Adrian Dix NDP TV Ad: “Change for the Better”
Adrian Dix NDP TV Ad: “Change for the Better”, for British Columbia, Canadians, First Nations, the world, and the future: We recommend:Radicals for our coast: New Democrat MPs and community…
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Radiohead threatens to “sue the living shit” out of British PM
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke is threatening to “sue the living shit” of British Prime Minister David Cameron if his Conservative Party uses their music in an election campaign. “I can’t believe…
Council of Canadians celebrates first victories of the Robocalls case
by Council of Canadians: After a six-day federal court hearing, eight electors in six ridings have made a strong case that there was widespread voter suppression in the 2011 federal…
Canadians Take Robocalls to Court – Day 1
by Maude Barlow | Council of Canadians: Under the sheen of freezing rain that blanketed the Supreme Court of Canada, the historic legal cases of eight Canadians against voter suppression…
May 2011 election fraud legal challenges at Federal Court on Monday
by Council of Canadians WHAT: Beginning Monday, the most important legal cases in the history of Canadian elections will be argued before the Federal Court: the applications to contest the…
Elections Canada evidence confirms widespread voter suppression campaign
by Council of Canadians | November 29, 2012: Evidence filed in the Federal Court today includes detailed accounts from voters targeted by fraudulent or harassing calls intended to discourage them…
The Terrible Reach of Citizens United
America's advance as a true corporatist state was given a huge boost by the USSC's decision in Citizens United. That decision launched the United States into its first $6-billion election.Money…
Is the U.S. right rigging elections?
After reading an article in the November 2012 issue of Harper’s (“How to Rig an Election” by Victoria Collier), I’m not as surprised that Barack Obama won the recent presidential…
Ask General Kang: What’s the best method for electing your leader?
Ah, not this again! You humans and your obsession with “elections” and “democracy.” It’s an illusion, just like free will. You’ve already decided who you’re going to vote for, and…
From The Creator Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Start hoarding canned food!
What Etobicoke Politics Have in Common With Zimbabwe
by Obert Madondo | Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/obert-madondo/etobicoke-vote_b_2008161.html On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada will rule on the Etobicoke Centre vote dispute. A landmark 1995 by-election in Harare South, Zimbabwe,…
Presidential Election: The Ground Game
The 2012 presidential election will be won by the get out the vote (GOTV) actions of the two parties, and the state of their ground games is critical to achieve…
Who in US Congress support the arts?
Barack Obama by Tyler Streeter Other than the outrage caused by Mitt Romney’s promise to fire Big Bird, there’s been virtually no discussion on arts issues leading up to the…
On blurred lines
In today’s Leader-Post, John Hopkins responds to this week’s column. But while he tries to point some fingers away from the Regina Chamber of Commerce, he only raises larger issues…
So You’re Not Interested in Politics, Eh?
Oh yes, I am in a bit of a scolding mood this morning, and the object of my vituperation is that substantial group of Canadians who demonstrate their apolitical natures…
Robocalls Scandal: Elections Canada Paid Former RCMP Investigator $95,523
Elections Canada paid former RCMP investigator $95,523 for visit to only one out of 234 riding affected by robocalls during the May 2011 Federal election.
Ask General Kang: How do you choose a new leader?
Well, on my home planet of Neecknaw, this is a simple affair. The new leader chooses himself. Or herself. But we haven’t had a female leader since the Gloomy Ages…
Tory Affidavit Attempts to Cast Doubt on Robocalls Survey
The Council of Canadians presented polling data to back up claims that misleading calls in seven ridings affected the outcome of the 2011 federal election. Conservatives recently released an affidavit…
Tory Affidavit Attempts to Cast Doubt on Robocalls Survey
The Council of Canadians presented polling data to back up claims that misleading calls in seven ridings affected the outcome of the 2011 federal election. Conservatives recently released an affidavit…