Category: Electoral Reform

Where Are Their Political Instincts?

  Apologies for so quickly returning to the same topic I’ve recently written about…  The more I think about it, the angrier I become regarding the terrible betrayal by the Liberal Party on the widely supported Bill that would have given Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta more seats in the House of Commons to better [...]

Friday December 10th, 2010 in Accountability, Canadian Politics, Democracy, Electoral Reform, The Economy, Trade Deficit, US Deficit/Economy | Comments Off

American Backlash, Potential Pipeline Catastrophe, and Other Facts

  Isn’t it so typical of the National Post to publish a long negative article by an American (Steven Globerman) attacking Canada’s recent potash decision as being unbeneficial from the standpoint of public policy.  Does anyone care what this guy thinks? *     *     *     *     * A real potential for catastrophe!  The proposed Enbridge Gateway [...]

Sunday December 5th, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Electoral Reform, First Nations, Oil, Potash, Tax Havens, US Politics | 1 Comment »

It’s Time to Junk the Senate.

Re the Fraser Institute’s suggestion that we suspend enforcement of the Canada Health Act, is it not quite amazing that anyone still takes these Neanderthals seriously?  Yes, I can understand the troglodytes in their caves at the National Post giving them prominence, but anyone else??? *     *     *     *     * Amazing! 40% of Americans say [...]

Friday November 26th, 2010 in Climate Change, Corporations, Electoral Reform, Health Care, Poverty, Right-Wing Think Tanks, The Senate, US Deficit/Economy, US Politics | 2 Comments »

It’s Time to Turn Things Around

  Several people, mostly on the left, have been complaining about Canada’s loss of some 300,000 manufacturing jobs during the recent recession.  That’s a huge loss affecting the entire economy in a major way. But, it’s actually much worse than that.  In 2004 there were 2,292,000 Canadians employed in the high-wage manufacturing sector, with all [...]

Monday September 20th, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Electoral Reform, Foreign Takeovers, Health Care, Manufacturing, Media, Potash, Poverty, US Deficit/Economy, US Politics | Comments Off

Afghanistan/Hockey/Nuclear Weapons/Electoral Reform

  The latest public opinion poll shows that 50% of Canadians oppose “our mission in Afghanistan”, and 35% support it.    15% say neither. *     *     *     *     * I don’t know about you, but I’m getting more and more fed up with the likes of Gary Bettman and his friends who control the NHL. [...]

Sunday April 11th, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Electoral Reform, Nuclear Weapons | Comments Off

Harper is Wrong on the Senate

  Should we say bravo to Stephen Harper for at last bringing in new legislation to properly expand the House of Commons so it better represents the principal of one/vote-one person? No way! Not if it includes Harper’s plan to expand the Senate with 8-year elected terms.  An elected Senate sounds excellent, but not if [...]

Saturday April 3rd, 2010 in Accountability, Canadian Politics, Electoral Reform, The Senate | 2 Comments »