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The Big O
And so, it goes, the US shows the western world how to elect a minority candidate. Amazing, and truly transformational. There will be plenty of time for politics and what will happen next, but...
View ArticleWhat's the matter with Canada?
But beneath the calm exterior, Canada’s political system is in turmoil. Since 2004, a succession of unstable minority governments has led to a constant campaign frenzy, brutalizing Canada’s once-broad...
View ArticlePalin's E-Mail Practices and Accountability
McCain's vice-presidential pick apparently used the accounts to communicate with key aides about government business ABC News: Experts Don’t Yahoo Over Palin’s E-Mail Practices. If I were to use my...
View ArticleJames K. Galbraith – A Bailout We Don't Need
Is this bailout still necessary? The point of the bailout is to buy assets that are illiquid but not worthless. But regular banks hold assets like that all the time. They're called "loans." With...
View ArticleVote Strategically for the Environment
via Vote For Environment / Voter Pour l’Environnement. This site wants you to vote strategically to avoid splitting the anti-conservative vote on the assumption that all things being equal, the...
View ArticleCorporate tax cuts, solutions to credit crisis top PM's agenda
The Conservative tally and their wins in all regions of the country will give them enough power in the Commons to press ahead with their economic agenda, which, among other things, includes $50 billion...
View ArticleDole Begone
Facing a close re-election race in North Carolina, Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) recently released an ad attacking her opponent Kay Hagan, falsely accusing her of being “Godless.” The end of the ad shows a...
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Canada and Climate Change Regulation – Politics as Usual
*Weasel picture courtesy wikipedia “We need to hear more about the American position, the European position, the Chinese position” before considering the bill, McGuinty told CBC News. CBC With that...
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Canada's only proposed Carbon Targets in Danger
Bill C-311, Canada’s Climate Change Accountability Act, is back in the “news” (no silly, not the media, who have more important things to worry about). I had written about this before the Copenhagen...
View ArticleHey Young Woman! Canada’s Senate needs you!
Canada’s Senate, that life-tenured repository of appointed political loyalists, ex-journalists and random washed up celebrities, got in the news recently after Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed...
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