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CalgaryLiberal: (4) The Challenge: Learning to repeat ourselves: The Four Challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party
There are challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party forming government in Alberta. In this series of posts I’ll write about some of the challenges that Liberals face in this province and some solutions to them. (4) The Challenge: Learning to repeat…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Change You Can See
Being the change you want to see in the world — it’s not just a clever slogan, it’s the only direct way someone can change their circumstances. Here are some stories of people doing things differently to make a difference for others. I plan to work on Victor’s campaign this Fall, as Saskatchewan goes to […]
Trashy's World: Merger and murder: only two letters apart
Eerie, isn’t it? Redrum, redrum… Regrem, regrem… Think about it… Mulcair in Jack’s role… Hammering an axe through the Liberal caucus room’s door! For those of you who don’t get the cultural reference, I pity you. Seriously, if the progressive voices are to ever unseat the ReformCons, they will have to merge, or at the […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Steven Lewis – Jack Layton’s Eulogy
Mr. Layton will be fondly remembered by progressive Canadians. I count myself in that group. Thank you for all of your hard work toward making Canada a nation to be proud of. Jack’s struggle is over. But his legacy and ideals live on. From the song below… “There’s a blaze of light in every word […]
The Happy Wanderer: Liberal-Green Merger
“I think if there’s a merger we
should be possibly looking at the Green Party. On the environment we
have a lot of similarities.”
This statements was done by former MP Marlene Jennings. The Green Party is a party more to the left of the politi…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Sarah Palin: The epitome of the celebrity politician
It is that time again when my fingers twitch and compel me – struggling with my sense of decency – to write another blog post about Sarah Palin. I have tried to stop, honestly, but like any good addict I cannot. I think what is so compelling to me abou…
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: Mental Health Risks For Political Activists
Are social/political activists at elevated risk for certain mental health conditions and social problems? 
Progressive Proselytizing: More Shameless Progressive Conservative Attack Ads
Looks like the PC`s have bought another slew of advertising for Google search terms with almost any combinations including “Liberal Party” or “Ontario Liberals” and the like having an on-top PC ad linking to the website www.liberalreview.ca.
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Past Irony
I find it ironic that Jack Layton was saying in the early 1990s what I was saying about the televised leaders debates in 2011 for the federal election. The independent media should set up debates, and if a party doesn’t show up, have a card-board cutout of the missing leader to demonstrate their absence. In […]
Progressive Proselytizing: NDP vs Liberal Leadership Election Procedures
We are at a unique position not seen in a long time when both the NDP and the Liberals are set to elect new leadership and are currently led by interim leaders. Following Jack Layton’s death, the NDP will hold its leadership vote in January of 2012 and…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Rick Perry Surges
In a new poll of Republicans in the U.S Rick Perry is ahead. This isn’t completely unexpected, but the margin he leads compared to the rest of the candidates is something to look at. Eve…
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: Alberta Liberal Leadership Survey: Raj Sherman
Two months ago I sent out a leadership survey (other surveys can be found at this link) to the leadership candidates of the Alberta Liberal Party. Raj Sherman has responded with the answers below. None of it has been edited, all of it’s Dr. R…
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Olivia Chow Should Follow Her Own Political Path
The buzz: Jack Layton‘s widow, Olivia Chow, will likely run for the leadership of the Federal NDP. Bad political decision if the MP for Trinity-Spadina, Toronto, does. The world over, political widows often capitalize on the legacies of depar…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Topless Or Brainless
I know what I’d rather be on a hot day. Making women wear clothing for religious/cultural reasons is something most John Gormley listeners critcise, but only if those women are in Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan and it’s Islamic garb. If they are Westerners/Christians in Toronto or Regina, then those women had better follow customs and […]
The Happy Wanderer: The Republicans on the Enviorment Part 3
Now I am going to analyze the stance of the last three candidates in
the GOP on the Environment. These candidates are Rick Santorum from
Pennsylvania, Business person Herman Cain and from Utah John Huntsman.
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Death By Trolley: Where do Observant Jews and Conservative Christians get their Morals, Theologically Speaking?
Theologically speaking, where do Jews and Conservative Christians get their values?
Progressive Proselytizing: The False Dichotomy of Emotionalism vs Rationalism
There is this bizarre perception in our society that we are somehow in a great conflict between forces of emotionalism and rationalism. The idea here seems to be that going too far into the side of emotionalism is bad, destructive and leads to irration…
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: We have, and need, more Jacks
As we begin to move forward now with Jack Layton’s celebration of life behind us, and as we consider what his lasting legacy will be, I think it would be a disservice to his memory to gloss over his imperfections (he’s a human being, we’re all imperfec…
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