I will vote NDP on Saturday: This is Why…

Last night I went to the All Candidates meeting here in Port Alberni. I am in the riding of Nanaimo-Alberni on Vancouver Island. I already intended on voting this Saturday in the advance polls (voting on the weekend is alot easier than after a days work and commute home)… So, I went to the ACM …

Moqtada Al-Sadr: key to united Iraq?

How ironic it is, the recent history of Moqtada Al-Sadr of Iraq. Once vilified by Rumsfeld and the US Administrationin. He has since become a force in Iraqi politics. He arranged a demonstration in Baghdad supporting a petition signed by 1 million Iraqis (Sunni and Shia) calling for the immediate withdrawal of Coalition forces. And, …

A National Fitness Plan

As in every Canadian election, one of the main topics of discussion for this election has been the state of the health care system in Canada. So many soundbites have been directed towards our “ailing”, “ineffecient”, “overburdened”, “overtaxed”, “underfunded” health care system for me to care to count. But is it really the system itself …