Let’s Hear From Everyone At The Debates
There was an awful lot of talk this week about a one-on-one debate between Iggy and Harper. Sorry, but this is not an election that simply pits Big Blue against…
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Finding Common Ground – Health Care
The Greens are asking all parties to clearly state support for the five principles of the Canada Health Act: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility.
TVO’s The Agenda: The Arab Spring – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
In my broadcast essay for TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I argue that despite our sometimes chequered history in the region, Western states have an obligation to enforce the…
TVO’s The Agenda: The Arab Spring – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
In my broadcast essay for TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I argue that despite our sometimes chequered history in the region, Western states have an obligation to enforce the…
Does having two incomes make people worse off?
The economic effect of two income vs. single income households is something I’ve been thinking about and I’ve come to believe that two income households has caused more harm then…
Federal Election and Reduced Blog
I will be busy campaigning for the Pirate Party of Canada during the upcoming Federal Election. As a result, I won’t be blogging as much on this site until the…
May out of debate, again
Elizabeth May has once again been denied the opportunity to particpate in the leader's debate. It is a repeat of 2008 when the broadcasting consortium said she wasn't invited, yet…
Can Democracy and Censorship co-exist?
Censorship comes in many forms, and usually when it is included in a discussion about democracy it mean Government censorship and the control of information. In this case, I am…
Where’s the Funding: Rural Health Care
Health Care is an important issue for everyone in Saskatchewan. Our taxes are meant to provide everyone with REAL access to doctors, home care, hospitals and long term care services…
Jason Kenney’s Failed Immigration Reforms
Jim Creskey at The Embassy: Kenney—with some help from Prime Minister Harper and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews—used the arrival of two boatloads of Tamil asylum seekers in an attempt…
Every Vote is a Strategic Vote
Fellow DemReform blogger CuriosityCat has a great post today on a little tidbit that passed the lips of Jack Layton: “The way to stop Stephen Harper from getting a majority…
GPC – Finding Common Ground – High Speed Rail
The Green Party of Canada is releasing policy proposals throughout this election under the heading of “Finding Common Ground”. These are policy ideas which ALL parties should be able to…
The Conservatives are bad for democracy, but how much better are the Liberals?
The Conservatives have done many things to undermine our democracy over the years. The Liberals have opposed many of them, some of the most important ones have met with only…
GPC – Finding Common Ground – Youth
The Green Party of Canada is releasing policy proposals throughout this election under the heading of “Finding Common Ground”. These are policy ideas which ALL parties should be able to…
Harper’s Hitlist: Power, Process and the Assault on Democracy – Dobbin
The following is reproduced from the Council of Canadians website: Stephen Harper’s Assault on Democracy Author and Rabble.ca columnist Murray Dobbin details the harm Prime Minister Stephen Harper is doing…
Election is May 2nd – Time to be tired
Sitting at the table in the basement of the campaign office, fueled by coffee, needing another smoke. it is early times in the 41st Canadian election and damn, I…
Political Quadrant
I consider myself to be VERY Green and yet the CBC poll places me closer to Liberal. I am 57 years old and have seen many Liberal governments … I…
If Ignatieff doesn’t accept coalition, then a vote for the Liberals is a vote for the Conservatives
Rejected a coalition means that, more then likely, the Liberals will have to continue to support the Conservative government after the election. If the balance of power in the House…