I know that Santa tried his very best but it was never in the cards at this juncture of history to bring in a lottery system.  Too many things would have to change.  At the same time the current system  of electing representatives in Canada is intolerable.  The most popular electoral system in the world [...]

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I have just finished reading a piece on the CTV website entitle “NDP, Bloc in coalition talks before fiscal update: tape”  (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081130/conservative_budget_081130/20081130?hub=TopStories).  Jack Layton is reported to have held a telephone meeting with his caucus which was recorded by a Conservative member.  The article then goes on to deal with the issues surrounding such a [...]

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And they say that Canadian politics aren’t interesting.  For any number of reasons (depending on who you are listening to) it appears that the opposition parties in the Canadian federal House of Commons are preparing to bring down the newly minted Harper government.  The Liberals and NDP argue that the recent economic statement from finance [...]

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How many of you remember Stephen Harper the opposition leader?  Do you remember that guy who said he would usher in a new era in Canadian politics if the people gave him a chance.  A Harper government would be more open, more honest than those fat cat liberals.  Liberals had become complacent and displayed a [...]

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