We are into the fifth month since Canada Day that workers went on strike against Western Forest Products. I was on strike once for just a few weeks. It seemed like forever. It was incredibly difficult with a mortgage and family and all the rest. Over my trusty fire barrel during the 2011 strike at …
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Nope, this isn’t a Proportional Representation pitch (maybe another day) It is much simpler. We all need to vote at the same time. We’re a huge country spanning six time zones with different interests and issues in every region. The image below shows it’s even more complicated than that… what with Saskatchewan and some other …
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Advance voting starts today! Advance voting is this long weekend. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the Athletic Hall (beside the Multiplex hockey arena and North Island College) from 9AM to 9PM. How do you vote? Elections Canada has all the info. If you received a voting card, bring it with you along with photo …
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