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For those knocking Alberta’s voter turn-out…
…it could be worse. TAMARAC, Fla. (AP) – Every vote counts. But what happens when there are no votes at all? That’s the situation city officials in Tamarac are facing. No voters showed up Wednesday night to cast a ballot in an annexation referendum for an unincorporated Broward County community. There are 68 registered voters […]
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Backing Down…and Loving it!
Showing a complete lack of leadership, the official opposition backs down and lets the budget pass. Shameful. Disgraceful. I guess we can start writing the Mario Dumont obits, eh?
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So Sue Me
This is going to turn into a big headache for somebody. Truth be told, I can’t figure out if will be bad news for Dion or Harper, though. Thoughts? UPDATE: According to the National, Harper is asking for “2.5 million plus costs and GST”. Well, all I can say, is thank God for Jim Flaherty! […]
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Pwned
Paul Wells gives Judge Gomery and Joe Clark an epic smackdown – it’s a must read.
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Cabinet Shuffle
In most places, the first cabinet after an election is called a “new” Cabinet. In Alberta? It’s called a cabinet shuffle. And, even as far as cabinet shuffles go, this one was minor with only two ministers changing portfolios. A few thoughts on the new PC cabinet: 1. By most standards, representing the two cities […]
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Democratic Peer Pressure
The people at freakonomics link to a detailed experiment on voter turn-out rates in the United States. In this case study, it was found that increased amounts of social pressure will increase voting rates. Here were the voter turn-out rates for the different groups: Control: 29.7%Civic Duty: 31.5% (sent a pamphlet telling them it was […]
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Scandals Everywhere!
New York governor Eliot Spitzer is in hot water after spending $15,000 on prostitutes, in what Jon Stewart has dubbed ****gate: The prostitute, identified only as “Kristen,” worked for the Emperors Club. The group charged between $1,000 and $5,500 an hour and operated in New York; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; London, England; and Paris, […]
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The Audacity of Hope
I’ve been meaning to post something on this for some time now but got tied up in the Alberta election and the 20,000 ALLEGED “gates” that have hit the Harper government. I’ve been drifting towards one of the horses in the US Presidential race for a while and I made it “official” a few weeks […]
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Sequestered Policy
Interesting to see the federal government sit on this one until after the Alberta election, eh? OTTAWA — Ottawa will unveil new climate-change regulations this week that would force new oil sands projects and coal-fired electricity plants to capture and store the bulk of their greenhouse gases rather than spew them into the air. I’ll […]
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The Odd Couple
For those who missed the Loud Dobbs-Jack Layton love-in last week, here it is. The two have been brought together by their belief that NAFTA has led to manufacturing jobs going to China.