What are the goals of Occupy Wall St? Income inequality is a good one
I know there isn’t a specific goal, given the movement doesn’t have a leadership and hasn’t made a clear attempt to define the goals, but I’m still confused. I imagine…
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Occupy Regina Passes Fourth Night
I’ve had a great time every evening I’ve stopped by Occupy Regina in Victoria Park. The protesters are an eclectic and growing group of educated, and less educated, working, and…
Parents Start New Party Against School Anti-Bullying Policies
A new civic party has been started in Burnaby, British Columbia in direct opposition to some new anti-homophobic bullying initiatives introduced by the Burnaby School Board trustees last June. Calling…
They Wanna Be Adored
The Stone Roses are reuniting for a world tour! Those of us of a certain age, and a certain musical taste, will remember these guys from 1989/90. Based on this…
Householders
Those of us who have worked for MPs have spent countless hours creating constituent communication pieces called householders. Their purpose is to inform riding residents about parliamentary activities and issues.…
A CEO, a unionist, and a tea partier…
Repeating a joke (or is it?) that I’ve seen on a few blogs: A CEO, a Tea Partier and a union organizer sit down at a table, on which there…
Occupy Together: It’s About Time!
Here is a Globe and Mail commentary I wrote after attending the wonderful Occupy Toronto protests on the weekend. The media keep going off about how this movement has no…
Thoughts On The Bill Whatcott Supreme Court Case
Bill Whatcott, Canada’s most hysterical anti-gay activist, has headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. I’ve talked a lot about Whatcott in the past, but here’s a quick recap: He…
Occupy Regina
These photos are from Day one. Day Three starts Monday.
The Brick just lost a sale
Not that they care. I’m in the market for a new mattress for one of the kids and this sign, which is plastered all over the exterior of The Brick,…
Greens Launch Healthcare Platform Planks
A portion of the Green Party of Saskatchewan’s healthcare proposals are available on CBC.
Twitter and Facebook Failing
I’m having trouble posting and reading Facebook and Twitter suddenly, I suspect they are feeling the strain of extra eyes due to the Occupy Together protests around the world today.…
Welcome to our new website
Welcome. Real Canadian Politics is now Copper Roof Politics. This change extends beyond the name however. Readers will notice the same great content from the same authors, in a much…
Europe, G20 and financial transactions taxes
Thanks mostly to the superb campaigning by international development, poverty and environmental activists, there’s been remarkable progress in getting Europe to introduce financial transactions taxes, aka the Robin Hood Tax.…
Random thoughts over the past week
I’ve tried, and failed, to post over the last week because I couldn’t find anything truly interesting to write about. I’m one of those strange people who enjoys election campaigns…
Reg Alcock
Very sad to hear about the passing of Reg Alcock today. I met him close to a decade ago when I was new on the Hill – as westerners we…
More Debates – Press Release
I sent this to various Saskatchewan media yesterday. It appeared in part in the Star Phoenix and Leader Post. This province has had its laws constructed and maintained over the…
Give A Damn Campaign Targets Unfit Parents
Cyndi Lauper has been promoting an important anti-homophobia campaign with a new message aimed squarely at parents who harm and discriminate against their own children. It’s a sad statistic that…
Union busting
I am in favor of the idea of labour unions and their goals, while I do admit to being skeptical of what many large unions have become in modern times.…
More Debates – PROTEST!
October 14, 2011 Friday 5:30 p.m. in front of CBC Saskatchewan, Broad St., Regina, SK Help me take back control of our political system from media executives who pre-package our…