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Manipulating Us – Poilievre and “Top” London Paper
I ran across this tidbit yesterday on my Facebook feed (somebody, please stop me from scrolling!) A post from Pierre Poilievre about the plagiarism accusations against Carney. About the plagiarism claim; I am compelled to chime in with a very…
Youth Voting Call to Action
I have to apologize for being late writing about this event. Getting a campaign up-and-running has consumed a lot of time. That’s no excuse; the Youth Voting Call to Action event organized by Steinbach Regional Secondary School student Kristine Bolisay…
Blair Mahaffy 2025 GPC Candidate for Provencher
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2025 The Green Party Provencher Electoral District Association is pleased to announce Blair Mahaffy as their candidate for the upcoming federal election on April 28, 2025. Blair is a lifelong resident of southeastern Manitoba. Born…
Trump-like Tactics Won’t Put Canada First
What a ride the first quarter of 2025 has been! Dragged into a trade war by our increasingly fickle and untrustworthy southern neighbour and friend (?), we are left helplessly watching capricious seesawing decisions, insults to both our public figures…
Poilievre Has No Answers
This weekend Mark Carney handily won the Liberal leadership contest and was sworn in as Prime Minister. One of his first acts was to put in place an Order-in-Council (OIC) that reduces the carbon “tax” to 0 as of April…
2SLGBTQIA+ Rights – Protecting the Vulnerable
The Green Party of Manitoba calls on Manitobans and Canadians to challenge the distressing and harmful rhetoric of both the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives and the federal CPC regarding 2sLGBTQIA+ rights. Although both Manitoba PC candidate Wally Daudrich and fellow candidate…
On Tariffs, Taxes, and Poilievre
Well, here we are, in the strangely surreal place of watching the United States turn itself inside out. Trump is enacting swaths of the Project 2025 plan he disavowed throughout his election. He has shut down diversity programs, fired FBI…
Green Water and Ham
(Cross posted from Green Party Lac du Bonnet) Summer is upon us and all across the rivers and lakes of Manitoba people are out enjoying fresh air, sun, and water. Many Manitobans enthusiastically enjoy heading to the campsite or cottage…
Just Barely a Democracy – Patriarchy, Colonialism, and Power
First, some apologies to my Liberal friends. Well, maybe not apologies. More like an expression of compassion and understanding that you may not want to hear some harsh words about and from Jody Wilson-Raybauld. I can only imagine that some…
Books for Earth Day and Some Thoughts on Leadership
Having recently finished Life Without Plastics and Jody Wilson-Reybould’s Indian in the Cabinet (which I intend to write about shortly), it is time to open a new book. I’ve had Seth Klein’s A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate…