Tory Candidate Agrees Green Shifting Works

Lorne Mayencourt, the Tory candidate in Vancouver Centre against Hedy Fry, is the only Tory candidate to have ever voted for the imposition of a carbon tax. As a BC Liberal, Is support him on this, and it’s disappointing to see him join a party with such retrograde positions, positions that he has previously fought [...]

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That Damn Trendline

So, a trend line appears to have been developing during the last couple of days. While many see the falling liberal poll numbers a bad sign for the party, I have to wait and see, because its not as if the impressions of people during the first week of the campaign have had a chance [...]

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Handcuffs?

There are two things wrong with this. One is the fact that they handcuffed a comedian. (Please, please keep doing this kind of thing.) The second is “Do you like Handcuffs?”, which has provoked a mental image that is really only going to be able to be removed if I shove a Brillo pad into [...]

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Debate Scheduling, As Done By Monkeys

I think that we can all agree that the debates are not something that is necessarily considered ‘must-see-TV’ by many Canadians, but that they are an important part of the election process. Viewership should be courted, not discouraged, which is what some particularly stupid decision is doing.
There are two debates scheduled for Thursday, October 1st. [...]

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Let May Debate

I am not a Green Supporter. I am not even sure that the Greens would be my second choice in this election, although they probably would be. I am not a huge fan of Elizabeth May, but she is my favorite amongst the other party leaders. But overall, I believe in democracy, and I [...]

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On the Eve of Elections

This is an incredibly interesting time in Vancouver right now. In the next eight months, we will be thrust headlong into three campaigns, renewing each of the three levels of government.
Federal
Good news for Joyce Murray and Blair Wilson (as good as news can get for Blair nowadays anyway) in that David Emerson will not be [...]

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