Elizabeth May visits Portage la Prairie (a Review)
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- Mar, 27, 2019
- Gary Martens
- Blog, Democracy, Policy
Elizabeth May visited Portage la Prairie on March 16. She was on a whirlwind tour of Manitoba with both public events and meetings with local candidates. This particular event was coordinated by the Portage-Lisgar Green Party EDA. I ventured out from Provencher to Portage to hear what she and the audience had to say. During […]
Read MoreFixing a Broken System
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- Mar, 01, 2019
- Blair Mahaffy
- Blog, Democracy, Policy
It would be tempting to say that this week’s SNC Lavalin scandal in Ottawa has revealed some hitherto unknown abuse of power in the upper circles in Parliament. It would, however, be entirely incorrect. All this week’s scandal has done is reiterate, for the umpteenth time, how broken our electoral system is. Canada’s Parliament, and […]
Read MoreListening to Each Other
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- Oct, 22, 2018
- Blair Mahaffy
- Communication, Democracy
Anyone who’s spent any time following political posts on social media will know just how little time people actually spend listening to each other. Most comments are statements of position. Many simply repeat political dogma whether from the left or the right. Worse, is the mud-slinging. Calls of libtards, repugnicans (I admit to having used […]
Read MoreWorking Together
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- Oct, 17, 2018
- Blair Mahaffy
- Democracy, Environment
Anyone who has spent time problem solving knows that working together with other people produces better results. When we work together we build stronger relationships, gain clarity and continuity, and produce better ideas. Unfortunately, as this article from the Guardian points out, we are living in an age of increased hyper-individualism and it may be […]
Read MoreJournalism and Democracy; Taking a Stand
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- Aug, 16, 2018
- Blair Mahaffy
- Democracy, Journalism
Today, newspapers across America are answering a call by the Boston Globe to run editorials denouncing Donald Trump’s attack on journalism. It is an important issue. We may not always be happy with the news we read. We may not always agree with the opinions expressed in editorials. There will always be bias in journalism […]
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