He wasn’t perfect…
… but no one is. Yet then PM Chrètien led by example back in 1993 when he came to power and significantly cut his Ministers’ budgets. Tired of the ballooning…
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1 out of 100 Calgary Co-op members vote.
It’s election season for Calgary Co-op. For the month of February if you’re a member-owner of Calgary Co-op you can select three of their nine-member board. Most people don’t know…
On Mesothelioma: Dying to be Heard
Today isn’t just Groundhog’s Day, it’s “Lung Leavin’ Day” – a commemorative day sparked by Heather Von St. James who had her lung removed eight years ago today due to…
A Liberal Government Will Re-Open Veterans Centres ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
Justin Trudeau made the commitment yesterday.
Canada’s Veterans Need Protection from Conservatives ( #cdnpoli #cpc )
Long thought of as a core constituency of Conservative parties in Canada, veterans have been the target of Conservative cutbacks and slights over the past couple of years. Conservatives are…
Horribly mixed up fonts aside…
Is this Ten Percenter surely a sign of the ReformCons knowing how they are oh-so-much screwed. But yeah, how about those fonts? (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Environmental hearing process not working for public
The 3-member panel reviewing Site C Dam has complained about the volume of documents from BC Hydro Read this Jan. 27 letter to the editor in the Vancouver Sun by…
reminders why feminism is still relevant
It has been one of those weeks where I think about feminism lots. And basically as a married, white woman living a rather isolated life as a homeschool mother and…
Canada West Foundation…
… endorses Trudeau’s Senate move… <sound of Trashy passing out on the floor> Some “first” here: First time the words “west” “endorses” “Trudeau” have even been seen in the same…
Trudeau Makes Senate Change in Liberal Party
This is a clear about-face from being willing to welcome Mac Harb back into the Liberal fold. I really wonder which idea is actually Trudeau’s. Trudeau kicks Liberal senators out…
40 Years of Accidents in a Single Year
2013 had more railroad accidents than the past 40 years combined. Also, if you remember, a Quebec town was blown up, killing dozens instantly after the Lac Megantic rail disaster…
Twitterstorm for an Emergency Homeless Shelter in Sudbury
The Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty is leading a campaign for a new emergency homeless shelter. This is to fill the gap that was created when the Elgin Street Mission announced…
“I’m elated!”, RE: Trudeau’s Senate Reform Announcement
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Running for re-election in 2014
Earlier this month, I filed my nomination papers for municipal council. I am running for a fourth term as Collingwood councillor. I will post a new election website with updated…
Canadian Woman Freezes To Death
I wonder if talk radio will be buzzing about how Manitobans let a young woman freeze to death rather than stop and see why she was trying to flag them…
Ex-soldiers hold sit-in to protest Veterans Affairs office closure
I suppose if you’re used to facing gunfire, police removal isn’t so bad. Though I think it’s an embarassing shame for the federal government that the veterans are having to…
Reading Thucydides at last
Somewhere on one of my bookshelves, is an old Penguin paperback copy of History of The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. It’s a bit worn, pages lightly yellowed, glue a little…
Does public participation waste time and money?: A note on the value of participatory democracies
Francis Bula, Vancouver pundit, introduced a debate on wasting public resources to open up a debate that would have resulted in the same decision: Does public participation slow down cities’
Pickering Unanimously Supports Motion Demanding Airport Transparency ( #NoPickeringAirport #cdnpoli )
Via Land Over Landings: HUGE THANKS to all who came to Pickering council last night: we packed the house and wowed them with our accuracy, facts and passion. It was…
Tim Hudak’s Right-to-Work Gambit ( #pcpo #onpoli )
It would appear that the Ontario Conservative Party’s support for right-to-work legislation is costing them support and costing them candidates. Ontario Conservatives are concerned how the labour policy messaging is…