Edmonton-Leduc NDP campaign diary, Day 10
Based on our active stage of pre-election canvassing so far, it's possible to single out the following groups among area voters: A) Not home. Or home but not opening the…
April 2011
NDP: Best Ads on the Block
Week 2 of #elxn41 is well under way, and the election ads have been rather predictable. The Harper Conservatives have gone negative with their Iggy is an illegal alien ads.…
On the teevee (II)
Here's the link to my first foray into Mississauga cable TV. Our panel on the federal election had no-shows from both the Greens and Tories, but host Ben Mercer and…
Green Party Starts to capitalise on Debate on Debates?
Green Party of Canada is starting to leverage the debate about the debate, and relate it back to policy, and electoral obectives.
I was wrong about Harper
I long suspected that Harper was so adamant about purchasing the F-35 jets because there was some gravy in it for him. He is, outside of his political career, a…
Youth-anize the vote!
I don’t know if this will really surprise anyone, but it’s just another instance of the unprecedented hostility Harper’s Conservatives hold towards anyone with opposing views. It’s the kind of…
A useful tool for strategic voting.
Hello bloggers of Canada! Grab this file! strategic-voting.xls I misspent a few hours this weekend creating what I hope is a useful spreadsheet for voters in the upcoming election. The…
Culture of Control
Source: CBC News: Ignatieff Slams Harper over ex-aide's ConvictionsSource: CTV News: PM Wouldn't have Hired Carson if he Knew his PastSource: CTV News: Harper Says he won't Revisit Abortion, Gay…
Why We Must Raise Taxes on the Rich by Robert Reich
While this column is written in an American context, it is also applicable in a Canadian oneYet even as their share of the nation’s total income has withered, the tax…
Harper speaks!
Highminded and objective? Maybe not. Fair and accurate? You betcha! Tweet The Rev. Paperboy Feed
Genetically modified cows produce ‘human’ milk
In the neo-con world science is bad except when it is corporately funded of course. I just wish these bastards would keep away from our food supply. When will this…
Canada’s 41st General Election: Following the Media Script
What’s been very obvious to me is that the election so far has been following the media script to a tee. What do I mean by “media script”? Well, it…
Canada Should Look Down Under to Address Its Democratic Deficit
I think that most people would now recognize that the world has moved on and Canada is still stuck with it colonial system of governance. No modern democratic state has…
No jasmine revolution for China—Pew survey
With revolution all the rage, so to speak, in the Middle East, pundits have been pondering the prospects of similar passions being sparked elsewhere. Inevitably China, the blossoming superpower on…
Keon Responds to Vandals
It’s nice to see that so many people across the nation were as disgusted as I was by the vandalism of Ryan Keon’s campaign signs in Nepean-Carleton. Apparently there’s been…
John Baird Thinks Parliament is Irrelevant
I guess the Conservative government’s contempt of Parliament is not a new development this interview is from 2008. Facts are not important to Mr. Baird he states falsehoods several times…
Wait Times
So what's been happening on the policy front during this election? Well, Stephen Harper and his party have the wealthy, healthy folk covered. Yes, he cares about them, or rather…
Wait Times
So what's been happening on the policy front during this election? Well, Stephen Harper and his party have the wealthy, healthy folk covered. Yes, he cares about them, or rather…
Wait Times
So what’s been happening on the policy front during this election? Well, Stephen Harper and his party have the wealthy, healthy folk covered. Yes, he cares about them, or rather…
On the teevee…
Given the ususal content found here, I realize that they're probably aren't a heck of a lot of regular visitors to this blog who watch Rogers Cable in Mississauga. But…