Congratulations to Adrian Dix, the new BC NDP leader
Vancouver Sun: With Dix at NDP helm, both parties turn eye to next electionI'm happy Adrian Dix is the new BC NDP party leader. After years of Carole James as…
UPDATE: Special Ballot in Guelph a Mistake Afterall
From my last report, the facts about the Special Ballot vote at the University of Guelph spoke for themselves. Why was all the blame being put on the Conservative Party…
Would Quebec NDP MPs campaign for Pauline Marois’ yes?
Much as been written recently about the NDP's recent breakthrough in polls in Quebec. Like Brian Mulroney, the NDP seems to be drawing well among the so called "soft nationalist"…
Gender War – Expect Casualties
Florida has decided to tell women that `your money is no good here`. Whether they purchase healthcare insurance with their own money or not Senate Bill 1414 will prevent insurers…
The Virginia Tech massacre was four years ago
It has now been four years since 32 students and faculty members were killed on the Virginia Tech campus. I earned a B.A. Degree from Virginia Tech in 1972. I…
The Virginia Tech massacre was four years ago
It has now been four years since 32 students and faculty members were killed on the Virginia Tech campus. I earned a B.A. Degree from Virginia Tech in 1972. I…
Alan Blakeney versus Stephen Harper: Nation builder versus nation destroyer
Politicians come and go but some go leaving a genuine legacy and that is the case with former Saskatchewan premier Alan Blakeney who died yesterday at 85. Unlike too many…
Harper to consider treatment centre only if a Tory is elected in riding?
Am I reading this right? YELLOWKNIFE — Stephen Harper's vision of a strong and free Far North ran up against northern reality Monday. Even as he reannounced a promise to…
There Is a Game-Breaker and It Must Be Used
As of now, the Canadian election is on track to produce a a roughly status quo result. According to threehundredeight.com projections, the Conservatives are currently running in the lead, with…
The Parliament of Fouls
Why ‘Contempt of Parliament’ is a serious offence Not long before St. Valentine’s Day in 1380, or thereabouts, Geoffrey Chaucer, himself the Member of Parliament for Kent, wrote The Parliament…
CanadiAnt military personnel cast first ballots of federal election
Inspired by these stories: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadian+military+personnel+cast+first+ballots+federal+election/4633856/story.html http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/voting-mob-mentality-has-y...
What’s at stake – The Hard Hitting Liberal Ad
The ad that has the Conservatives freaking out, whining all over the place, showing they can dish it but can't take it.{Video by liberalvideo}Please send LVD your political and news…
What’s at stake – The Hard Hitting Liberal Ad
The ad that has the Conservatives freaking out, whining all over the place, showing they can dish it but can’t take it. {Video by liberalvideo} Please send LVD your political…
What’s at stake – The Hard Hitting Liberal Ad
The ad that has the Conservatives freaking out, whining all over the place, showing they can dish it but can't take it.{Video by liberalvideo}Please send LVD your political and news…
What’s at stake – The Hard Hitting Liberal Ad
The ad that has the Conservatives freaking out, whining all over the place, showing they can dish it but can’t take it. {Video by liberalvideo} Please send LVD your political…
Paint and piano reflect Mideast resistance – Uprising by Sundus Abdul Hadi & Stefan Christoff
Uprising is a mixed-media painting by Sundus Abdul Hadi in collaboration with her sister Tamara Abdul Hadi's photography, in which her flying figures grace the work. Visuals go hand in…
Federal Securities Regulation: The Saga Continues
The concept of Federal Securities Regulation in Canada is perennial. It keeps on coming back, most recently via a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada. Pundits will talk, industry…
Pembina Institute evaluates party posltions on the environment
For a capsule look at the various parties' environmental platforms from the perspective of an environmental research group focusing on energy, the Pembina Institute offers the following: Bloc Québécois: The…
Cons wait six days to respond to LPC health care ad
Either their quick response machine is broken, and the CPC war room is a myth, or they really, really don't want to talk about health care during this election. Why…
Mount Allison Residences: Edwards House (8 of 13)
Mount Allison Residences: Edwards House (8 of 13): Edwards House, is the smallest of the "Houses" on the "South Side" of campus, creating a great sense of community. The house…