What is happening in Newfoundland and Labrador is not merely polarization in public opinion. Polarization implies that people are within the same community or see themselves as being within the same community. What we are seeing increasingly is the tendency to fragmentation. People do not listen to differing opinions,. They do
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CuriosityCat: Rule of Law crisis in Canada of Trudeau’s making
Justin Trudeau’s father would be horrified by the mess that his son has caused. A basic principle of our legal system is under threat by the prime minister and his top officers: “Butts and fellow PMO advisor Katie Telford told Wilson-Raybould’s staff that she should have her decision reviewed by
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Wanna talk loopholes? #nlpoli
Regular readers shouldn’t be surprised to discover the Liberals put a giant loophole in their independent appointments commission law that said, in essence, that they didn’t have to use the commission if they didn’t want to do so.Danny Williams did exa…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Wanna talk loopholes? #nlpoli
Regular readers shouldn’t be surprised to discover the Liberals put a giant loophole in their independent appointments commission law that said, in essence, that they didn’t have to use the commission if they didn’t want to do so.Danny Williams did exa…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Wanna talk loopholes? #nlpoli
Regular readers shouldn’t be surprised to discover the Liberals put a giant loophole in their independent appointments commission law that said, in essence, that they didn’t have to use the commission if they didn’t want to do so.Danny Williams did exa…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: How government decides – From Bow-Wow to Basenji #nlpoli
The Liberals’ signature policy initiative is Bill 1.It is so important that it is the only piece of new legislation the Liberals have introduced in this session that is directly connected to their election promises.Bill 1 creates a new appointments com…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Liberals surge to 43% in Battleground Ontario says Nanos
Here’s the Nanos latest poll: Nanos Nightly Election Tracking Highlights (3-day tracking ending October 2) – Federal Liberals trend up for last two nights of Nanos tracking National Ballot – In the latest Nanos tracking completed Friday evening the Liberals had 34.6% support followed by the Conservatives at 30.5%, the
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Liberals surge to 43% in Battleground Ontario says Nanos
Nanos Nightly Election Tracking Highlights (3-day tracking ending October 2) – Federal Liberals trend up for last two nights of Nanos tracking
- National Ballot – In the latest Nanos tracking completed Friday evening the Liberals had 34.6% support followed by the Conservatives at 30.5%, the NDP at 25.1%, and the Greens at 4.8% nationally.
- Battleground Ontario – There has been a noticeable movement in one of the key battlegrounds in favour of the Liberals over the past two evenings of tracking. Support for the Liberals in battleground Ontario stands at 43.6% while the Conservatives are at 33.8%, the NDP at 18.6% and the Greens at 4.0%.
CuriosityCat: Tom Mulcair says Not a Snowball’s Chance in Hell he will prop up a Harper minority government
The end of the Harper era Tom Mulcair has firmly rejected any chance that the NDP would support Stephen Harper’s government in any confidence votes after the October 19 election: Earlier Wednesday, Mulcair was also asked whether he would support a Conservative minority government. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Prime Minister Trudeau will lead us out of the Harper darkness
Harper’s sham democracy It is difficult to think of a more important election for Canada’s future than the coming October one. The choice is stark: more of the Harper Conservative chipping away at our democratic institutions, or, under Justin Trudeau as our PM, a refreshing change that will usher modern
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Success – Greece to stay in the Eurozone and the EU
Hands are being wrung; Chancellor Merkel is being cast as a vicious, heartless, and vengeful person; some speak of the French president being brushed aside; and Greeks are dismayed. During a tense, drama-filled weekend, a deal was hammered out and presented to the debtor nation, which now has to pass
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Barry Kay of Laurier Institute: Say welcome to Prime Minister Tom Mulcair
Global News graphic of the horse race James Armstrong of Global News has a fascinating article about the findings of the Barry Kay team of the Laurier Institute, with three really illuminating graphics. The three diagrams clearly spell out the problems facing the Liberals and the Conservatives, if either Trudeau
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Justin Trudeau’s legacy will equal that of his father
Just when Tom Mulcair was starting to measure the curtains in Harper’s home so that he could replace them when he became Prime Minister; when the polls showed a surge of votes for the NDP after the dramatic events in the recent Alberta election; and when pundits have started writing
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Ranked ballots in 2018: Democracy is coming to Canada!
Politician with Courage And not a moment too soon! The Liberal Party government of the province of Ontario deserves the congratulations of every Canadian for their bold step in dragging democracy into the 21st century with this step: The provincial government will change the Municipal Elections Act to allow cities
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Why the UK needs proportional representation
The Damsel is in distress The Telegraph has this introduction to the article on safe seats: Has your constituency already been won in the 2015 general election? Find out here. Does your vote really count? New research shows that more than half of MPs are in safe seats. Find your
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Kudos to Premier Wynne for remedying our democratic deficits
Political Reformer Premier Wynne While many premiers, MPs, politicians and commentators wring their hands about the low voting counts in elections, and the feeling of impotence of many citizens, Premier Wynne of Ontario has decided to stop whining and do something about it. With one bold step, Wynne will provide
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Why is Justin Trudeau dancing to victory?
Heather Malleck in the Toronto Star has a few good reasons why our next Prime Minister will be named Justin Trudeau: But what makes some politicians attractive and others repellent? Trudeau is intelligent, humane and self-confident, a Québécois who is devoted to Canadian unity and has the most marvellous family:
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Ontario Election: A Good Case for Proportional Representation
Premier Wynne led her Liberal Party to a majority government this week, trouncing the anti-statist (drown the government in a bathtub) frothings of the Conservative Party, and shouldering aside the NDP expectation that governmental power was theirs for the taking, like ripe fruit, without any real effort on their part
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Glenn Ashton's political blog: Is our Democracy save in the hands of Stephen Harper?
Safe? Andrew Coyne is yet one more person to wonder about the danger posed for Canada’s democratic institutions by the majority government of Stephen Harper: As I say, we’ve never seen anything quite like this, not even from this prime minister. Which raises the question: At what point do Conservatives
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Our housing problems: Should we charge an Inflation Tax on absentee home owners?
Charlie Smith: Thought-Provoker We all agree with the principle that Polluters should pay for the impact of their pollution. So why not make those responsible for the inflated prices of homes in our cities pay a tax – the Inflators should pay principle? Consider this question posed by a London
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