Northern Reflections: Would Ike Be A Republican Today?
I am inclined to agree with Northern Reflections. There is absolutely no way Eisenhower would identify himself as a Republican today. He would never have likely made it through the…
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Conservatives Don’t Hate Democracy, They Just Don’t Need It
In Canada our representatives are elected, our churches, charities, and businesses are not. Conservatives by their ideology believe that less power should be given to our democratically elected government and…
Liberal Convention 2012: The Need For Open Primaries
In 2011 I was on the convention floor in Calgary, Alberta, advocating for the same change that is in front of the federal Liberals today (see constitution document here ).…
What does it take to be president? Alexandra Mendes knows
To me, an important part of the job of President of the Party is to know what the job is and isn’t. It’s an organizational role, one that requires communications…
Experience to get the job done – Alexandra Mendes’ proven track record
In this time of Liberal rebuilding, the Party President must work for,and be accountable to the membership. It is not enough to simply chairmeetings or to be a talking head…
Fantastic cross Canada support for Alexandra Mendes!
Check out what great Liberals from across Canada are saying about Alexandra Mendes! http://www.alexamendes.ca/en/blog/2-endorsements-appuis Support for Alexandra Mendes is growing in every province. Liberals are choosing Alexandra because of her…
BC NDP Convention #ndpldr Town Hall
As promised, here are some thoughts on the federal leaders from the BC NDP convention. Since every leadership candidate was in town for the town-hall, most were sure to be…
Last day to sign an intent to stand as a delegate form for Biennial!
http://convention.liberal.ca/elections/notice-of-intent-form/ Want to help rebuild the party? Today is the last day to sign an intent to stand as a delegate form! Just click the above link, and fill out…
Alexandra Mendes talks about winning together
http://www.alexamendes.ca/fr/blogue/1-the-will-to-change-united-vouloir-changer-dans-lunite A great post from Alexandra Mendes about the need for a united party and how to move forward together. In our rebuilding process, one of the most important things…
Why I am supporting Alexandra Mendès for Liberal Party president
The Liberal Party faces a difficult, but not impossible task in rebuilding and reconnecting with Canadians. Electing a new President and exec board is and important step in this process.…
#vanelxn Debrief
It’s hard to believe that the election was an entire week ago. Luckily though I handed in my thesis on Friday, so regular blogging can resume again. A lot has…
Ian votes in Vancouver
Because Saturday is municipal election day in Vancouver, it’s the week of announcing everyone’s slates, and I don’t intend to break that trend. Before I state who I’ll be voting…
#ndpldr Paul Dewar in Vancouver
I should note first that Nathan Cullen, a BC MP and NDP leadership candidate will be meeting tonight at 5pm at The Greedy Pig on Cordova St. I’m still trying…
#ndpldr Is Quebec the key?
First, I’m going to try to tag the titles of future posts about the NDP leadership race with #ndpldr. This way if you don’t care you can skip over or…
Paul Dewar ALSO in Vancouver Thursday
For those who can’t get enough of NDP leadership candidates, Thursday looks like a good day to live in Vancouver. I just found the Facebook event for Paul Dewar’s planned…
Peggy Nash in Vancouver this Thursday
Vancouver will get another NDP leadership candidate through town this Thursday when Toronto MP and (former) Finance Critic Peggy Nash comes to town. Brian Topp has already visited once, Nathan…
Expected alliances
When I first heard that Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) was running just four candidates for city council it was pretty apparent that today’s news was coming. At the…
Why Hudak lost: Wedgies are not a Story
Tim Hudak - failed wedgerTim Hudak is now licking his wounds, and considering what he should do differently next time an election rolls around (which might be far sooner than…
Democracy for Sale
Democracy week may have come and gone with very little notice in Canada but this turns out to be Election Week. In Alberta, the PC party selected a new leader…
Democracy for Sale
Democracy week may have come and gone with very little notice in Canada but this turns out to be Election Week. In Alberta, the PC party selected a new leader…