The following just came out as a letter. I meant it to be a rant.Dear Mr. Harper ( Read more... )

As predicted, I'm a little zonked, and don't quite feel up to extensive writing about the rest of today's picks from the 101:

( Benamar Benatta )

First two of today's six out of 101:

( The Dirty Tricks manual for committee chairs )

I'm squeaking in with the last of yesterday's research from Election Issues 101: the Harper government's cuts to the Court Challenges Program.

The Court Challenges Program existed to provide funding to help Canadians bring human rights and equality challenges to Canadian law. The Program existed as a not-for-profit corporation, separate from the ( Read more... )

Further to my link to the Election Issues 101, I present today's overview of four items from the list. I'm going to try to look at four every day between now and the election and either tell you what I know, or find more information. I don't promise cutting-edge, insightful arguments or research-this is an overview, guys!-but I'll certainly feel ( Read more... )

Via the Galloping Beaver, comes Alison's list of 101 Election Issues. From Canada's continued involvement in Afghanistan through the firing of nuclear watchdog Linda Keen and killing the Status of Women office, to 600 Canadian companies gone to foreign ownership, and some stuff I've never considered (WTH are the Oily the Splot ads?), surely there's ( Read more... )

Following Justice Minister Rob Nicholson's announcement earlier this week "that the government will introduce legislation that will punish criminals who commit violence against pregnant women but do so in a way that leaves no room for the introduction of fetal rights."*

Ken Epps is standing up for Bill C-484, in today's National Post. In the ( Read more... )

Mr. Rosario Marchese, Trinity-Spadina ( Read more... )

In chatting with heliotrope689 about canvas shopping bags and their suitability for grocery shopping, I wound up commenting on a minor aspect of Canadian culture-one that I always forget about, until I'm grocery shopping Stateside ( Read more... )

Dear Ms. Chow ( Read more... )