In 2009, the Harper Tories had a clear plan to replace the long gun registry with something that could work: We want to return to the better system of having retailers record their sales of non-restricted weapons instead of having to register them with the long-gun registry. – Guy Lauzon,
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David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Tories who tout Internet lawbreaker must remember: what’s good for the goose…
Your blogger with Minister of State of Making Canada Way More Democratic, Really, Tim Uppal. Pssst! Tim! Dump that election reporting law, would ya? Below: Paul Bryan, Victoria Times Colonist picture snatched off the Internet. What should you do when good legislation is introduced by bad political parties? It’s hard
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On uneven playing fields
Nancy is understandably concerned about different rules applying to the NDP’s leadership race in 2012 than the Libs’ in 2013. But it’s worth pointing out that there are gaps going in both directions: in particular, the Libs will also get the benefit of…
Continue readingEdmonton-Sherwood Park Update
With the NDP membership in Edmonton-Sherwood Park nominating Mike Scott, an active member of CUPE Local 30 as their candidate for the next federal election (which could be happening as early as next week) it appears that all candidates are in place in the riding that hosted what was the
Continue readingLetter to My MP – Re: Home Renovation Tax Credit and Proroguing Parliament
I wrote a letter to my MP (Conservative Tim Uppal) today after receiving a ten-percenter reminding me to take advantage of the home renovation tax credit. Here it is: Dear Mr. Uppal, I received a notice from your office today reminding me to take advantage of the Home Renovation Tax
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