Five Point Plan to Save Canada from the Cons
1. Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister to the Liberal caucus and the Liberal caucus appoints an interim leader. 2. Justin Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister…
Elections Canada
#Elxn44 Roundup
Assorted reactions to a federal election which changed so little. – The Canadian Labour Congress points out that we can’t afford to be stuck with the status quo when there’s…
Alberta’s ‘Energy War Room’ appears to be operating in defiance of the Canada Elections Act
Alberta’s “Energy War Room” appears to be continuing to operate in defiance of Canada’s election laws, campaigning against positions clearly identified with a Canadian political party without registering as an…
#Elxn44 Roundup
The latest from Canada’s federal election. – Alex Ballingall writes about the NDP’s task in translating the general popularity of Jagmeet Singh into votes and seats. And Gary Mason highlights…
The Funny Farm runs the election.
It is that time of year. Mid-summer is no time for serious. Even Elections Canada has joined the fun. In a television interview yesterday, an Elections Canada spokes person said…
Duffy 2.0? Ottawa lawyer’s allegations about then-MP Jason Kenney’s expenses sets off Internet tempest
Allegations about United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney’s Calgary domestic and travel arrangements during the years he was the Conservative MP for Calgary Midnapore circulating on social media over the…
T-minus ~365 days to #elxn43…
The 43rd Canadian federal election is scheduled to take place on October 21, 2019… that means, we’re +/-365 days. REMEMBER: Stephen Harper was turfed last election. FYI: Maxime Bernier will…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Mitchell Thompson discusses the absurdity of setting up Canada’s banks for collapses and bailouts, rather than ensuring they serve the public interest.…
‘Foreign influence’ had nothing to do with Tory Joan Crockatt’s Calgary Centre election defeat in 2015
PHOTOS: Joan Crockatt, during her brief spell as Conservative Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre. Below: Liberal Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr, who beat Ms. Crockatt in 2015; environmentalist Chris…
How Young Voters are accessing information about elections, from the National Youth Voter Survey
“Young people don’t vote,” is a common refrain heard in Canadian politics and until recently, low voter turnout by younger voters supported that claim. The recently released National Youth Voter…
Canadian Youth Overcame Harper’s Fair Elections Act, Owned 2015 Federal Election
Brigette DePape was right when she vowed that “despite the Harper government making it harder for us to vote, young people are going to be the game-changers nobody saw coming”…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Miles Corak reviews Branko Milanovic's new book on the complicated relationship between globalization and income inequality. Dougald Lamont examines the current state of inequality…
Duffy testimony should spark new investigation into 2011 election fraud
The Council of Canadians calls for the re-opening of the investigation into the election fraud of 2011 in the wake of Mike Duffy's recent testimony. The former Conservative senator testified…
#elxn42 – Election Day Resources
For all the time spent on Canada’s federal election, it’s now time for voters to have their say. And anybody looking for basic information on where and how to vote…
This seems pertinent
In light of the Cons’ latest misleading ads, let’s take a quick stroll through the offence provisions of the Canada Elections Act: 480.1 Every person is guilty of an offence…
Harper to blame for Elections Canada’s awful voter registration mess
Elections Canada has made an awful mess of voter registration for the 2015 federal election. It’s a mess that recalls bad memories of the 2011 robocall scandal. Stephen Harper is…
Why Is Elections Canada Suppressing the Vote?
It should be a good news story. But instead it's a democratic nightmare.Large numbers of Canadians are flocking to advance polling stations across the country.Only to leave without casting their…
Early Voter Engagement Strong, Elections Canada Chief Says
Richard Hughes This CBC report below tells of substantial voting by students across Canada. These students face years of struggle to pay back huge student loans and may well be…
Are the Harper Cons Trying to Steal the Election Already?
Well we know how the Cons tried to steal the last election, and that most of the robocall gang got away.And we know Boss Harper and his mob.We know that…
Let’s make Canada’s parties endorse our pro-Internet action plan
Exciting news! Green Party leader Elizabeth May has just announced her endorsement of our crowdsourced pro-Internet action plan. So far Ms. May is the first major party leader to do…