As we all know young people don’t vote. That’s why these charts shouldn’t surprise anyone… right? (These charts are stolen from the New Politics Institute). But don’t worry, You may soon be able to retreat to the old stereotype of the apathetic young voter since Hillary Clinton is doing everything she can to turn this [...]
Entries from April 2008
Young, left and voting
My first 911 call – lessons for open systems
So this Saturday morning, on my way downtown to conduct a negotiation workshop for several wonderful people in Vancouver’s environmental NGO community, my friend Rikia and I were stuck behind a white 16 cubic foot box van that began weaving very erratically (I mean, into oncoming traffic erratically). After some initial hesitation I made my [...]
For those interested in a sensible drug policy… sign here.
Here is an opportunity to sign the resolution coming out of the Community Forum on the National Anti-Drug Strategy held in Toronto on March 26th. Signatures generated at the Forum and from the on-line version total over 1600, from people across Canada. We will be presenting the resolution to Parliament soon, so please add your signature asap, if you haven’t already. Please also forward [...]
Primary (racial) colours conflict on CNN
First off, I did not see this one coming. The editorial page of the NYT endorsed Clinton and so this piece is a serious slap on the wrist. CNN’s pro-Clinton coverage continued in full steam last night. What is most interesting however is how the coverage broke down racially. Below are statements from a piece [...]
What happened to Ibbitson?
The Globe’s John Ibbitson has always been one of my favourite columnists – Paul Wells may capture the politics of Ottawa best, but Ibbitson got and wrote most effectively on the issues, challenges and tensions that drove public policy in the capital. For a policy junkies like myself his Globe column was a daily must [...]
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