politics
A Liberal Spark
A national convention this weekend showed that out the ashes of the Liberal Party there was a spark. That in Ottawa, where once the largest Liberal flame burned, where once…
Youth ostracism in Canadian politics
Elections in recent history have told the same story again and again: Young people aren’t voting. Sure, some of us are. Many others are attempting to bring in more of…
Perception of Waste, is it the Rule or the Exception?
Many people believe the government wastes vast amounts of money. This perception is created by the media and the opposition making a big deal out of every little bit of…
No Excuses, Liberal Supporters
One of the oft-repeated refrains from the last elections from those who would vote Liberal was that they couldn’t vote Liberal because of who Liberals voted as leader. It was…
And the next President of the Liberal Party of Canada is…
…Mike Crawley. Liberal Party of Canada delegates also elected Maryanne Kampouris as National Policy Chair. Congratulations!
Building a Policy Platform
I obviously won’t say that I’ve got a complete policy platform in place but I will suggest I’ve got a few good pieces of timber selected: Legalize pot. Tax it.…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald are a Northern California-based folk duo. This song, Ship Gonna Sail, was written to discouraged activists several years ago: Paul wrote the song with the…
The SuperPAC charade is getting tiresome
Can we please drop this SuperPAC ruse already? It is the first election season post Citizens United and so these new political groups are allowed to collect unlimited, undisclosed amounts…
What I Learned In One Day
As a politcal junkie conventions are one of the most exiciting events I can go to. This convention so far is no exception. At the convention is one of the…
Language instructors and scientists. That’s who they’re firing this week
From Environment Canada, no less. And from the training institute that, among other things, is supposed to help improve the level of bilingualism in the civil service.
The appeal, and vacuousness, of sports team politics
Last Tuesday, the second game of the playoffs took place in New Hampshire with front runner Massachusetts Mitt leading the pack going into game three in South Carolina. For six…
Good To See
There are some very interesting links to explore today. I hope you made some time available to browse. The UK is also experiencing strange weather, and there are photos and…
The Romney Plan
One of the strongest political maneuvers is to draw a picture to the electorate that one candidate is going to be the inevitable winner. In the U.S this practice is…
A snowy…
…January Friday morning in O Town… Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Is It Just Me, or Do These Pork Barrels Reek of Bitumen?
Once in a while, something crosses my desk that makes me cross my eyes and pound my head against the desk in frustration. This is not one of those things.…
Rebuilding
Trying out the Blogger app for my phone. A picture from the registration floor highlighting the theme.
Liberal Live/En Direct!
FYI: The Liberal Party of Canada will be streaming its Biennial Convention… live/en direct from Ottawa, January 13 – 15, 2012.
Live from Ottawa, it’s the Liberal Party Convention (#Ott12)
I’m blogging to you from Ottawa, Ontario – site of the 2012 Liberal Party convention. It’s a blistery -5 degrees outside and there’s a gentle breeze coming down from the…
Hurdman Station
Gross. Disgusting. Horrific. And off-putting too. That is all. Carry on. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario