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ok, so here i am, a minor, not able to vote, but still full of passion from the debate. but i decided to put my views on my facebook and livejournal page, to at least make some sort of difference, so here we go ( Read more... )

Thus far the parties have more or less been in idle but things are still happening.

Conservative Party of CanadaYesterday morning the Conservatives called a very early morning press conference and ending up having most of the media pay no attention. They didn't say much regardless - just some more Dion bashing (which I might add is starting to get ( Read more... )

I saw this article under the featured section of Yahoo! Canada's home page today ( Read more... )

The BC government is trying to build a dam and a series of huge power lines through Pinecone Burke provincial park. This is significant for a few reasons ( Read more... )

McGuinty and Flaherty are embroiled in a war of words .  McGuinty you are is such a bloody wussy.  If Flaherty ever dared stick his nose in Newfoundland politics (for example), words would have flared larger then Mulroney's chin.

Come on McGuinty raise the rhetoric and show that you won't be bullied.

 This really irks the heck out of me. Are we, the younger generation, better educated than our parents? Very likely, and I don't dispute the statistics they're using. What really bugs me about it is the blantant assumption that there's a great deal of choice involved with the decision.

Maybe I'm just a bitter Gen X-er who saw too much downsizing, ( Read more... )

I was watching this version of Jean Chretien's interview on The Hour and I came to this realization.

I miss the days when the Liberal Party was all about playing the political game with passion and zeal. This is not to say that I am moving away from where Dion is taking the Liberals today but I just want to turn on the TV and see a fighter ( Read more... )

Recently it's been my impression that the level of discourse in this group has deteriorated badly in terms of i) the presence of personal attacks and generally hateful comments and (ii) the quality of arguments ( Read more... )

Politics is very elitist and real citizens like you and me never end up holding office. Commoners have never filled the House of Commons. If you think about it, the best politicans are those who sacrifice or leave their professions to serve then return back to their old life. Career Politicans have hijacked our government. Being an MP isn't ( Read more... )