Supporting Our Democracy
SOURCE: CBC News: Harper Vows to End Party SubsidiesNow, this news should come as no surprise to anyone. After all, Harper attempted to pass legislation to this effect but had…
From Conservative Minority to Majority, Part III: Fallout from the May 2nd Vote
Tuesday morning, May 3rd. Canada wakes up to discover that it’s elected yet another Conservative minority government. Just as all of the pundits were predicting prior to the vote of…
Prime Minister: "Debates are for losers"
At a campaign stop today in New Brunswick, Prime Minister Cowboy Steve clarified his stance on a proposed one-on-one debate with Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff. The Conservative Party leader…
An inconsequential, banal, silly word
Stephen Fry was being interviewed on CBC this morning, and the conversation turned to Twitter. According to the New York Times magazine, he is one of the world’s leading twitterers…
Wildrose Alliance Continues Their Attack on Working People
The Wildrose Alliance continued their attack on working people in Alberta today following the announcement that the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) had reached a tentative deal with the…
BKACPP – Canadian Action Party
Party Name: Canadian Action Party Leader: Christopher Porter Date of Founding: 1997 05 13 2008 election: 20 candidates 3 455 votes 11th place of 19 parties Notable History: Party was…
Victoria Liberal Christopher Causton’s Campaign Launch (video)
Yesterday afternoon I attended the campaign kick event off for Federal Liberal Party Candidate Christopher Causton. It was also interesting to hear him clarify his position on election signs as…
Late Friday Night Ode To … The Future (Again)
Yet another war, another election campaign (Canada), Christian fundamentalists posing as Conservatives doing everything they can to impose their religious views and beliefs (Canada and USA), so-called liberals/progressive/democrats cowering or…
DAY SEVEN: "It’s Why Your Tuition Keeps Going up!"
In a memorable rant Rick Mercer lays out a host of reasons those between the ages of 18 and 25 should get out and vote in the coming May 2…
Republicans wage war on the environment (with a little help from the Democrats)
If anyone still believes we are going to save ourselves from environmental catastrophe, the U.S. Congress is doing its best to disabuse us of our optimism. It has mounted a…
New election look at Wellington Street Post
The new blog aggregate on the block, the Wellington Street Post, has a new look and feel for the election campaign. Much cleaner, more colourful and easier to read. And…
Edmonton-Leduc NDP campaign diary, Days 5, 6 and 7
Was too busy to write for the past few days, and have a lot to report:We now have a Campaign Manager. Thanks for your help, Aaron!The number of volunteers and…
DAY SEVEN: Stephen Harper Tires Of Democracy
I'm having a difficult time not writing about Stephen's petulance as if he were some whiny assed titty-baby. His contempt for his opponents, the Canadian people and democracy in general…
Green Party Moment: Is it Time for Real debate on Nuclear Power?
Elizabeth May is hosting a joint news conference with Linda Keen, the Nuclear watchdog dismissed by the Conservatives for watching. Might be interesting, might actually be worthy of news coverage
Oped in G&M on Election Debates
Rudyard Griffiths and I have a piece out today on how and why our election debates are flawed, and what can be done about it. We have a lot of…
DAY SEVEN: Tea Leaves, Mass Psychosis and Narratives
For those who drop in and check out the election related news links I've been posting and my comments you've probably noticed I have some talent for being able to…
LOTR on Queen’s Pro Bono Radio
This was inspired by lawiscool.com’s previous post about LOTR as property law. We tried to break down different methods of possession and discussed who we thought was the true lord…
Forecast: Grim With Heavy Chances Of Losing Country
Still insanely busy, but I just can't remain silent on the current electoral campaign ... I mean, the ongoing electoral campaign that began months ago (you know, before everyone actually…
Sudbury: Writing for Social Change Workshops
Just sent out the following callout for a series of three writing workshops for people interested in doing writing related to social change in Sudbury. I'll be facilitating the middle…
Finding Common Ground – Health Care
The Greens are asking all parties to clearly state support for the five principles of the Canada Health Act: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility.