Election shout outs
Dammit Janet has uncovered the failed Ottawa Centre Liberals attempt to be cleverly underhanded. Scott Bradley’s campaign is misquoting Ottawa Center MP and NDP candidate Paul Dewar in an attempt…
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Deja Vu Election All Over Again
Hey there, election season in Canada is here. Can you smell the ballot papers, the baby powder, the stench of hateful attack ads? Doesn’t make you feel alive… Well, unfortunately…
Federal Election and Reduced Blog
I will be busy campaigning for the Pirate Party of Canada during the upcoming Federal Election. As a result, I won’t be blogging as much on this site until the…
BKACPP – Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada
Elizabeth May is quite concerned that the Green Party will not be included in the televised debates. And while I like the Green Party and believe that their contribution to…
Picture ID, and the coming election
I don't have picture ID! Anyone have any extra bucks they can donate to help me get a BC ID? It's thirty-five dollars.I make no bones about it. I'm broke.…
Nikki Inouye: NDP candidate for Okanagan Shuswap
I've learned who the local NDP candidate for the Okanagan Shuswap is. Nikki Inouye.Here's from her bio on the NDP website:Nikki Inouye was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley.Nikki…
Promises that Will Never be Kept
Today's Conservative "major policy announcement" of income splitting for families with kids under 18 is a joke, it won't come into effect until after the budget is balanced. Harper is…
Canadian Federal Election 2011
It's exciting. It's an election! The government has fallen, and it's now our chance to kick the bums out of office.I'll definitely volunteer my time to help the NDP in…
"The Fall of the House of Harper"…
So read the headlines of the National Post. Today shortly after 1pm, EVERY sitting Member of Parliament that is not a Conservative voted non-confidence in the government. Interesting..
The Real Tyrant in Canada is You
Today, as the Liberals put forward a motion to find the Conservative government in contempt for withholding information and misleading parliament, House government leader John Baird used the phrase “Tyranny…
Good Ol’ Canadian Politics
So here we go again. The 4th election in 7 years, exactly what Canadians wanted. And in the midst of an economic recovery. You have the Liberals who are the…
When will the Next Federal Election happen in Canada?
I put out a survey asking for people's opinion on when we will have the next Federal election in Canada. The initial results as of now are shown in the…
BC Throws Down the Crazy Vote Gauntlet
When it comes to politics and crazy in Canada, you just can’t beat British Columbia Tomorrow I will voting in a provincial election with no more than 90,000 other people.…
This is the worst attack on our democracy since…
The recent refusal of International Development minister to resign after lying to a parliamentary committee seems an afront to the principles of democracy. I find myself searching for another event…
Lunch & Learns a Roaring Success – Revised Schedule
The four part, biweekly Lunch & Learn series on Human Rights and Diversity in the Workplace kicked off with a bang on February 23rd. Karen. Dr. Karen Mock, outstanding lecturer,…
What does a single vote weigh?
So I’ve got a comment on an arcane voting procedure issue for a current party leadership contest…sounds exciting huh? Everybody gather round! The party is the BC Liberal party. The…
Iggy on the Fun Bus
While federal liberal leader, Michael Ignatieff rides the campaign bus around the country, the Conservatives have launched a series of Anti-Iggy tv ads. The thing is, they’re funny!!! But it…
In Which I Get Outraged at…Oshawa?
If you read me regularly you may have noticed I’m writing less, well, regularly, recently. I’ve promised myself to cut back on political blogging while I try to finish my…
The Wee Shuffle
Today's Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…
The Wee Shuffle
Today's Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…