Ban Campaign Promises and other Electoral Rants
Campaign promises. What are they good for. Absolutely nothing. I wish we could get rid of campaign promises. If you are in government then a campaign promise is just something…
elections
On time-shifting
There’s been some discussion about parts of Canada’s federal election campaign which are surfacing somewhat earlier than usual – ranging from party platforms (with the notable exception of the Libs‘),…
Calgary Municipal Election Candidates are ignoring the Elephant in the room
If you listen to Jyoti Gondek, Jeromy Farkas or Jeff Davison, you will hear a similar story. In fact, if you listen to most of the mayoral or council candidates,…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – David Graeber wrote (just before his death) about the need to do more than default back to an unacceptable “normal” once the COVID-19…
Why the Liberal Party is Losing the Youth Vote
Many of us voted for Trudeau, giving him a majority government for four years. But since his 2015 legalization promise, Justin Trudeau has done little to help the generation that…
Can America Be Saved
I am writing this as a citizen of a world that no matter where we live are strongly impacted by whatever America does and whatever happens in America America is…
It’s an American election dumpster fire: Canadians need to be vigilant too
Share this article: The American democratic experiment is stuck in gridlock. It has become clear that Joe Biden will be the next president with a lead of over 4 million…
On advance preparation
I’ve noted before that Scott Moe’s spring election posturing prevented Elections Saskatchewan from putting together a full postal balloting system for this fall’s provincial election. And I haven’t yet heard…
Fascism on the ballot: Will Americans drown out hate?
Share: Today is the day where we get our first glimpse of whether or not our neighbors to the south choose to vote out fascism. This new, 21st-century style of…
On opportunism
When Scott Moe first heard about the coronavirus, he smelled opportunity. And that can take many forms. No, Moe didn’t call the spring election that he initially planned. But he…
Wednesday #skvotes Links
Saskatchewan’s election day is rapidly approaching (and indeed voting is already underway). And with plenty of content being generated, I’ll plan to offer some link posts dedicated to news of…
On risky responses
Plenty of people have taken note of the Saskatchewan Party’s “Kate” data collection scheme – and it’s given rise to much due mockery, as well as some important recognition of…
On necessary steps
Following up on the status of Saskatchewan’s pending provincial election, let’s note how it fits into one Scott Moe’s refusal to reconvene the Legislature. Here’s what the Chief Electoral Officer…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Irfan Dhalla argues that we have a choice between merely containing COVID-19 and outright eradicating it – and that we’ll be far better…
On absenteeism
The U.S. has seen some of its state elections turned into anti-democratic abominations by the absence of effective absentee balloting – with the lack of effective voting serving as an…
On antisocialism
Plenty of attention is rightly getting paid to the unabashed evil that is the Republicans’ insistence on holding previously-scheduled elections at a time when it was certain to make. But…
Federal Election 2019 Reflections
The big surprise of the election has to be the Bloc Québécois resurgence, although I am sure they probably saw it coming even if the rest of us didn’t. This…
Have We Lost the Ability to Govern Ourselves?
It was October, 1980, and US elections were just a few days away. Ronald Reagan took to the airwaves and asked Americans “Are you better off than you were four…
Is American Democracy Fucked ?
So is the American political system completely dysfunctional. I suppose the easy answer is to say they elected Trump so case closed, but of course it is much more complicated…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Linda McQuaig writes that Canada’s federal government should look at buying the soon-to-be-vacated GM plant in Oshawa to begin production of electric vehicles.…