The Real Jack Layton—with or without his clothes
Caviar Socialist No. 1, Ottawa’s million-dollar couple, Jack Layton and Olivia Chow : a great article. The Real Jack Layton—with or without his clothesJack Layton is as fake as his…
May 2011
Ignorance Run Amuck – Conservative Candidate Says Autism Not a Disability, But a Special Interest Group
Conservative James Moore, the candidate in the Port Moody–Westwood–Port Coquitlam riding, said that autism is not a disability - it is a special interest group, at an all candidates meeting.…
where better to spend election eve?
FSM willing and the skype doesn't crash, Scott Tribe will be my guest tonight to talk Canadian politics on Virtually Speaking Sunday: Maple Syrup Edition at 8 pm EDT/5 pm…
My predictions
I know others have slaved over predictions models. Grats for your work. I just wait until the end, and then guess. Here's my prediction: CPC 130 NDP 93 LPC 63…
Harper Government’s Autism Awareness Regression
I have attached an email and blog comment I posted on May 9, 2007 addressed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper in which I expressed the hope that he would open…
Canadian Election: Fringe Edition
Warning: This post will only make sense to you if you follow the recurring adventures of the characters discussed in it as they try to save our nation and the…
Strategic voting in Ontario
There has been some talk about strategic voting. Here are my suggestions for how strategic voters might best cast their ballots in Ontario. These are cases where incumbants are vulnerable…
Dreamers of Dreams!!!!!!!
"We are the Music-Makers and we are the Dreamers of Dreams!" Vote for Change folks. Vote for a better world in which people, not corporations, really matter! In the words…
Liberals Turn My Dreams a Whiter Shade of Pale
I just flipped on the radio and Michael Ignatieff is talking about electoral reform. Am I in some kind of Fringe-like alternate universe where my dreams (ahem, remember The Liberal…
Predictable Chaos
Just one day before probably the most important election in Canadian history we have no idea where things are going to end up, it appears the threat of a conservative…
Eco-Sensual: LEED certified sensual healing in Montreal
“Eco-sensual design” – it's got a Marvin Gaye kind of ring to it – but I like it. It's Montreal architect Owen Rose's (meme-worthy) shorthand for the relationship that exists…
The assault on democracy
Read this excellent summary by Lawrence Martin and then tell me we can afford to give Stephen Harper another term as president prime minister. Have a look at the regional…
Which NDP long gun registry policy do you prefer?
Over the course of this campaign, New Democrats have taken a number different and sometimes incompatible positions on the life saving long gun registry. Which do you prefer? 1) Municipal…
The last neverendum
How much time does it take for a "united country" to enshrine the distinct character of a quarter of its population in its supreme law to make it feel at…
An Aside – Engineers in Politics
Just saw an arictle in EE Times, a kind of article that started this blog! From south of the border, a call to run for office for the nation’s engineers.
The demolition of Vankleek Hill’s high school
Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (ESVCI), the high school I occasionally attended, sometimes for days in a row, is being slowly and finally demolished. When the school board finally announced Vankleek…
Where to vote?
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Strategic voting is more important than ever
Analysts and activists across the country are still trying to get a serious grip on the stunning rise in the polls of Jack Layton’s NDP—almost pinching themselves in the aftermath…
Another election prediction
“Good predictions are only made by luck” (anonymous… nah, it’s me) You would think that, given my ability at guessing the outcome of elections, I would have given up by…
Edmonton-Leduc NDP campaigning Itinerary for Sunday May 1st
We're spending the last day of the campaign as actively as ever! Interact with our team throughout the day at the following locations: Leduc Recreation Centre Main Street Leduc YMCA…