Voter Suppression Measures and Canadian Elections
I’m reading Michael Harris’ book Party of One. I’m not very far in it but is plenty of interesting information in it. It helps to see how the effort to…
Christy Knockleby
#BarbaricCulturalPractices
Just when I think this election can’t get more disgusting, it gets more disgusting. Apparently the Conservatives want to take a tip from the Spanish Inquisition, when neighbours court report…
two tiered citizenship
Stephen Harper has taken another step in pandering to his racist base by choosing to use bill C 24 to revoke a Canadian’s citizenship during the election period. Zakaria Amara…
my favorite three NDP politicians
One of my cousins commented the other day about the tendency to vote against political leaders instead in favor politicians, and that led to my decision to write this post,…
why aren’t more Conservatives angry at Harper?
There are plenty of reasons for Stephen Harper’s base to be annoyed with Harper. Harper’s party is a very untrustworthy ally to have. Recently he bribed the National Firearm Association…
GMOs and politicians: how do we know what is true or not?
I had a really good facebook conversation yesterday, in a public page about politics. The topic was one GMOs and I was taking a position that would have been inconceivable…
I homeschool with a village to help me.
There is a meme I’ve seen going around on facebook and twitter that says “I homeschool because I’ve seen the village and I don’t want it raising my child.” The…
Is the Conservative party hoping racist Canadians will put them back in power?
Steven Harper has brought into his campaign a man known for promoting racism and fear of immigrants as a way of winning elections. I hope and pray that Canadians can…
yep, I’m going to write about the Duggar scandal.
I’m writing about the Duggar family because I think what the situation is a good one for shining light on the different ways people interpret things. The Duggar family need…
There are so many election issues that matter.
One of the reasons that an eleven week election period feels like a drag is the that politicians and the media focus too much on the wrong things. They focus…
Thoughts on a nitrogen dioxide leak.
Today started off with an alarm going off outside for a nitrogen dioxide leak from the local smelter. My husband and I listened to updates on the radio and read…
Election 2015: Stop Harper Resource List
Harper has increased the election period because he knows he can outspend other parties. That means those of us who want him out have work to do. We need to…
dreaming of a good government…
I am withdrawing from an organization I have been very involved in for about three years. There is some sadness to leaving and some relief. This whole last half a…
exploring the possibility of taking the bus
It is World Car Free Day, and city transit was free today – for those who have vouchers they downloaded and printed or picked up at the one of the…
Tell your city council that you care about the homeless.
I saw this tweet today while watching my city council meeting being live-tweeted by various reporters: There’s something horribly sad about it. I have no doubt it is true. There…
the importance of “paid journalism” or my response to Sudbury wikileaks.
Something made me very angry today. I read an editorial in one of my local newspapers (The Northern Life). The editorial is defending one of the reporters against accusations made…
How does one homeschool, with all the intensity that involves, and be a compassionate, informed person at the same time?
Sometimes it is really hard to keep balance. How does one balance parenting with everything else? I don’t want to undervalue my husband’s contribution to our family life – his…
food regulations
A friend on facebook posted a link to this article: Michigan Officials Destroy $5,000.00 worth of Good Organic Food from Family Farm. Besides leaving me wondering whether the inclusion of…
Intelligent Design: money and PR instead of science
The book Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for American’s Soul by Kenneth R. Miller mentions this organization – Discovery Institute – which has a 4 million a year…