Tales From The Shelter – 54
We sit around and talk about things we need but Gordie Campbell took away from us. “Shirley” is elderly and needs orthotics as her arches are collapsing and her feet…
Canada
Catch 22 ‘Super-Voters’ Can Keep Harper Humble
Click for French version For Immediate Release April 8, 2011 FYI: For interest of the news media or publication as an op-ed ---------------------------- GETTING…
Dobbin: Recovering our moral compass
Murray Dobbin is a member of the Catch 22 team providing research and strategic advice. We're reprinting his blog post from April 7. Dobbin: Recovering our moral compass I don’t…
Low Income Cut-offs – A Lesson for the #CPC
Yesterday my post talked about how sad I thought it was that Conservatives did not acknowledge poverty in Canada. And this morning to my surprise there was a comment arguing…
Catch 22 is growing and expanding!!
Dear Catch 22 Supporters, As we head into Week 3 of the election, Catch 22 has been laying the groundwork necessary to achieve our #1 campaign objective - getting our…
How Poor is Poor Enough?
Harper and Alexander Recently Conservative Chris Alexander made the assertion that Canada has eradicated poverty. Statements like this are disheartening. Many Canadians have to make the difficult choice between paying…
Campaign TV Ads
Other than those stupid lawn signs that flood the cities every time we have an election, TV ads are obviously the most engaging way to capture the emotion of the…
Tuesday – Nine more candidate discussions opened
The campaign team continues to roll out recommendations to local groups to finalize our picks on which candidates have the best chance to defeat a vulnerable Conservative MP. Today's riding…
The Debate Debate: Will Harper or Ignatieff Now Play the Democracy Card?
Editorial - John Deverell, Catch 22 team ============================= Elizabeth May, whose Green Party attracts nearly one million votes, is not legally entitled to appear in the televised leaders debate. The…
Help us Defeat Harper!
Catch 22 Campaign needs your support Defeating Harper the same as a vote to Save the CBC Dear Catch 22 Supporters, For those of you living in Catch 22 ridings,…
Catch 22 news release #2
For immediate release April 3 2011 National citizens group endorses Elizabeth May Saanich, Gulf Islands – A national citizens group opposing the Harper Conservatives in the May 2 general election…
What are Stephen Harper’s standards? Felons inside the Prime Minister’s Office
It is hard to say what Stephen Harper knew about Bruce Carson. In one breath he says that “I knew Mr. Carson had had difficulties with the law…” But in…
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…
Catch 22 seeking prominent endorsers to boost campaign
There’s only one way Stephen Harper can be stopped on May 2, 2011 and it’s spelled out with specific voting advice at http://catch22campaign.ca. We're finalizing our candidate recommendations for anti-Harper…
"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…
Dobbin: Stephen Harper on “Our benign dictatorship”
Cross posted from Murray Dobbin's blog. Murray is a member of the Catch 22 Campaign team. ============================= I have just come across an article written by Stephen Harper and Tom…
Catch 22 endorses Elizabeth May, Green Party, SGI
What an exciting day! The Catch 22 Campaign's first ever online endorsement process wrapped up a couple of hours ago. Based on the best available research, the Catch 22 team…
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…
International Intervention in Libya
By David Olevson and Ekaterina Perchenok With the conflict in Libya and throughout the Middle East escalating every day, we must keep conscious of the inherent bias of our news…
TVO’s The Agenda: The Arab Spring – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
In my broadcast essay for TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I argue that despite our sometimes chequered history in the region, Western states have an obligation to enforce the…