Catch 22 rolls out 15 candidate recommendations to local groups…
The Catch 22 Campaign is much more than a legal Third Party registered with Elections Canada to advertise in this election. Our social network is growing quickly now with the…
DAY TEN: Still TheTeflon Tories… but for how much longer?
As the parties enter their second full week Harper's strategy of attacks based on a fictional premise, taking credit for the recovery, avoiding answering inconvenient questions and pretending he has…
The Canada Pension Plan
Everyone under the age of 60 should read this article. "Most of today’s retirees did not contribute enough when they were working to pay for the cost of the benefits…
A disconnect between "mother" and "feminist"
“What does a feminist mother look like?” This is a question that I’m sure many feminist mothers have asked themselves and it is a question that has been asked over…
A disconnect between "mother" and "feminist"
"What does a feminist mother look like?" This is a question that I'm sure many feminist mothers have asked themselves and it is a question that has been asked over…
A disconnect between "mother" and "feminist"
“What does a feminist mother look like?” This is a question that I’m sure many feminist mothers have asked themselves and it is a question that has been asked over…
Election shout outs
Dammit Janet has uncovered the failed Ottawa Centre Liberals attempt to be cleverly underhanded. Scott Bradley’s campaign is misquoting Ottawa Center MP and NDP candidate Paul Dewar in an attempt…
"Are we that pathetic?" Harper majority would be a disaster
Nick Fillmore, Catch 22 Campaign team Ralph Surette probably has been the Maritimes most outstanding independent journalist and columnist for more than 30 years. I have known him since we…
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…
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…