I do Declare, for the NDP

No, an election has not been called… but after yesterdays shenanigans and since there was a surprise non-confidence motion presented (but not yet discussed) in the House today, I think it is clear that a campaign, and election is imminent. What’s more, the past week marked the start of an election campaign here in British …

Paul Martin: Saved by Jack

Paul Martin, the Prime Minister of Canada, addressed the nation last night on national television and radio. The precedents for this sort of action are, in 1995, pre-Quebec Sovereignty Referendum, before that, the Meech Lake Accord crisis with Mulroney… going way back, the imposition of the War Measures Act by Trudeau… there may have been …

Why I will never vote Conservative

The last Conservative Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, is still fighting allegations of *personal corruption* relating to the Airbus Affair. His associates have also been implicated in the BRE-X scandal… and we’re *still* living with the GST, which was a Conservative creation. (Yes the Liberals promised to get rid of it.. of course they didn’t) Wikipedia …