Town Hall Event – "Ontario’s Greenbelt Under Threat" ( #onpoli )
In partnership with Ontario Greenbelt Alliance, Land Over Landings presents a Town Hall Meeting to expose the threats to Ontario’s Greenbelt. January 28th – 7 – 9 pm, Brougham Town…
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Town Hall Event – "Ontario’s Greenbelt Under Threat" ( #onpoli )
In partnership with Ontario Greenbelt Alliance, Land Over Landings presents a Town Hall Meeting to expose the threats to Ontario’s Greenbelt. January 28th – 7 – 9 pm, Brougham Town…
Jennifer O’Connell for the Liberal Party Nomination, Pickering-Uxbridge ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
Pickering-Uxbridge will be holding the Liberal Party nomination on January 29th at the Pickering Recreation Complex . There are three contestants seeking the nomination. I am supporting Jennifer O’Connell and…
Jennifer O’Connell for the Liberal Party Nomination, Pickering-Uxbridge ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
Pickering-Uxbridge will be holding the Liberal Party nomination on January 29th at the Pickering Recreation Complex . There are three contestants seeking the nomination.I am supporting Jennifer O'Connell and think…
Jennifer O’Connell for the Liberal Party Nomination, Pickering-Uxbridge ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
Pickering-Uxbridge will be holding the Liberal Party nomination on January 29th at the Pickering Recreation Complex . There are three contestants seeking the nomination.I am supporting Jennifer O'Connell and think…
Jennifer O’Connell for the Liberal Party Nomination, Pickering-Uxbridge ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
Pickering-Uxbridge will be holding the Liberal Party nomination on January 29th at the Pickering Recreation Complex . There are three contestants seeking the nomination. I am supporting Jennifer O’Connell and…
My MLA? Ol’ Whazhizface?
I have a question for you, dear reader. What factor was the biggest factor that drove your voting decision in the 2012 Alberta election? Did you base your vote on…
Splitting Our Differences
Imagine your kid’s school has 100 kids. It’s a good school, and all the parents pay for a lunch program so everyone gets a sandwich. Economically, it’s in a fairly…
Conservatives’ red tape commision saves next to nothing
Red Tape Cuts Rated Modest Blacklock’s reports. I do so wish they’d come up with a revenue model that lets them get their journalism out there more. Because they’re actually…
This Changes Nothing
The US Senate voted that climate change is real, and many of my Facebook friends are celebrating. But I don’t think they actually read beyond the headlines on this one.…
Lang Still at CBC
Amanda Lang still hasn’t been suspended from reporting for the CBC. Meanwhile, Global did a little required housecleaning. “When people say they have no politics, it means that their politics…
Why Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes Sense
Rolling Stone has a great article looking into the logic of divestment, that is the growing trend to remove investments in fossil fuel companies and investing in renewable companies instead.…
Flat Tax Math Yields a T-Bird
Here’s some interesting math for you. Between 2011 and 2014, Alberta Premier Jim Prentice was a Vice-President for CIBC, with a salary “reportedly over $2 million.” In Ontario, his 2013…
FLAT TAX MATH YIELDS A T-BIRD
Here’s some interesting math for you. Between 2011 and 2014, Alberta Premier Jim Prentice was a Vice-President for CIBC, with a salary “reportedly over $2 million.” In Ontario, his 2013…
dreaming of a good government…
I am withdrawing from an organization I have been very involved in for about three years. There is some sadness to leaving and some relief. This whole last half a…
The Post In Which I Get Cranky on Climate Change
When people talk about the effects of climate change, they often worry about water burying some prized beach-front real estate, but an article in Thursday’s Guardian, “Seven ways climate change…
A Gram of Prevention is Worth a Kiloliter of Benzine
If you don’t know how to fix things, stop breaking them. Stewart, however, said it could take months for the steam to cool and the pressure to drop. He said…
Fear Campaign
Fear is a primal response, instilled in us by evolution as a survival mechanism. Recognizing when to be afraid has kept our species alive on a planet where we are…
Alice Funke has everything you need to know about the next federal election
Right here: How a little-noticed clause in the Fair Elections Act up-ends all conventional election timing speculation on her blog Pundit’s Guide. Shorter Funke: will the Tories use a change…
Stevie and Grumpy
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