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November 27, 2008

Proof that the Conservatives Hate Democracy

Years ago, the Liberals took the high road and made an important first step in institutionalizing democracy in Canada by creating a public subsidy of $1.95 per vote that every Canadian casts at the ballot box. This simple move extended a financial life-line to all Federal political parties and has prevented the Conservatives from obtaining a majority in Canadian politics.  It also became a financial […]

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November 16, 2008

The Pirates of Parliament

First, they squandered our budget surpluses and gave them away to corporations, most of which aren’t even Canadian-owned any more. Then, they said that they would never run a deficit before the election and announced that deficits would become all the rage after the election.  I’m looking for a ‘before/after video clip to post here – if you have one, please let me know. Now, […]

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November 14, 2008

Tories to Flush Canada-led Water Monitoring Program

Original story here . I suppose this goes in the ‘if it ain’t oil, we ain’t going to watch it’ file. Ironically, water will one day be more valuable than oil, but we’ll leave that problem to our kids, I suppose. All to save a shitty little $1.5 million.  How embarassing. DETAILS: Tories to flush Canada-led water-monitoring program Written by Sue Bailey, THE CANADIAN PRESS […]

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October 14, 2008

URGENT: Action on Close Ridings

I post the following with some continued misgivings about strategic voting, but trust all of you to decide what to do with the information: According to Vote for Environment’s polling info, there are currently 62 ridings in which a conservative is leading WHICH COULD BE WON BY THE PARTY IN SECOND PLACE if a number of those voting for the 3rd to 6th place candidates […]

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October 13, 2008

Canadian Election: Best / Worst Moments

As the election looms, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the 2008 Canadian election and let you know what I thought were the top best/worst moments for me.  Please post yours below as well – I would appreciate your thoughts. The best moments for me, in no particular order, were the following: This rant , which was nominated ‘best rant of the […]