Accuracy Matters: Primaries, Staggered Regional Voting Days & The Mainstream Media
In a column for the Globe and Mail, Rob Silver rightly points out that there is a lot of hype surrounding the Liberal Party’s biennial convention. Much of that hype…
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Should we ‘take down’ the banks or try to save the best of capitalism?
It is November 1968, and a writer for Modern Mechanix peers 40 years into the future: “People have more time for leisure activities in the year 2008. The average work…
My NDP leadership rank-ballot poll mentioned on CTV by Alice Funke from Pundits’ Guide
I was watching CTV Power Play‘s Don Martin interview Alice Funke from Pundits’ Guide. Even though she didn’t mention my blog or blog name, she did briefly mention my rank-ballot…
Monarchy – Such a great idea, none of the kids are doing it
So, it would seem that the Liberal equivalent of the NDP’s name-change resolution and Conservative party’s abortion/gay rights/pick-your-social-conservative-issue resolution at this year’s party convention will be a youth wing resolution…
Staggered Primaries(?): Unprecedented And Undemocratic
The Liberal Party’s proposal for using staggered primaries to select its next leader is unprecedented in the history of Western democratic political parties. And there’s a good reason for that:…
Warm Winter: No Ice in the Baltic Sea
Normally, the Baltic is Frozen this time of year Normally this time of year, the northern section of the Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Bothnia) and the Gulf of Finland…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Rio Tinto Alcan Locks Out 800 Workers in Quebec
It seems that corporate tax cuts do not go a long way to slake the thirst of profit loving foreign owned corporations. For example, the news that Rio Tinto Alcan…
Mocha in Muskoka
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, ol’ Dr. Dawg wrote hisself a parody version of ol’ Merle Haggard’s Okie from Muskokee an’ it’s all about how Tony Clement took $50 million…
move out of the way, Orly Taitz ~ there’s a new crazy in town : ‘Mr. Basiago, Mr. Stillings confirm meeting Barack Obama on Mars’
Hmm, upon further reflection, (and a link I just came across) I’m gonna declare them all equally delusional. First, some lunacy from the Mars visitors. According to Mr. Basiago and…
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We were hacked last night but are now running again.
Anniversary Post and a Call for Political Advice
Pample the Moose is seven calendar years old today. I’m not sure how old that is in blog years. My posting has become more erratic in recent years, but I’m…
www.cbc.ca/thenational/ : online advertising, now at triple the volume!!!
Yep, that’s right, CBC is more desperate than ever to covet advertisers, so CBC has really stepped up to the plate by ensuring that advertisers who are spliced in every…
Did you join the NDP after Jack Layton’s death? You might not be eligible to vote for the next leader.
I just noticed on the NDP’s website the early and late cut-off dates that one must obtain an NDP membership in order to vote for the next leader of the…
Happy holidays!
Many thanks to all the readers of the blog! I hope that all is well with you and yours this holiday season and would like to wish you all the…
Final Amendments To LPC Constitution Are Out
They’re available here.These are the amendments for a new leadership selection process:Electing a Leader using a system of staggered regional voting daysBackground: In order to raise the interest of the…
Whew! Despite Late Attack on Santa, christmas 2011 pulls through!
Man, that was close! As evidenced by the photo, a baby jesus hatin cop ambushed jolly ol’ St.Nick on his last stop. The poor guy was prevented from shimmying down…
Happy holidays!
On behalf of the Edmonton-Leduc federal NDP riding association, please allow me to wish you and yours all the best this holiday season. The support of community members as yourself…