@ June 29, 2004 # No Comment Yet
With the election now over and the numbers of votes counted, not only did Canada get a surprise in the size of the Liberal minority, it also got the lowest voter turnout since 1898.The trend of Canadians avoiding the polls has continued and shows no sign of changing. Early numbers from the advance polls were [...]
@ June 28, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Hello Everyone,June 28 - Election Day 2004 has finally come. Make sure you take some time today to get out and vote. If you have friends or family that claim to be too busy or not interested - make sure you impress upon them the need to vote and for them to voice their own [...]
@ June 25, 2004 # No Comment Yet
On Monday, June 28, Canadians will go to the polls in general elections called by an increasingly beleaguered Prime Minister Paul Martin, in a last-ditch bid to rejuvenate his own fading mandate. The reputation of the long-dominant Liberal Party, now led by Martin who only inherited its mantle and tattered liberal credentials as of last [...]
@ June 24, 2004 # No Comment Yet
AMERICANS' RIGHT TO KNOWBy John ChuckmanJune 24, 2004In a number of states and in the American Congress, legislation is being advanced, usually under the deliberately misleading heading of the “consumer's right to know,” to restrict the ability of companies and government agencies to use call centers abroad. The legislation is nothing less than the kind [...]
@ June 23, 2004 # No Comment Yet
There is still a strong possibility that the Conservatives could form the next government, but many Canadians are unaware of Conservative plans for CBC. Stephen Harper has said on several occasions during the election that a Conservative government will commercialize parts of the CBC including the English TV network and Radio Two. It's not too [...]
@ June 22, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Candidates denied equal access to speakSurrey BC – The local Chamber of Commerce in the federal riding of Surrey North has drawn the ire of two registered candidates for their refusal to allow equal access. Joyce Holmes of the Communist Party, and Roy Tyler Whyte of the Canadian Action Party were refused a seat at [...]
@ June 20, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Filmmaker hopes his movie sways votePeter HowellMOVIE CRITICFirebrand filmmaker Michael Moore hopes his controversial new work Fahrenheit 9/11 will help stop Conservative Leader Stephen Harper from becoming Prime Minister, along with throwing U.S. President George W. Bush out of office. Moore came to Toronto last night for the Canadian premiere of his Palme d'Or-winning film, [...]
@ June 14, 2004 # No Comment Yet
June 14, 2004By John ChuckmanGiven its strutting brownshirt quality, here is a slogan that might well have been coined by America's most articulate political thug, Pat Buchanan. But the slogan, with little waving-flag pictures, is being used for bumper stickers selling John Kerry. Good marketers know that you want an offering for every niche, so [...]
@ June 13, 2004 # No Comment Yet
What the Liberals and Conservatives Don't Want You To Know: A Public-Private-Partnership (P3) is at the heart of cost overruns at the Canadian Firearms Centre. COMMENT By Eugene PlawiukThe controversy around the Canadian Firearms Centre (CFC), is a key element in the Conservative Party election campaign. It has been their cause celebre for years as [...]
@ June 12, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Once a year, leaders from eight of the wealthiest countries on the planet meet to discuss the growing poverty and insecurity of the world. With millions spent on security, you can rest assured that these heads of state will sleep soundly. But are their policies really leaving the rest of us more secure? Join concerned [...]