My friend, Shauna Sylvester is running for a position on the board of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC). If you are a MEC member I hope you’ll consider voting for her.
Eligible voters can vote here.
You can read Shauna’s bio and read/listen to her statement about why she is running and what she will stand for here.
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So the Liberals are getting lambasted for letting the Conservative Budget stand. (click on the second video)
Old Conservatives are refusing to testify (usually not a good sign) and New Conservatives have been (allegedly) caught trying to bribe an independent MP (a terribly sign).
The NDP can’t seem to get any traction.
The Bloc is still losing ground.
The [...]
A few months ago some of you may remember a post I wrote about my grandfather’s involvement in the Gouzenko affair.
In 1946 – suspected of being a communist – Israel Halperin was held without charge for weeks by the RCMP and interrogated by judges who then wanted to use this information to build a case [...]
Last week the Clerk of the Privy Council gave a speech this speech in Vancouver. There is much in the speech that is promising, and some that remains problematic.
That said, I want to key in on the last part of the Clerk’s speech. Myth number 8: “The Public Service is out of touch with Canadians [...]
An annual tradition I’ve come to enjoy is putting up this post. The people at the Gordon foundation are wonderful and those I’ve talked to about this program have had very positive things to say. While our government may be running a shoddy foreign policy there are no shortage of interesting discussions or opportunities for [...]
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