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Vote For Environment Case Study: How new media changed the 2008 federal election

kevin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:05:25 +0000

It's been a long time coming, but we've finally completed a comprehensive analysis of the Vote For Environment campaign.

In the analysis we report on the web analytics, ie. traffics sources, regional breakdown etc.

My VFE Next Election Pledge

kevin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:20:29 +0000

So this will be fun if it works out.

I have a very good chance of winning a new (very fuel efficient) car and I want to use it in the next Canadian election to spread the Vote For Environment message across Canada at the grassroots level.

Like most things in my life it seems, this particular contest is about votes, so if you want to go here and vote for me now that would be great. Then you can come back after and read how I want to use this car for the VFE project.

Harper proposed coalition with Bloc Quebecois in 2004

kevin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:58:03 +0000

With the Stephen Harper-led Conservative Party in a tailspin, he and his supporters are pulling out all the stops to paint a Liberal and NDP coalition with the Bloc Quebecois as a deal with the devil that will "destroy Canada."

The problem for Stephen Harper in this whole smear campaign is that in 2004 Harper proposed to the Governor General a coalition with the Bloc Quebecois.

Conservative Party's desperate spin and inflamed rhetoric

kevin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:25:38 +0000

A lot of you know that I spend most of my days working on US politics in the areas of climate change and energy policy.

In the US political-sphere, claims of communist plots, nazi propaganda and socialism are sadly all too familiar. In Canada we rarely see such inflamed political hubris and thank goodness for that.

Harper doesn't have a majority of the vote no matter how you crunch the numbers

kevin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:45:01 +0000

Today, Harper and the Conservatives are saying that "Canadians rendered a clear judgment in the Federal Election."

Harper continues to try and spin his way into somehow claiming that he and his party won the last election with the will of Canadians. And his main problem has been that he is unwilling to govern in a way that is sensitive to the fact that no matter how you spin the results of the last election, he and his party were not chosen to rule this country by the vast majority of Canadian voters.

Breaking: NDP, Liberals and BQ issue statement calling on Governor General to throw out Harper government

kevin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:32:13 +0000

Looks like the 3 opposition parties have really upped the ante today, releasing a very strong statement that indicates like never before that they are not willing to back down.

A joint release with an accompanying "Open Letter to Canadians" (attached) was issued just minutes ago by the Bloc Quebecois, NDP and Liberal parties states that:

Date: December 1, 2008

For Release: Immediate

Party leaders lose confidence in Conservative government

Support the Coalition Government

evan — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:02:39 +0000

We thought we were going to get a bit of a breather, but it looks like the fight is on.

Stephen Harper is running scared. Today, the Bloc, NDP and Liberal Parties have indicated they are willing to form a coalition government and bring down the Conservatives.

You can read all about it here: Stephen Harper Running Scared

Stephen Harper is acting like he speaks for the majority of Canadians. Today he said:

Important Guide for Avoiding Vote Splitting

evan — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:44:02 +0000

We are pleased to provide this handy printable list for election day. It lists the key swing ridings where vote splitting is most likely to result in the election of a Conservative. The data shows the party that is most likely to defeat the conservative in each swing riding and the predicted margin between first and second place. It is sorted to highlight places where the 3rd and 4th party vote is significant.

MAY SURGE COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARPER MAJORITY AND LIBERAL MINORITY

kevin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:50:43 +0000

This release just went out from 3 of Canada's most senior climate change scientists.

You can click here to download a comprehensive spreadsheet (PDF)of all the ridings where the Green vote can make a difference.

Here are the bears!!

kevin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:44:31 +0000