Tishaura Jones, the first female treasurer of St. Louis, set out to improve her city through good design. Through her own struggles dealing with the
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The Cracked Crystal Ball II: Tying A Few Things Together
I have written a few posts recently which criticize quite strongly the recent spate of conservative “we must cut everything” hysteria over Alberta’s budget: On
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Free Trade, CETA, TPP, and the US and Canadian Federal Elections: Some Critical Perspective
The following is critical to understand – for the people of Canada, the US, Europe and the world: “free trade” deals such those already signed
Continue readingThe Tory Pirate - Politics & Policy: Pirate Party Platform Spotlight (Part 4):Supporting Local Representation
A common complaint that the electorate has year-after-year is that MPs do not represent them. As party discipline hastightened into a stranglehold it has, in
Continue readingThe Tory Pirate - Politics & Policy: Pirate Party Platform Spotlight (Part 3): Fairness For Independents
Every election people across Canada seek to be elected as independents. Independents face a number of hurdles notshared by their party-nominated cousins. Obviously, they do
Continue readingThe Tory Pirate - Politics & Policy: Pirate Party Platform Spotlight (Part 2): Mincome
Poverty is an ongoing and tragic failure of Canadian governance. It has been an issue for so long that it is suspected themajor parties no
Continue readingThe Tory Pirate - Politics & Policy: Pirate Party Platform Spotlight (Part 1): Intellectual Property Reform
Welcome to the Pirate Party Platform Spotlight where I explain a selected planksfrom the party’s 2015 election platform (since I highly doubt the media will). Ok, letsget
Continue readingThings Are Good: Urban Living Cheaper, More Sustainable Than Suburban
Years of car-focused suburban designs have unleashed problems in the 21st century that we will have to deal with and accommodate. The years of the
Continue readingThe Right-Wing Observer: Tory Misuse of Holocaust is Offensive
The carefully orchestrated Conservative Campaign of Confusion continued today as the Harper Tories repeatedly exploited and misused one of the world’s most baggage-laden words. The Tory Word of
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Shaw is trying to force indie Internet providers to artificially raise prices for Canadians
10418983_10152770578749759_4936705458735744107_n.png New move blocks Canadians from affordable Internet alternatives, in attempt to force independent providers to raise prices in line with Shaw’s recent steep price
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia delivers letter from 48 leading organizations calling for full text of TPP to be released to enable public debate
This week, our own Free Expression Campaigner Meghan Sali travelled to Washington, D.C., to hand-deliver an exciting new letter organized by our friends at the
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Let’s talk about pol-i-cy. #nlpoli
Some people are making issue lately out of the fact that – supposedly – the Liberals have not released any policies. The Liberals will be
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: CBC article on Ontario budget mentions my youth voter registration policy
Yes, this is shameless self-promotion on my part, but hey, my Mom thought it was cool: “The Liberals also plan to revamp the Grade 10
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: CBC article on Ontario budget mentions my youth voter registration policy
Yes, this is shameless self-promotion on my part, but hey, my Mom thought it was cool: “The Liberals also plan to revamp the Grade 10
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: CBC article on Ontario budget mentions my youth voter registration policy
Yes, this is shameless self-promotion on my part, but hey, my Mom thought it was cool:”The Liberals also plan to revamp the Grade 10 Civics curriculum to get students more involved in their communities and introduce voter registration in high schools.”
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Inside Vancouver’s Sanctuary City Movement (VIDEO)
In Vancouver, human rights groups and immigration advocates are fighting to make the city a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants. The post Inside Vancouver’s Sanctuary
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: It’s Big Telecom vs. YOU
The thing we love the most about the Internet is that it’s a level playing field for free expression, economic opportunity, and innovation. But Big
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Here’s what I told key MPs about their Online Spying Bill C-13
Our Steve Anderson was on Parliament Hill in Ottawa this morning. He testified to key MPs on the Justice and Human Rights Committee about the
Continue readingThe Right-Wing Observer: Harper’s Conservatives already have enough evidence
Harper’s Conservatives don’t need you telling them how incompetent or wasteful they are. They don’t need to know those things and they certainly don’t need
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: My policy on improving civic education makes the Ontario Liberal Party platform!
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
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