The following is a letter to my local politician regarding the lack of a cell phone ban while driving in New Brunswick. Feel free to copy/paste whatever you like from this letter to send your own! *** Dear Mr. McIntyre: I realize that the Legislature is not currently sitting and won’t be in session again [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
Google and Stephen Harper
After noticing the Huffington Post’s article “What does Google think of Obama”, I decided to see how well Canada’s own “glorious leader” – Stephen Harper – faired in this game… Hey, it’s Google’s fault, not mine!
So, Coalition Governments aren't so bad now, Mr Harper?
Hmm, “coalition” government in the UK… Involving Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. In the very country upon which the parliamentary system of government used in Canada is based. They are doing it for the sake of the people, it was what the people decided and they are working with it. A very democratic viewpoint, one shared [...]
Secularism vs. Religion and dealing with the niquab
In the article Quebec Will Require Bare Face for Service, it is revealed that as a result of a recent Quebec decision, muslim women to Muslim women will need to uncover their faces if they want to deal with the Quebec government. It states “people’s face-coverings will not be tolerated if they hinder communication or [...]
Saint John's Tax Myth
Shawn Peterson started this discussion with a re-print of a Telegraph Journal article by Stephen Chase. The article was fuelled by what Mr Chase refers to as “pre-Easter” presents in the form of the latest tax assessment notices. As I noted in a comment on Shawn’s blog, I agree with Stephen Chase on this issue, [...]
Political Humour
While walking down the street one day a Member of Parliament is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. ‘Welcome to heaven,’ says St. Peter. ‘Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official [...]
Quote of the day – "It isn't apathy making young people not vote"
I love this quote. It appeared in an article in ‘The Mark‘ by David Eaves, Public policy expert and Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Queen’s University. The article was titled The Apathy Lie, and is a response to Lawrence Martin‘s column in the Globe and Mail titled ‘If there is an [...]
Breakfast with Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, was in Saint John and had breakfast at the Lily Lake Pavilion this morning. Here is a shot of Lily Lake. It was beautiful and calm when I arrived before breakfast started Paul Zed, former Member of Parliament for Saint John and friend of Michael Ignatieff, [...]
Obama Puts Brakes on Mountaintop Removal
Finally, someone in the White House is willing to put the environment ahead of the economy! Whether you believe in global warming or not, ripping the top off mountains and dumping the sludge and other crap into the rivers just to dig up some of the dirtiest fuel in the world is not a healthy [...]