Soliciting Harper Government Leaks
This post serves two purposes. First, I'm willing to collect leaked information in a way that does not directly reveal either my identity or the identity of the revealing party.…
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Soliciting Harper Government Leaks
This post serves two purposes. First, I’m willing to collect leaked information in a way that does not directly reveal either my identity or the identity of the revealing party.…
Politics, Re-Spun on COOP Radio Tonight at 6pm
Tonight at 6pm , Politics, Re-Spun teams up with The Rational on COOP Radio with an analog radio show at 102.7fm in Vancouver, which will be streaming live at COOPRadio.org…
A Choking on my Coffee Moment With Laughter
I have to learn to not read funny, ironic things in the news while sipping my coffee or anything else for that matter. It appears that (quelle surprise) the Greek…
Liveblogging Today’s NDP Leaders Debate
Today’s NDP leadership debate lands in Quebec. I’m using 14 criteria to evaluate who I’ll be voting for. Let me know if you have suggestions for improved criteria. 2012.02.12 NDP…
Canadians to PM Harper: No Enbridge Pipeline
I don’t see too many “jet-setting celebrities” in the crowd of ~2000 people that showed up to demonstrate their opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline in Prince Rupert British…
NDP Leaders, By the Numbers and the Intangibles
There are some interesting dynamics going on with the NDP leadership race that we can track with numbers, see way below. And while numbers tell some stories, they don’t necessarily…
Electoral Reform: Recalling an MP
In a fit of pique I was searching for the concept of recalling the government or at least an MP. I found an article discussing this concept and how it…
Electoral Reform: Recalling an MP
In a fit of pique I was searching for the concept of recalling the government or at least an MP. I found an article discussing this concept and how it…
Electoral Reform: Recalling an MP
In a fit of pique I was searching for the concept of recalling the government or at least an MP. I found an article discussing this concept and how it…
Electoral Reform: Recalling an MP
In a fit of pique I was searching for the concept of recalling the government or at least an MP. I found an article discussing this concept and how it…
How’s That Finger in the Eye Taste, Harper
I expect I’m likely going to be eaten alive by this post. I’ll pass you the dipping sauce for ease of consumption Brad Trost, the Conservatiave MP from Saskatchewan, has…
The Ultimate Solution to Electoral Reform in Canada
Yes indeed, I do have the ultimate solutions to all of our electoral system problems and I will share them with all of you. Now some of you might think…
State of the Canadian Union
When Americans want to know the direction their country is taking they watch their President’s State of the Union address. When Canadians want to know the direction their country is…
Canadian Pride
Canada has the best government, the best history, and the best culture, but what makes me proudest to be Canadian, is not the democracy, not the tolerance and diversity, not…
The Political Roots of Inequality
Last Thursday I was at an event on the issue of rising income inequality, sponsored by Canada 2020. It featured one of the authors of the recent OECD report on…
Winning Against Dirty Politics
How are we going to get the next Liberal Party candidate past the opposition Super PAC’s and their coordinated attack ads? Just in case Bob Rae was thinking of entering…
Is the NCC a Super PAC?
It’s obvious, isn’t it? If you’ve been watching American television, and who hasn’t during the recent GOP convention Olympics, you know that Super PACs are third party funded operatives who…
Why Don’t Politicians Like Democratic Participation?
Yesterday I opined on why democratic participation in our country is so muted, and offered two examples of what can be accomplished when people are willing to get involved. One…
No Debate… So What?
Rick Mercer rants against the erosion of public debate under the Harper Government® concerning various issues of the day and its paternalistic “My house, my rules” approach to enacting various…