The Salvation Army commissioned another poll concerning attitudes to poverty in Canada as part of their Dignity Project.  It always astounds me at the lack of understanding most people in this country have about the reality of poverty.  A majority of Canadians (54%) believe that a family of four can survive in this society on [...]

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One of the reasons I don’t belong to a political party or extra-parliamentary political organization, is the rigidity I find sets in no matter the initial promise.  Parties like the old Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) morph into the New Democratic Party (NDP).  Back in Calgary and Regina in 1932 and 33 respectively people from various [...]

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To elect or not to elect, that is the question.  Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the inanity of the current parliament with its showmanship and buffoonery or to take arms against this sea of trouble and by a ballot end it.  Ah to vote, perchance to get more of the same.  Aye [...]

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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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