BC Liberal Leadership: Order of preference 2
My three top issues that will guide my decision remain as before: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. This is the key issue…
Democratic Reform
BC Liberal Leadership: Order of preference 2
My three top issues that will guide my decision remain as before: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. This is the key issue…
BC NDP Leadership: Order of preference
Finally! More, though not all expected, contenders for leadership of the BC NDP have entered the race. Adrian Dix isn't expected to do so until next week. That is past…
BC NDP Leadership: Order of preference
Finally! More, though not all expected, contenders for leadership of the BC NDP have entered the race. Adrian Dix isn’t expected to do so until next week. That is past…
BC NDP Leadership: Order of preference
Finally! More, though not all expected, contenders for leadership of the BC NDP have entered the race. Adrian Dix isn’t expected to do so until next week. That is past…
It’s Baaaaaack!
Just like I said last time, the per-vote subsidy will be in Harper's next election platform - and likely in the upcoming budget. See around the 10-minute mark.
It’s Baaaaaack!
Just like I said last time, the per-vote subsidy will be in Harper’s next election platform – and likely in the upcoming budget. See around the 10-minute mark.
It’s Baaaaaack!
Just like I said last time, the per-vote subsidy will be in Harper’s next election platform – and likely in the upcoming budget. See around the 10-minute mark.
BCNDP New Member Deadline Dissuades New Members
Any non-members of the BC NDP who want to have a say on the party's new leader - who will be elected April 17th - must sign up for membership…
BCNDP New Member Deadline Dissuades New Members
Any non-members of the BC NDP who want to have a say on the party’s new leader – who will be elected April 17th – must sign up for membership…
BCNDP New Member Deadline Dissuades New Members
Any non-members of the BC NDP who want to have a say on the party’s new leader – who will be elected April 17th – must sign up for membership…
UPDATE Jan 4/11: BC Liberal Leadership – Order of preference
It's early days yet in the BC Liberal leadership race, but it appears there will be only the five contenders who have already declared - although a BC Liberal in…
Of Decades Past and Future
As 2010 comes to a close, my hope for the coming decade is for an overhauled Canadian Parliament and similar changes to the BC Legislative Assembly. I doubt anything substantive…
Calgary Herald Opposes Basic Democracy
To no one's surprise the Calgary Herald wrote an op-ed wholly justifying the Senate's vote down of Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act. It seems so twisted, to me…
Link Byfield "Resigns"
Link Byfield resigned his position as one of Alberta's senators-in-waiting today. I was hoping at his press conference he might have explained why his friend Senator Bert Brown participated in…
Pander, pander here. Pander, pander there.
Stephen Taylor has an interesting article about the decision to block the potash buyout today in the National Post. The gist is that fiscal conservatives are being betrayed by this…
Vote, Check, Stalemate
Just saw this post about NDP-Liberal Coalitions by Gregory Morrow over on democraticSpace and my comment was getting so long it might as well be a blog post. Greg makes…