Hell No, I Won’t Go!
In the days of my youth, the above was an anthem of resistance, shouted in defiance of the American draft sending young men to fight and to die in Vietnam.…
voter apathy
A Site Young Voters Should Visit
I have written several past posts on the fact that for the most part, youth do not vote, largely because they see nothing on offer from any of the major…
Who Cares About The Youth Vote? Certainly Not The Corporate Media.
Regarding this article in the Globe & Mail: Dear Young People: Not Voting? No One Cares. Politicians need to take a chance and talk to youth and aim policies toward…
Who Cares About The Youth Vote? Certainly Not The Corporate Media.
Regarding this article in the Globe & Mail: Dear Young People: Not Voting? No One Cares. Politicians need to take a chance and talk to youth and aim policies toward…
Who Cares About The Youth Vote? Certainly Not The Corporate Media.
Regarding this article in the Globe & Mail: Dear Young People: Not Voting? No One Cares. Politicians need to take a chance and talk to youth and aim policies toward…
Sidelining The Youth Vote
The potential of the youth vote, about which I have written several times on this blog, is, without question, great. The fact that only a low number of young people…
Attention, Young People: Here Is Why You Should Vote
This brief but powerful video should be viewed by all those who are politically disengaged, especially our young citizens: H/t OperationMaple Recommend this Post
The Poisoned Well Of Information
http://awoiaf.westeros.org/ Will Colonel Sanders get the chickens to vote for him again? That, Michael Harris writes, is the question which the next federal election will turn on. And, given what…
Toward Democratic Renewal
I’m sure that all progressive bloggers are disheartened and bedeviled by the devolution of democracy in Canada. Not only has it been under consistent and sustained attack by the Harper…
On Encouraging Political Participation
The other day I wrote a post on John Cruickshank’s TED Talk about the low level of political participation among young citizens. His thesis was that as a society, we…
A Post-Election Reflection
I don’t want to comment directly about last night’s Ontario election, given that it has been incisively and very competently observed by others already. However, I want to address a…
Rick Mercer’s Solution To Voter Apathy
Sure beats the ‘Fair’ Elections Act: Recommend this Post
Bill C-23: Part VI: The Theft Of Democracy – Muzzling The Chief Electoral Officer
Wading through C-23 is feeling more and more like trying to pick one's way through a minefield. Every step, you half expect to find something that is going to go…
Somedays
… I think of Canada’s citizenry, in its willingness to take whatever the Harper regime dishes out in the way of mean-spirited, regressive and repressive legislation, as a beaten-down dog.…
Back To Earth
I had planned this to be my first piece post-holiday, but Nelson Mandela’s passing yesterday prompted my post about that giant who walked among us. I purposely kept it brief,…
On Russell Brand’s Interview
I heard Brand’s interview late last week, and I’ve been stewing on it ever since. On a lot of topics, I have to say that I agree with Brand’s frustration.…
Food For Thought
H/t Canadians Rallying To Unseat Stephen Harper Recommend this Post
Ontario votes to amble into the twenty-tens
For an election that was about as little as an election can possibly be about, last nights results brought more change to Ontario than many anticipated. And despite the set…
Ontario Votes 2011: Getting back to the Meat and Potatoes of Governing
Well, here we are. The Ontario provincial election is two days away, and the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are locked in a dead heat, continuing to make election promises at…
TVO is taking election coverage to impressive new levels
TVOntario has decided it won’t take voter apathy lying down. Not when Steve Paikin can do something about it. That’s why Ontario’s own TVO has ramped up its coverage of…