Last night my daughter (who is currently enrolled in an Aboriginal Studies program focusing on the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement) and her family were over for supper and she was telling me about the program while we ate. With a federal election on the go there has been considerable discussion on why people should vote for one or another of the parties based on their stated platforms, and they were tasked with developing a presentation on why they think people should vote a particular way on October 14th - my daughter, bless her heart, stood up and asked to be allowed to deliver her presentation based on why people shouldn’t vote for any of them. [...more]
“The United States financial crisis has deepened since the debate format was finalized. The economy is, understandably, top of mind for most Canadians. Unfortunately, the current debate format does not devote sufficient time to the economy, the most important issue facing Canada today. [...more]
I caught an interesting spot on CPAC dealing with Bill Casey and his riding tonight. I wish I'd got home from the gym in time to record it all, it should be required watching for every voter in he country. But this isn't about Bill..... [...more]
Canadian voters over the past quarter-century have indicated to academic investigators that most of them can't define right or left or care about the distinction. They increasingly think of themselves as non-partisan and non-ideological. They have the weakest political-party affinity in the Western world. [...more]
