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BC Liberals Criticized for Avoiding "Busy Work"
VICTORIA -- When the B.C. Liberals cancelled the scheduled fall session of the legislature, they said it was because they couldn't think of any busine...
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BC Board of Trade Calls on Liberals to Freeze Carbon Tax
Vancouver's Board of Trade called on the B.C. government Monday to freeze its carbon tax until more is known about its effects on both the economy and...
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politix_pete |
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Conservatives Lead Liberals by 16 Points Suggests Latest Poll
The Conservatives are leading the second-place Liberals by 16 points, suggests the most recent four-day Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll, released Su...
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politix_pete |
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Photo may cook Cunningham's goose for Thanksgiving
Things appear to be going negative as Bill Siksay tries to fend off his challengers. Bill Cunningham appears to be the focus of a very negative attac...
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Burnaby Politics |
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Cadman's tape not doctored: court record
It'd be interesting if, and how, Harper would respond to this. hmmm CP - A tape recording at the centre of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's $3.5-mill...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Tories refuse to answer questions on media and culture
Will there be an end to the Tory snubbing? I'm getting a little tired.Read Georgia Straight blog on Conservatives silent on Campaign for Democratic...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Canucks win the Stanley Cup
Happy players at the end of the game, originally uploaded by Stina Magga.Vancouver - Metroblogging News ServiceThe Vancouver Canucks last night became...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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Fed 5: Down the Stretch They Come
Five stories on the federal election that caught my eye:1. The Vancouver Sun has endorsed Stephen Harper.2. To encourage strategic voting, The Georgia...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Insider lobbying scandal and arrogance
The B.C Liberals reputation for arrogance isn't being helped by the latest lobbying scandal.And the people supposedly on Gordon Campbell's side are do...
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Paying attention |
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Green Deputy Leader Adriane Carr, Leader Elizabeth May responds to Guy Dauncey's call for strategic voting that excludes Greens
After posting the previous article about Green Party supporter Guy Dauncey urging Vancouver Island residents to vote NDP and Liberal in the federal el...
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Bill Tieleman |
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The sleeping dragon...
Lest we forget... Mr. Dion has a sleeping dragon waiting as HIS hidden agenda in his Liberal Green Shift plan.TO DATE, he has all but stopped talking ...
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North Vancouver Politics.com |
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Journalists So Daft They Are Incapable Of Noticing Their Own Impenetrable Daftness
Of all the non-news idiocies of the federal election campaign so far, this gets first prize with bells and ribbons.The Star: WINNIPEG Conservative l...
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VAN-CENTRE and VAN-EAST ALL CANDIDATE MEETING a FEISTY AFFAIR
Oldtown NewsVancouver, BCVAN-CENTRE and VAN-EAST ALL CANDIDATE MEETING a FEISTY AFFAIRLast night I attended the Van-Centre and Van-East all candidate ...
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[GB] Why Tories don't deserve my vote this time
Today I'm happy to present to CIV readers our first Guest Blogger David Wong!I have been long considering inviting guest bloggers to write here. I...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Jack Layton: Captain of the team to re-elect Stephen Harper
If Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper is re-elected next week as Canadian prime minister, he will owe the biggest vote of gratitude to the New D...
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Stephen Harper: the only leader in North America advocating inaction on climate change
After years in which North America was the leading international holdout against action on climate change, the continental tide appears to have turned...
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Prominent Green Party supporter Guy Dauncey urges strategic voting for NDP, Liberals on Vancouver Island and forget Greens
Prominent Green Party supporter and environmentalist Guy Dauncey is urging Vancouver Island voters to forsake all Green Party candidates and vote NDP ...
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Bill Tieleman |
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Kenney ‘humbly' asks immigrant voters to support Tories
Harper's spokesperson on immigration issues Jason Kenney sent out the following email today. I found the tone of it a little peculiar, as if the Torie...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Anyone but Harper
You have a choice another vimeo I cannot embed. But worth looking at - and listening to.If you need guidance on strategic voting the Straight has an a...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Federal election all candidates debate
Vancouver Centre All-Candidates' Debate CKNW Radio's Christy Clark Show, Live on LocationWhen: Friday October 10, 200812:30 - 2:00 pm Where: 870 Denma...
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More warning signs from children and families ministry
It's looking like things are spinning out of control in the Ministry of Children and Families, based on a meltdown at a recent meeting of a legislatur...
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Paying attention |
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Metro Vancouver riding predictions as of Oct 5
Here are the predictions of outcomes for hotly contested BC ridings as of Oct 5. Data are collected from the Election Prediction Project and Vote for ...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Cash Store opined on payday loan legislation
Last month, Cash Store Financial Services Inc. executive Michael Thompson told us former provincial Liberal campaign co-chair Patrick Kinsella did lob...
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Public Eye Online |
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Variety pack
A few timely topics:Bob Rae is campaigning with third time Burnaby-Douglas Liberal also-ran Bill Cunningham at SFU this week. Does this mean the old P...
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Burnaby Politics |
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The year of voting strategically
A lot of Canadians are thinking about how best to block a Conservative majority (or minority). Here's one of the best ideas yet: Vote For Environment ...
