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The Aftermath

Posted on: 21 October, 2015 Last updated on: 21 October, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 0
What an experience! The election is over, and I’m filled with pride, gratitude, and hope. Pride because I’m part of something bigger than myself, something incredible: Canada, and also the Green Party of Canada; and because the people of the…
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The Challenge of Participatory Democracy

Posted on: 19 October, 2015 Last updated on: 19 October, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 0
Last Friday was the final lecture in our six-part lecture series, and everyone who came was brilliant. I’m going to post my lecture here, but I want to highlight a few things first. I wrote this lecture to try to…
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On Priorities

Posted on: 10 October, 2015 Last updated on: 10 October, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 6
I’ve quickly discovered, running as a Green candidate, that the larger parties set the conversation topics around election time. So long as we’re talking about what they’re talking about, we’re part of the national conversation and get a decent amount…
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TPP, Globalized Trade, and Resiliency

Posted on: 6 October, 2015 Last updated on: 6 October, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 0
This morning the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) was signed. This is the biggest trade agreement in the world, covering 40% of global trade and including 12 nations, including Canada, the US, Mexico, Japan, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Peru, Brunei,…
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Abortion, Refugees, and Making Room for Moral Action

Posted on: 4 October, 2015 Last updated on: 4 October, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 8
My last post on marijuana and why legalizing it is not an endorsement of it has generated a lot of interest, and I’ve received a number of emails from people asking me about my stance on abortion in light of…
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Morality, Marijuana, and Legislation

Posted on: 27 September, 2015 Last updated on: 27 September, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 2
A comment I made recently on Facebook about marijuana prohibition brought some very negative feedback, so I thought I would elaborate on the subject a bit. I’ll also reflect on the nature of morality in legislation and legislation in public…
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True Diversity is Hard, but So Worthwhile

Posted on: 20 September, 2015 Last updated on: 20 September, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 0
On Friday evening I hosted the second of our six lectures, this one titled “Embracing Diversity: Living an Enriched Life Within Canada’s Borders” and presented by Wendy Peterson. Wendy described diversity by noting that there are hundreds of distinct First…
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On the Possibility of a Nonviolent Nation

Posted on: 13 September, 2015 Last updated on: 13 September, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 0
Last night Karen Ridd opened up our lecture series with “Swimming Upstream: Being Nonviolent in a Violent World.” Her presentation was by turns enchanting, engaging, challenging, and inspiring. One thing that came up several times, perhaps given that I was…
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On Representing You

Posted on: 29 August, 2015 Last updated on: 29 August, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 0
I haven’t responded to Ted Falk’s column in a while; the election call has led to more canned messages than ever appearing there. Even so, I went to www.tedfalk.ca today to see what he’s been up to, and was redirected…
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On the State of Politics in Canada

Posted on: 22 August, 2015 Last updated on: 22 August, 2015 Written by: Blair Mahaffy Comments: 0
Canadians have a reputation for kindness and diplomacy…and then an election happens. If someone were to judge Canadians by their political advertisements, we’d have a reputation for being passive-aggressive (“he’s just not ready“) and corrupt (“enough“). This election isn’t the…
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The Silica Grab is Back…

.. and the Manitoba government isn’t standing in the way. Please help Our Line in the Sand protect our irreplaceable water resources. Sign their petition to update Manitoba’s antiquated environmental and mineral legislation.
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The Signs of Spring

Sign, signEverywhere a signBlockin’ out the sceneryBreakin’ my mind– Five Man Electrical Band Only a day after the writ dropped for the 2025 Federal election, I had reason to be in Steinbach. It was not surprising to see that scores…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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