Light a candle for Leona Aglukkaq
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April 2011
DAY TWELVE: Campaign Quick Hitters (#1 in a series)
This is rich! The Liberals have quickly put a very timely ad out there about Canadians being denied the right to attend Harper rallies if they're wearing the wrong t-shirts…
Ottawa’s Green Bin Program – Time for City Council to Lead
An Open Letter to Ottawa City Council and Residents RE: Residential Solid Waste Service Level Review RecommendationsThis open letter is being posted on my blog, The Fifth Column ( http://the5thc.blogspot.com/…
Stop the Facebook Creeping, Mr. Harper – With Video
I like this Liberal war room. Quick, sharp, setting the agenda, even having the confidence to use humour. They are smacking the Conservatives around like hockey pucks. This is a…
Stop the Facebook Creeping, Mr. Harper – With Video
I like this Liberal war room. Quick, sharp, setting the agenda, even having the confidence to use humour. They are smacking the Conservatives around like hockey pucks.This is a great…
Stop the Facebook Creeping, Mr. Harper – With Video
I like this Liberal war room. Quick, sharp, setting the agenda, even having the confidence to use humour. They are smacking the Conservatives around like hockey pucks. This is a…
Is this Democracy? -Updated
“Harper’s strategy of refusing to take more than five questions a day from reporters amounts to a gross disservice to the public. Four of the permitted questions (generally two in…
Setting the record straight
I have been accused in various online forums, and personally, of harbouring feelings of hatred towards supporters of the Conservative Party. “How can you sleep at night?” one person asked.…
Campaign TV Ads
Other than those stupid lawn signs that flood the cities every time we have an election, TV ads are obviously the most engaging way to capture the emotion of the…
America’s Smallest Apartment: Walkable Micro-living in NYC
New York-based writer Felice Cohen lives in an amazingly small apartment -- 90 sq.ft. to be exact. Since it was profiled in the Daily Mail, this video of her micro-abode…
The Secwepemc government manifesto
I am Secwepemc, which is a nation that has existed for generations before there ever was a nation named Canada. We have never been strongly united, but we are one…
The Chronicle Journal: It’s Not Over Yet In Thunder Bay
Brandon Walker Tuesday, April 5, 2011 – 08:00 “Houses in South Neebing — going cheap,” Anna Marchese said Monday evening while leaving city hall moments after Thunder Bay council approved…
Thunder Bay NewsWatch: Compromise with Horizon Wind Inc. Approved
By Jamie Smith, tbnewswatch.com By a majority decision, councillors Monday night avoided a multimillion dollar lawsuit by voting for a compromise with a wind developer. Councillors voted 8-4 in favour…
The Giant CKTG 105.3 Thunder Bay: WCO Pays Visit to Council
The leader of an anti-wind farm group wants City Council to change some of the clauses found in the proposed settlement with Horizon Wind. John Laforet is the President of…
The security apparatus
Why is it that the Conservative campaign is rife with overzealous control freaks screening potential participants and declaring them unfit to gaze upon Dear Leader? I’ll tell you why: Because…
Stephen Harper, on responsibility
My communications staff limit questions, not me...The local campaigns set my events, not me...It's our local candidates who hire discredited and fired employees, not me...The RCMP threw them out, not…
There’s Something Happening Here in Greater Sudbury’s Downtown
There's something happening here in Greater Sudbury. What it is ain't exactly clear. Well, actually it is pretty clear, and it's exciting, and even though I should be writing about…
Representing the NDP at an all-party forum this Thursday!
Thursday April 7th at 11 am: Artem Medvedev participating on behalf of the NDP in an all-party forum in the Tegler area of Concordia University College in Edmonton.I hope to…
Molly’sBlog 2011-04-05 21:07:00
INTERNATIONAL ANARCHIST MOVEMENT JAPAN: JAPANESE ANARCHISTS CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER:Since the recent triple disaster in Japan Japanese anarchists have been active in both relief work…
Tuesday – Nine more candidate discussions opened
The campaign team continues to roll out recommendations to local groups to finalize our picks on which candidates have the best chance to defeat a vulnerable Conservative MP. Today's riding…