The Mulcair envelope issues Ottawa is aswirl with rumours about breaches of ethical rules by our esteemed senators, and a subcurrent is now starting, egged on by a desperate Conservative…
The Senate under siege With the press baying at the prime minister, calling for answers to serious questions about a possible deal with a senator accused of fudging expenses, PM…
Senator Duffy I have underlined and bolded an explosive sentence in the Andrea Janus article about the CTV report on the agreement dealing with the payment to Senator Duffy of…
Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion in BC I think Gordon Gibson’s take in the Globe & Mail on the vote-shifting caused by the position-shifting of Dix in the last week of…
400 parts per million … Those Albertans who have voted for Harper’s Conservatives in election after election must be starting to wonder whether Stephen Harper and his Cabinet are the…
After more than a year of research, my latest book is now published as a Kindle eBook (only 99 cents) and will shortly be available as a printed soft cover…
Hat tip to BluntObjects for the LeadNow poll of Canadians’ views about the need to fix our broken electoral system. The poll shows massive support by Liberals, Dippers and Greens…
Michael Sona: Whom should I call? Sona, charged with being the man behind the voter suppression robocalls in Guelph in the suspect May 2011 election, has, through his lawyer, repeated…
A snippet from the report: Inability to compel testimony Individuals who are not suspected of wrongdoing often have relevant information that could assist in determining whether the Canada Elections Act…
Pope Francis Right from the start, Pope Francis has set a new tone in the Vatican for the Catholic Church under his papal rule. Gone are the trappings of power;…
Joyce Murray – contender With the deadline to register to vote a few days away, and less than a third of the total eligible registered so far, it is imperative…
Former MP? Nobody skewers their own kith and kin with devastating play of the knife as the British do. My latest chuckle arose reading John O’Sullivan’s article in today’s Globe…
A Confederation denied legitimacy Here is a startling analysis of the impact of the recent redistribution, the probability of a permanent Conservative majority in the House because of our archaic…
Democracy is coming At our last convention our party decided to throw the doors open to Canadians by inviting them to join as non-member Supporters and to vote for our…
Justin Trudeau’s Big Enchilada? This extract from The Vancouver Courier just about sums up the fate of electoral reform’s future right now: Political cooperation isn’t a new concept, but University…
Trudeau: Ideology over science Hat tip to Impoliticalfor this remarkable summary of why Trudeau has decided, in is wisdom, to ignore the wishes of the majority of Canadians for a…
Andrew Coyne – truthteller Andrew Coyne in an article in the Vancouver Sun headed To improve our politics we have to repair our broken electoral system, puts a devastating case…
So, will there be electoral reform? The cutoff date to register as a member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada in order to choose the next leader is…
Joyce Murray – She walks the talk Joyce Murray’s electoral reform proposals are the most democratic of all candidates for leadership. Unlike the others who are simply practising old-style top-down…
