<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386550</id><updated>2026-03-31T15:34:12.566-04:00</updated><category term="Montague"/><title type='text'>The Doggerel Party of Canada</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.doggerelparty.ca/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default?max-results=5&amp;redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.doggerelparty.ca/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default?start-index=6&amp;max-results=5&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Clive</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09333852902837896672</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpz042Rq8fW_7_18hb85qff8vNnF9vcluZPIaud26hF1j3MibDzUkYoCXioAi9bje-4tITbV578dZZ02ZCEO0qZxPUDR9Utgqf90hrBiSHH6LYgnzLJ3AtMTnFX6P1A/s220/doggerel.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>780</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>5</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386550.post-3764120719072716442</id><published>2016-11-11T22:02:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2016-11-11T22:02:23.530-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Election Thoughts </title><summary type="text">I haven&#39;t written a long form post in a long time and the blog has been neglected for a good few years. But I&#39;m watching reaction to the election from friends, bloggers I read regularly and various other places and I feel the need to put some thoughts of my own out there.

My friends span the political spectrum from pretty left to very right. Myself, I&#39;m a libertarian at heart; I believe in </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default/3764120719072716442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default/3764120719072716442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.doggerelparty.ca/2016/11/election-thoughts.html' title='Election Thoughts '/><author><name>Clive</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09333852902837896672</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpz042Rq8fW_7_18hb85qff8vNnF9vcluZPIaud26hF1j3MibDzUkYoCXioAi9bje-4tITbV578dZZ02ZCEO0qZxPUDR9Utgqf90hrBiSHH6LYgnzLJ3AtMTnFX6P1A/s220/doggerel.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386550.post-971800929579634833</id><published>2015-02-24T15:30:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2015-02-24T15:30:45.148-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Leadership Election</title><summary type="text">Well, it&#39;s been some time coming but finally after a long period without any canine leadership, and then an interim leadership courtesy of &quot;Rocky&quot;, a chihuahua mix, finally TDPC can proudly announce that the new, permanent party leader is &quot;Robin&quot;. The Dog is back in Doggerel...






</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default/971800929579634833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default/971800929579634833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.doggerelparty.ca/2015/02/leadership-election.html' title='Leadership Election'/><author><name>Clive</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09333852902837896672</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpz042Rq8fW_7_18hb85qff8vNnF9vcluZPIaud26hF1j3MibDzUkYoCXioAi9bje-4tITbV578dZZ02ZCEO0qZxPUDR9Utgqf90hrBiSHH6LYgnzLJ3AtMTnFX6P1A/s220/doggerel.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6J50Yy1e3NtWhxphxQNluey8Q2kTuw-CBysdFuYXE0h0wdrEk-qWmzTH0cdy_JSbTVbh9Lybw2BZ2qBEoCbyT-BxV8CyJg0m4DVBvT4A-prO2grMY4bxmqNd7PJbPWuBqeS_nQ/s72-c/IMG_3515.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386550.post-7148676963640613756</id><published>2014-01-10T10:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2014-01-10T10:44:07.414-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Brave New Math .... still</title><summary type="text">I&#39;ve relaunched TDPC&#39;s sister project, a site devoted to the issue of the math curriculum in Ontario schools and the shortcomings of the &quot;discovery&quot; method for teaching math.

If this is of interest, then please check out mathrightontario.blogspot.ca. There is a link there to a petition to Education Minister Liz Sandals asking for math curriculum reform.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default/7148676963640613756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default/7148676963640613756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.doggerelparty.ca/2014/01/brave-new-math-still.html' title='Brave New Math .... still'/><author><name>Clive</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09333852902837896672</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpz042Rq8fW_7_18hb85qff8vNnF9vcluZPIaud26hF1j3MibDzUkYoCXioAi9bje-4tITbV578dZZ02ZCEO0qZxPUDR9Utgqf90hrBiSHH6LYgnzLJ3AtMTnFX6P1A/s220/doggerel.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386550.post-5794199482978113281</id><published>2013-08-28T18:21:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-08-28T18:21:40.123-04:00</updated><title type='text'>With Apologies to John Prine</title><summary type="text">Dear Abby, Dear Abby, I&#39;m just Pierre&#39;s son,I lead the third party and that&#39;s just no fun.&amp;nbsp;I had to do something to be sure I don&#39;t fail,So let&#39;s roll a big doobie, it&#39;s time to inhale.&amp;nbsp;Signed, Justin Trudeau.&amp;nbsp;</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default/5794199482978113281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28386550/posts/default/5794199482978113281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.doggerelparty.ca/2013/08/with-apologies-to-john-prine.html' title='With Apologies to John Prine'/><author><name>Clive</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09333852902837896672</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpz042Rq8fW_7_18hb85qff8vNnF9vcluZPIaud26hF1j3MibDzUkYoCXioAi9bje-4tITbV578dZZ02ZCEO0qZxPUDR9Utgqf90hrBiSHH6LYgnzLJ3AtMTnFX6P1A/s220/doggerel.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386550.post-7153711550063805744</id><published>2013-08-14T19:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-09-05T14:23:29.309-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Putting the Dog back in Doggerel</title><summary type="text">TDPC is pleased to announce that following an extensive leadership search, it has been agreed that Quincy, a 6 year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, will assume the position of Supreme Leader, Doggerel Party of Canada later this year. This ends a nearly three year corgi free spell for the Party and will signal renewal, excitement, new policy directions and dried liver treats for all.





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