An Open Letter to Canadians
Published by Jeff Black on April 30th, 2011Dear Canada, With just under 48 hours of campaigning left before we go to the polls, it’s time we had the long, hard talk. Our society is closing. Deliberate steps taken by the Harper Government™ have made the Government of Canada less accessible. If this doesn’t alarm you, then you’re not paying proper attention. History is replete Read more»
Last but not least: Farah excels at Cawthra Senior Centre Debate
Published by Katrina Grdasic on April 29th, 2011Tonight, Farah was successful at the Cawthra Senior Centre in the final Mississauga South Candidate Debate. She depicted how Canada was on the road to a crisis through the record high deficit generated by the Tories, a demanding health care system, abused environment, as well as the rising cost of living with the HST. The Read more»
Addressing Attacks: New Democrats as a Viable Alternative
Published by Katrina Grdasic on April 27th, 2011As recent polls indicate, the NDP has risen quickly to second place with 27.8%. This has been a breakthrough for the party. However, the leading Conservative numbers are still frustrating to see. Here are 5 popular misconceptions about the NDP. Claim #1: “A vote for the NDP is a waste of a vote. Also, I need Read more»
Voter Apathy
Published by Katrina Grdasic on April 26th, 2011Voter Apathy: The Democratic Deficit According to Elections Canada, the last election in 2008 had a voter turn out of 58.8%. Voter turn out has been steadily declining in the last 20 years especially, with the exception of the 2006 election: Election Date Voter Turn Out (%) 21 November 1988 75.3 25 October 1993 69.6 2 June 1997 67.0 27 November 2000 61.2 28 June 2004 60.9 23 January Read more»
The English Leader Debate: We need a leader with integrity
Published by Katrina Grdasic on April 21st, 2011I realize this posting is a little late since it discusses the English leader debate which was held a while ago, but I thought a lot about it since the debate held at the Mississauga South debate a couple nights ago. I believe Michael Ignatieff gave some excellent points that night. We as Canadians need to Read more»
Farah shines at Clarkson Secondary School in Mississauga South Candidate Debate
Published by Katrina Grdasic on April 20th, 2011Yesterday’s debate at Clarkson Secondary School was informative and engaging. An excellent variety of questions were asked and Farah outlined her goals rather than attacking, which was the approach taken by the incumbent Liberal MP Paul Szabo and Conservative candidate Stella Ambler. In addition, she also stood out as a practical alternative, rather than the Read more»
Fixing Ottawa: Democratic travesties and our plans for repair
Published by Katrina Grdasic on April 19th, 2011Scholars have defined modern democracy as a “system of governance in which rulers are held accountable for their actions in the public realm by citizens, acting indirectly through competition and cooperation of their elected representatives”. Unfortunately the Conservative Party has a different definition through news headline after news headline; the New Democrats plan to take Read more»
We Support Gender Equality
Published by Katrina Grdasic on April 13th, 2011The New Democrats as a party have attracted the highest amount of female candidates this election: 40% of all 308 candidates in total across the country. This is because we have attempted to make this party more accurately representative of Canadian demographic. Jack Layton personally stated that he will continue to work hard to Read more»
What’s Happening to Canadian Democracy?
Published by Phil Rafalko on April 12th, 2011By now anyone in Canada with a television set has seen Stephen Harper’s relentless assault on the Liberal campaign, particularly the identity of its leader Michael Ignatieff: “This election, a vote for the Liberals is a vote for Michael Ignatieff.” A vote for the liberals is a vote for Michael Ignatieff – let us dissect this Read more»
Proposal to Help Seniors with Health Care
Published by Farah Kalbouneh on April 6th, 2011Today Jack Layton announced new measures to address challenges faced by Canada’s aging population and help prepare frontline health care for the next generation. “Yesterday we proposed ways to help families keep older relatives at home longer,” said Layton. “Today we are proposing new measures to help our health care system deal with the growing need Read more»
