I’m Kathleen Wynne and I stand behind this message” tag the Premier has been using. I’m sure NDP’ers will ...

Scott's DiaTribes: Congrats to Nancy Leblanc, your OLP candidate for Parkdale-High Park

Apr

30

2014

My long time blogging colleague will apparently be acclaimed in that riding on May 7th for the OLP, and like BigCityLib, I am very pleased to see and hear this. I’ll repeat what I said elsewhere: despite the fact we sometimes disagree on things, we are friends, and I wish her nothing but the best ...

BigCityLib Strikes Back: Some Good News For OLP

Apr

30

2014

On May 7th, @impolitical will be nominated as the #olp candidate for Parkdale-High Park. Congrats Nancy! http://t.co/cQKfX7CZdR #onpoli— Jeff Jedras (@jeffjedras) April 29, 2014 You won’t find a better person to carry the flag.

BigCityLib Strikes Back: OLP Should Approve Some Nominations

Apr

12

2014

The lesson from this story also applies here, I think. The best spin I can put on the party’s behavior is that they’re dithering because they’re not sure yet whether we’ll be having a Spring election, and if not, maybe they have more time to find a “star” candidate. Or, alternatively: maybe they’re just grubbing around ...

A BCer in Toronto: Why Nancy Leblanc will beat Cheri DeNovo in Parkdale-High Park

Feb

6

2014

My friend Nancy LeBlanc (you may also know her as Impolitical) is running for the Ontario Liberal nomination in Parkdale-High Park, and I think she’s going to beat the NDP’s Cheri DeNovo in the next election. Why? Because she’ll work harder. I haven’t met many people — particularly candidates — that genuinely enjoy canvassing as ...

A BCer in Toronto: Ontario’s NDP lines up behind Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

Jan

15

2014

Here’s an example of some pretty cynical political pandering from Ontario’s NDP, as it decides to sidle up to Toronto’s crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford in a misguided attempt to score political points. Back in November, when there was discussion about whether the province should intervene in the drama surrounding Ford and Toronto’s city council, Ontario ...

The Liberal Scarf: Haven’t had a chance to vote for my idea on Common Ground? Take just a minute to support youth engagement and better civic education!

Oct

12

2013

My idea is ranked 40th out of over 1000 ideas suggested, and is in the top 10 for the education section. To vote, simply sign up and agree with the idea!

The Liberal Scarf: Brush up on my youth democratic participation and civic education policy in time for provincial council!

Sep

26

2013

With provincial council coming up this weekend, here’s a brush up on my policy that got prioritized by the Ontario Young Liberals at Summer Fling back in August. Here is a blog post I wrote outlining some of the stats and evidence behind this policy, and why I think it would work for Ontario. ENCOURAGING YOUTH ...

Scott's DiaTribes: Disappointing environmental decision from the Ontario Government – again.

Jun

10

2013

I’ve not been an Ontario Liberal Party member in over a year – one of the main reasons I let it lapse are listed here, where I expressed a lot of frustration that Dalton Mcguinty was in essence “pulling a Harper” and using an omnibus bill which contained weakened environmental laws. I had hoped with ...

Driving The Porcelain Bus: Ontario Liberals On The Verge of Forcing An Election

Apr

24

2013

To make a minority government work, the party in power needs the support of enough members of parliament to pass confidence-vote legislation like the budget. This can be done on an issue by issue basis, or, by coming to an on-going agreement with one or more opposition parties to form a coalition government. Currently, in ...

Driving The Porcelain Bus: Ontario Liberals On The Verge of Forcing An Election

Apr

24

2013

To make a minority government work, the party in power needs the support of enough members of parliament to pass confidence-vote legislation like the budget. This can be done on an issue by issue basis, or, by coming to an on-going agreement with one or more opposition parties to form a coalition government. Currently, in ...

Driving The Porcelain Bus: Ontario Liberals On The Verge of Forcing An Election

Apr

24

2013

To make a minority government work, the party in power needs the support of enough members of parliament to pass confidence-vote legislation like the budget. This can be done on an issue by issue basis, or, by coming to an on-going agreement with one or more opposition parties to form a coalition government. Currently, in ...