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Campaign Day 6
Blog | Friday, 01 Apr 2011It doesn’t take long for the days to blur together. The non-stop energy of a federal election campaign takes over normal life in the bat of an eye (not that my pre-writ life...
Leaders' Debate
Blog | Wednesday, 30 Mar 2011Yesterday, on Power Play with Don Martin, I began, “déjà vu all over again.” Haven’t we been here before? Didn’t the issue get resolved? Why did the Consortium say I could not be included in 2008...
Campaign – Day 3
Blog | Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011Well, you really know the incumbent is worried when the Prime Minister makes two trips to Saanich Gulf Islands in a month. In February it was a re-announcement of $155...
Make History
Blog | Saturday, 26 Mar 2011There are a number of ways in which this election is historic. It is the fourth election in seven years, but that doesn’t break a record (there were elections in 1962, 1963...
In Memoriam of Dan Yakimchuk
Blog | Friday, 25 Mar 2011I know people may be looking to this space expecting to see something about the election, and I will be writing lots about the election. But another time. A dear friend passed away. He was fearless...
“You win some, you lose some”
Blog | Friday, 11 Mar 2011That is how Prime Minister Stephen Harper responded to two rulings on one day that his government had breached parliamentary privilege -- “You win some, you lose some.” “Breaching Parliamentary...
Jim Travers
Blog | Friday, 04 Mar 2011The news of the death of Toronto star columnist, Jim Travers, is devastating. I couldn't believe it and kept hoping it was one of those false stories that would turn out to be wrong.I met Jim when he...
Remembering Kaila
Blog | Monday, 28 Feb 2011One year ago today, February 28, an extraordinary young woman died. She was one of my daughter’s best friends and was a big part of our lives. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her, and as...
Egypt
Blog | Sunday, 13 Feb 2011Great things have taken place in the life of a people. Over less than three weeks, an unshakable 30 year regime was toppled. It was toppled peacefully for the most part, although not without tragic...
Greens Congratulate Courageous Egyptians
Statement | Saturday, 12 Feb 2011OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada congratulates all the courageous Egyptians who peacefully demanded democracy and freedom. “Egypt has inspired us by showing that change can happen when people...