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T-18: Stephen Harper and His Abuse of Military Veterans #elxn42 #canpoli

One of the things that’s surprised me about the Harper government is how they seem happy to offend and mistreat even the people who make up their core

T-19: How Long Do Canadian Governments Tend To Stay In Power? #elxn42

It’s hard to know where to begin with a series of posts about why the Conservatives deserve to be turfed from office after nine years in power. But

Introducing T-19: An Election Countdown #elxn42

So beginning tomorrow, I’m planning to have a 19 day series of posts with various thoughts and observations about the Canadian Federal Election. My politics are no secret

How To Vote in 31 Swing Ridings (Maybe) – Some Thoughts on Strategic Voting

  Strategic voting is a fairly controversial idea – should you support the party/candidate who best represents your views no matter what or do you consider voting for

Secular Sunday – God Responds to Aurora Shootings

This was a comment posted in response to a Christian minister’s CNN article explaining where god was during the Aurora shootings…

Music Monday – New #NDP Ad: “Would you stand up and walk out on me?” #cndpoli #canpoli #skpoli

The NDP has released an effective new ad that highlights some of Stephen Harper’s “friends” – various criminals, fraudsters and cheaters… That’s pretty bad but this ad only

“Matthew tells us that Jesus and his family fled the wrath of Herod and were refugees in Egypt…” #canpoli #cndpoli

So it’s no secret that I’m an atheist. One of the many reasons I lost whatever inherited belief I had as a child growing up was seeing the

Friday Fun Link – Barack Obama Dances With Kids During Alaska Trip

After yesterday’s depressing post, I needed something to raise my spirits. This story and video of Barack Obama’s visit to Alaska (including the fact that’s he’s the first

“His Name Was Alan Kurdi”

A “refugee crisis” is something far away and remote. Kenya. Bangladesh. Syria. Foreign. Easily ignored. But this. This is something different. This is a child. A child whose

Music Monday – “Who muzzles the poor scientist?/Calls troubled people “terrorists”?/Who wants the courts to just say yes?/Suppresses freedom of the press?”

The “Harperman” protest song is interesting for a number of reasons: the person who wrote and sang it is a federal civil servant and is now suspended from

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