A Different Kind of Change Election
So it’s now official that the EKOS poll placing the NDP ahead of the Liberals was not an outlier. Both Angus Reid and Forum Research have polls out that not only confirm the numbers presented by EKOS,...
View ArticleSome Politics Aren’t Local
Former Speaker of the House in the US Congress Tip O’Neill is perhaps most famous for acknowledging the everyman nature of successful politicians in his perennial quote that, “all politics is local.”...
View ArticleDid Anybody Get the License Plate of that Truck?
Election 41 has come and gone and the changes it wrought couldn’t have been more dramatic and counter-intuitive to our original sleepy prediction. Throughout the last two-odd weeks of campaigning,...
View ArticleWhy Progressive Voters Should Welcome a Harper Majority
No matter what way you cut it, this past election was a tough one for progressive voters in Canada. A Stephen Harper majority is a pretty steep price to pay for eradication of the Bloc and the...
View ArticleWhy We Should All Thank Michael Ignatieff
In every election there must be a pinata. That one candidate at which everyone takes a whack. The candidate who takes on the lion’s share of abuse from all corners. Opinions will vary from election to...
View ArticleBridging the Divide
Those of us who comment frequently on politics spend no small amount of time bemoaning the lack of engagement that average Canadians display with the country’s political process. Opinions vary as to...
View ArticleBecause That’s What’s Really At Stake Here…
Let me be blunt, I find myself thoroughly disenchanted with Canadian politics right now. I probably shouldn’t be. After all, there is a majority government in power with which I’m on record as having...
View ArticleFor Jack
I’ve been absent around these parts of late. Lots going on: a new business started a first child on the way. But I’ve found myself shaken from life’s tunnel vision by the passing of Jack Layton. I’ve...
View ArticleElection Results and 21st Century Civil Society
Last week, the Government of Canada announced that it will be doing away with an archaic law that bans the release of federal election results before the closing of polls. In regards to the decision,...
View ArticleThe Politics of Hope
In amongst all my volunteering and consulting and fathering and what have you, I managed to put together some writing on politics! The essay, which is a bit of a political opus for me, reflects on my...
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