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Losing a friend
Blog | Thursday, 29 Mar 2007Yesterday, I learned that a friend of mine, Ram Myers, had died the day before. It could hardly be said to be a shock, but I barely got through the day. (It is a bad sign as head of a political...
Mr. Harper and Human Rights
Blog | Friday, 23 Mar 2007As you know, I sit in Question Period every day I am in Ottawa. I have become somewhat inured to the rudeness, sniping, and debased debate parading as Parliamentary discourse. However, every now...
Campaign University and making St. Patrick’s Day Greener!!
Blog | Saturday, 17 Mar 2007Over the last two days, the Green Party held its second training school for candidates and campaign team volunteers. This one, Campaign University in Ottawa, broke new ground for as it was web cast...
Prairie Sustainability
Blog | Friday, 09 Mar 2007I just finished a whirlwind trip (by hybrid vehicle) from Saskatoon to the little town of Craik, and down to Regina, meeting new Green Party recruits (yes, there are green Greens), and local business...
Green Team Growing
Blog | Sunday, 04 Mar 2007Yesterday marked another big first for the Green Party… We have so many “firsts” it is hard to keep up! Of course, this week was the first ever poll to show us tied with the NDP at 13%. (As my...
A referendum on Kyoto in Canada
Blog | Thursday, 01 Mar 2007Well, the Quebec provincial election is in full swing, and if the PQ win, they promise to host another referendum ... So, I was thinking, wouldn't it be something if we could hold a referendum on...
The Climate for Business
Blog | Thursday, 01 Mar 2007Last night a packed hall in the well-heeled community of Rockcliffe Park Village in Ottawa heard a “friendly debate” on climate change from two of long-time protagonists for the pro and anti-Kyoto...
Using tanks to win hearts and minds
Blog | Wednesday, 28 Feb 2007So now that Canada has decided to spend $159 million to send 15 of our Leopard tanks to Afghanistan, we find out they can't be used in summer. Wow. Am I the only one that thinks this is just...
Bio diversity and the bio scientists who pursue knowledge of it
Blog | Wednesday, 28 Feb 2007I have always had a high regard for scientists, but usually left them to their own devices, imagining them to be dressed in white coats hunched over crucibles of whatever that they were cooking...
Getting Personal with Voting Patterns
Blog | Wednesday, 28 Feb 2007Now that the NHL trade deadline is over, its back to politics. I'm still trying to get over the Ryan Smyth trade but I digress...ah, this website recently came across my desk. Would you vote for...