Live from Montreal! ( #lib14 #lpc )
I have arrived in Montreal and have checked into my hotel. I’m staying kitty corner from the Montreal Convention Centre (Palais des congrès de Montréal) and I’m looking forward to…
politics
Submission to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Bill C-23, Fair Elections Act
As you consider the Fair Elections Act, your common sense may tell you it is vital to prevent fraudulent or ineligible voters from casting a ballot at any cost. However…
Bernie Madoff, Robin Hood and the present dark age
Why is Bernie Madoff the only Wall St. criminal to face jail time? Because he robbed the 1%, and not the 99%. Rob the rich, and you are attacked, reviled,…
Policy Proposal 36 – Sustainable Infrastructure Investments ( #lib14 #lpc #cdnpoli #NoPickeringAirport )
There are a great number of prioritized policies up for debate at the 2014 Liberal Biennial Convention in Montreal. To go into each one, would need a month’s worth of…
Should councillors abstain from voting?
In an earlier post, I wrote that Collingwood’s Integrity Commissioner, Robert Swayze, proposed two changes to the town’s Procedural Bylaw: amending section 13.7 and deleting section 13.8. Last post I…
I’ve been nominated! And I need your vote.
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Legal Versus “Personal” Conflicts of Interest
In May, 2013, I wrote my thoughts about Ontario’s Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and the effect it had on the governance and procedural behaviour of municipal councillors. Back then,…
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is one of those weird non-holiday holidays. There’s issues with the ethics of cut flowers and a need to buy ethical fair-trade organic chocolate. There are those who…
Anyone else notice that gc.ca redirects to canada.ca?
Anyone else notice that http://www.gc.ca/ redirects to http://www.canada.ca/? Did I miss the Harper government™ memo? Seems to have started December 19, 2013… I fail to understand how this change is…
Interviews with Liberal National Executive Candidates ( #lib14 #lpc #cdnpoli )
Leading up to the 2014 Liberal Biennial Convention, you can read Jeff Jedras’s interviews with candidates for the national executive and some exit interviews for outgoing members at his blog.
For a moratorium on commemorative day statements
I think what pushed me over the edge is the UN’s International Day of Happiness. When I saw it I hoped I’d been pranked and that it wasn’t real. Alas…
A Response To The Globe’s Jeffrey Simpson
A “dream palace,” The Globe and Mail’s Jeffrey Simpson calls it. Inside that dream palace, the First Nations allegedly live in a fairytale land of sovereignty, respect and healthy relations…
A Response To The Globe’s Jeffrey Simpson
A “dream palace,” The Globe and Mail’s Jeffrey Simpson calls it. Inside that dream palace, the First Nations allegedly live in a fairytale land of sovereignty, respect and healthy relations…
aspartame, science and society
Oh, what questions arise from opening a science textbook! I didn’t realize a biology textbook would lead me again to wondering about the challenges of being open to new information…
ConCalls: Fair Election Fraud Act #elxnfraud #cdnpoli
Conservative media pundits are happy to be able to say “fair” and “election” in the same sentence as “Conservative”, because saying “fraud” was getting old even 2 years ago. @kateheartfield…
Another Conservative Against Tim Hudak’s Right-to-Work Gambit? ( #pcpo #onpoli )
Well, at least he used to be. Like Dave Brister and John O’Toole, the Conservative candidate for Niagara Falls, Bart Maves, likely has some reservations about Tim Hudak’s desire to…
Turn, turn, turn #nlpoli
Dale Kirby and Christopher Mitchelmore shifted their desks in the House of Assembly on Tuesday from the independent or unaffiliated part of the chamber to sit with the Liberals. They…
How John Tory Lost Me … Again ( #topoli )
The first time was when he suggested evolution was still “just” one of many theories that should be taught in schools. Voters soundly defeated him for such backward thinking. Now,…
Another Conservative Fears Tim Hudak’s Right-to-Work Gambit ( #pcpo #onpoli )
There’s another Conservative who’s worried about Tim Hudak’s right-to-work plans. The MPP for Durham, Conservative John O’Toole, believes that the Conservative Party’s plan to introduce right-to-work legislation could cost them…