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View from Seymour |
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Dion May be Forced to 'Shift' Away From the Name of the Main Policy Plank of His Candidacy
From MSN News --
Jennifer Wright, owner of Green Shift Inc., first accused the Liberals of infringing on the trademarked name of her company in ...
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Canadian_Revolution |
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GUEST POST: Yes I Should Vote--But For Whom?
On the weekend, I posed the question, How do you vote--local or national? Resident Roland Seguin had been mulling the same questions and sent me thi...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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More insider troubles for BC Liberals
If you haven't, check out Sean Holman's exemplary work on B.C. Liberal co-campaign manager Patrick Kinsella's role in helping companies, from Alcan to...
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Paying attention |
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Conservative Party Taking Hits From All Sides Over National Security Leak
From the National Post
The Liberal opposition suggested Wednesday that Canada s spy agency met with the Prime Minister s Office in early ...
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Canadian_Revolution |
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Penn and her thoughts
Tomorrow morning, on Public Eye Radio, Saanich-Gulf Islands Liberal candidate Briony Penn discusses her election day chances. And our rabble-rousing p...
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Public Eye Online |
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Payday loan executive comments further
On September 26, in a taped interview with Public Eye, Cash Store Financial Services Inc. executive Michael Thompson said his company hired provincial...
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Public Eye Online |
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I sat through the whole debate
I did not feel tempted to drop in on the Biden v Palin match. It was two hours of, mostly, reasonable debate and I think if anyone came out ahead it w...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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BC canadidate gets lucrative federal contract
Patronage after patronage . The moral high grounds, where are the moral high grounds??Vancouver South candidate Wai Young's consulting firm received...
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Injector's Incredulous Inserts! - Letter To The Editor - Langley's Federal Debates So Far
LFP Editor invited Injector loved by one and all (lol) readers of LFP for his read of the recent federal candidates debate. So here it is!OK, here ar...
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Langley Free Press |
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Two surprises of the French debate
For those who have watched the French debate, what do you think?I have two surprises.First, I was surprised at Stephen Harper being on the defensive A...
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Kinsella Was Paid to Lobby Les, Executive Says (in News)
Patrick Kinsella, chair of BC Liberal election campaigns, has denied lobbying and is not registered. ...
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TheTyee.ca |
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Still Crazy After All These Years
Canadian Dimension offers progressive Canadians a rare forum for open political debate. Four words: thoughtful, persistent, challenging, unflinching.-...
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Terry Glavin |
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Morning Brew: Bingo! Bango! Bongo! Luongo!
Either it was a slow news day or I'm taking crazypills... again.Temporary Transportation. Streetcar project to alleviate 2010 transit chaos. Hey, let'...
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Beyond Robson |
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Vote for Climate
Climate CrunchIt seems very clear to me that the real issue this federal election ought to be climate change. And clearly our current Prime Minister i...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Stephen Harper's Blue Shift is the one to worry about - and a Conservative majority
Bill Tieleman's 24 Hours ColumnTuesday September 30, 2008Don't be fooled by the sweaterBy BILL TIELEMANA majority government for Stephen Harper would ...
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Bill Tieleman |
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David Emerson at Home among Kelowna Conservatives (in News)
Harper's campaign chair shrugs off his Liberal past. ...
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TheTyee.ca |
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BASI-VIRK - Special Prosecutor to turn over solicitor-client privilege documents
The Crown in the BC Legislature Raid case today announced it will disclose to the defence documents which the provincial government has long claimed s...
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Bill Tieleman |
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Here comes another five federal election stories t
Here comes another five federal election stories that caught my eye this morning...1. The Ottawa Sun thinks the Liberals are doomed.2. A Toronto Sun c...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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A Pragmatic Pluralist Response to Daniels & Trebilcock, Rethinking the Welfare State: The Prospects for Government by Voucher.
AbstractThis paper seeks to develop several observations and arguments made in my review of Daniels' and Trebilcock's book, which was published in Can...
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B.C. Policy Perspectives |
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Secret Poll Shows Kim Richter Could Beat Alberts for Mayor's Chair
A large brown paper envelope containing a thick booklet of poll results was anonymously delivered to Kim Richter's election camp. It contains extens...
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Langley Free Press |
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Secret Poll Shows Kim Richter Would Beat Alberts for Mayor's Chair - LFP EXCLUSIVE!
A large brown paper envelope containing a thick booklet of poll results was anonymously delivered to Kim Richter's election camp. It contains extens...
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Langley Free Press |
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Secret Poll Shows Kim Richter Would Beat Alberts for Mayor's Chair - LFP NEWS EXCLUSIVE!
A large brown paper envelope containing a thick booklet of poll results was anonymously delivered to Kim Richter's election camp. It contains extens...
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Langley Free Press |
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Vote for Iggy
The Michael Ignatieff leadership campaign - his second one - appears to be well underway.While travelling B.C. to help MPs Don Bell and Sukh Dhaliwal ...
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Burnaby Politics |
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Harper blames media overblowing ‘non-story' over immigrants=criminals comments
OK, now I realize why our immigration figure story has outraged the Tories. Because they think other than the messages they tell the public, eve...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Tieleman, Airton, Tsakumis, King give federal leaders political advice in 24 hours Friday
Alex Tsakumis, Erin Airton & Bill Tieleman - guess which one never bought the book!24 hours columnists have a wealth of experience in politics - so we...
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