The Morning After: Newfoundland and Labrador Edition
Last night we saw what should be the last provincial election before the Fall general election take place in Newfoundland and Labrador. The eyes of many political watchers were on…
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An Idea That’s Time Has Come?
It can be quite amazing to see how quickly some things can move or change in when it comes to policies or ideas. Sometimes it feels like those policies should…
The Rock Goes to the Polls
Today we’re going to see another item on the list to the Fall election get checked off as Canada’s youngest province goes to the polls. In Newfoundland and Labrador, people…
Are You Saying Boo or Boo-urns?
Politics isn’t always all sunshine and rainbows for those elected to serve. Sometimes politicians have to face upset constituents or voters, sometimes for reasons that are beyond there control and…
The Wednesday Night Parliamentary Late Show
Our Parliament has many rules, conventions, quirks and traditions. When you work there, you start to learn about all these different bits and some turn out to be quite interesting.…
Leader-Post Is “Controversial”
Controversial is a code word for “racist”. That’s according to multiple tweets by the Leader-Post in Regina, Saskatchewan. Reading into the linked article, there was a passage from Wikipedia, not…
Earthgauge News – May 14, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/mixdown-18-05-14.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or on…
Panic! At the NDP Disco
As we get closer to the summer and then the Fall election, the pressure is starting to ramp up on the various parties in Ottawa. For each party, that pressure…
Stuff Still Happens IV, the Reckoning, week 19: The Greens are coming, the Greens are coming!
Don’t look now, folks, but the Green Party has quietly become a force in Canada. In British Columbia, the Greens hold the balance of power in the minority NDP government.…
Why Conservatives Hate Facts …
Let’s hope facts get in the way of the myth of the fiscal conservative as election 2019 approaches.
Some Friendly Advice
The Fall election is getting closer and closer and as that date with whatever destiny it turns out to be gets closer, there is a lot to ponder. So, it’s…
The Day After: the Argument for a Third Party in Alberta and a call for its Big Idea
For me, Jason Kenney’s victory is something new and novel to Alberta. Think about it this way, from 1935 to 2008, Alberta had always had a variety of conservative parties.…
In defence of Alberta, Decarbonisation and an Intelligent Transition to a Different Future
Many good-willed environmentalists have made the argument that Alberta would be better if it left all of its bitumen in the ground. One of them replied to my last post.…
In defense of Openness, Conciliation, Inclusiveness and Convincing
A few replies came in due to my last post and I was surprised by their disturbing tone and how some of them were laced with a sort of anger…
The Importance of Never Giving Up
When I first moved to Southern Ontario, I taught in Durham Region. During my time working in that area, I got to know the region well but also what makes…
Beware the Library-Loving Seniors
Having worked on Parliament Hill for close to a decade, one thing that I gained a huge appreciation for is people who work in the constituency offices of elected officials.…
Cutting Dignity
Over the past month in this space I’ve had a lot to say about post-budget cuts that have come from the Ford Conservatives in Ontario. Fact is that there have…
The Morning After: Nanaimo-Ladysmith Edition
Yesterday we saw the last by-election of the 42nd Parliament take place on Vancouver Island in the riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith. This seat became open when New Democrat Sheila Malcolmson stepped…
To the Rich Go the SpOILs
Oil and Gas don’t clean up their messes, we the Canadian citizen do. https://t.co/xaSJBNciJz — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) May 7, 2019 == Unrelated, the Bare Naked Ladies song $1000000 mentions…
Take the Pledge for a Green New Deal in Canada
It’s time to take the pledge for a Green New Deal in Canada. You can sign up here and make donations. Share this link as much as you can. It…