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Catholic Schools using Students to lobby on Abortion

2012-04-21T17:03:00.000-04:00

Debbie Fisher - Speaking to Students in 2011 XTRA reports that Debbie Fisher spoke to a school assembly on April 19, 2012. Fisher is the head of the 'Right To Life' organization in Toronto. Students...

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Missouri, The Show Me State, unless you happen to be gay...

2012-04-21T02:17:00.003-04:00

Just pretend that gays don't exist and we will all get along fine. New bill to go before the Missouri House of Representives... Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no instruction,...

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New Level of Partisanship by BC Liberals

2012-04-21T01:00:00.002-04:00

Government resources are to be used only for government activities. Again, the BC Liberals have used government resources for partisan purposes as my former colleague David Schreck points out...

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Get the Facts on Amendment One - North Carolina

2012-04-20T15:59:00.000-04:00

Are you or do you know someone in North Carolina? If so I have some important news on Amendment One in that state. The Amendment was passed in the State Legislatures to go to a vote on May 8. The...

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Will there be HST on that Six Million Dollar train trip?

2012-04-20T14:50:00.000-04:00

The BC Liberals are on the way out the door. As in days gone by, this recent incarnation of Social Credit Big Business party has out worn its welcome. The HST seems to be the last straw for people....

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Orwell's Bastard: And the PB exits continue ... @DrDawg and @gallopingbeaver

2012-04-11T09:32:00.001-04:00

Orwell's Bastard: And the PB exits continue ... @DrDawg and @gallopingbeaver

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Many of my Friends are gone

2012-04-11T07:32:00.000-04:00

I have been on vacation while the issue of women's health has been a key discussion among Progressive bloggers. I have found several bloggers on this site to be among the proponents of Catholic like...

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Harper didn't even try to hide it

2012-03-30T23:03:00.001-04:00

They didn't even hide itThe Conservatives have decided to take on Canada's charitable sector, primarily the Environment groups, accusing them of being too political and un-canadian. This is not the...

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OAS changes not Needed.

2012-03-30T16:31:00.000-04:00

I will look at the budget over the next few days and offer some views. Today I want to focus on Old Age Security or OAS for short. The Harper government have decided that anyone aged 53 or younger...

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Who said that?

2012-03-27T09:02:00.000-04:00

A last look at Toronto-Danforth by-election. "The Liberal Party sees a very, very good opportunity in Toronto-Danforth, and the effort there will be to have a vigorously contested nomination. I...

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Okay, We have Mulcair

2012-03-25T16:25:00.002-04:00

After a long seven months, the NDP have a new leader. Thomas Mulcair survived four ballots, gaining ground on each successive ballot. In they end he won with 57% to 43% for runner up Brian Topp....

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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: It's In The Fine Print

2012-03-25T09:29:00.001-04:00

Check out this posting from Stephen Lautens. It's another not so fine point to investigate in the robocon scandal. I found it very interesting and I suspect you will too. Stephen Lautens' Parking...

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voting extended.

2012-03-24T12:09:00.001-04:00

balloting has been extended by 30 minutes. the system for voting is getting a work out. It only took me less than 5 minutes in line to vote. it is noisy in the convention hall. Peggy Nash team...

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first ballot

2012-03-24T10:15:00.001-04:00

the first ballot is out. dewar has dropped out. now we wait. mulcair has the most votes, 30%. that is no where near where he needed to be to end this day early. its round two coming. where will...

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It will be Nash or Mulcair

2012-03-24T06:31:00.001-04:00

Judging by the hospitality suites last night Peggy Nash drew the most attention. That is not a big surprise, it is however an indication of her support growing. She has a great deal of second and...

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NDP convention not so divided

2012-03-24T05:49:00.001-04:00

The media are watching a different leadership than the one many delegates are watching. There are obvious tensions between some of the leadership camps, especially those between Brian Topp and Tom...

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today so far

2012-03-23T17:06:00.000-04:00

the first day has been good. this has to be the first time a convention in Canada has been run with new media. the different campaigns have put together good programs. the leadership candidates all...

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Our Time Has Come

2012-03-23T07:15:00.001-04:00

i am going to the NDP convention to elect the person who could well be the next Prime Minister of Canada. it feels good. We have fielded a great group of candidates for leader. As Jefferry Simpson of...

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Abortion - A PM Harper Problem

2012-03-14T18:32:00.001-04:00

It seems to be Conservative in The USA or Canada, your goals include controlling women. It is obscene the pieces of legislation these morality bullies are proposing. Here in Canada, many federal...

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Stephen Harper Government is built on a lie

2012-03-08T09:01:00.000-05:00

Can you trust the Conservatives? As we learn more about Robocalls, election fraud, the guilty plea in the IN and Out Scandal, and now the Fantino by-election fiasco and 2700 strange voters in a GTA...

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Braddick and CPC joined in Marriage

2012-03-01T10:33:00.000-05:00

Robo calls, robocon, election fraud. These things are on the minds of many due the alleged fraudulent phone calls from the Conservatives or their friends. Yesterday we learned from CBC that...

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Blood Donations and Gay Men Survey!

2012-02-29T15:35:00.004-05:00

I received this from my good friends at Community Based Research in Vancouver --- Community Based Research Centre (CBRC), home of the Sex Now Survey and the BC Gay Men's Health Summit, has been...

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Harper and Conservatives bare

2012-02-27T10:59:00.002-05:00

Here is a great list of the Harper Conservatives trickery and actual breaking of the law activity over the last few years. Trouble in Toryland: their Dirty Tricks catalogue This is an excellent...

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Distraction Alert, It's About Fraud and Voter Obstruction

2012-02-25T13:50:00.001-05:00

Something to keep in mind as we discover more about this voter suppression effort in at least 29 ridings during the last election is that robo calls were a tool used to commit fraud and obstructing...

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Questionable Election Phoning in BC - 2008

2012-02-25T11:08:00.000-05:00

I had forgotten about this. During the 2008 election, there was an outcry in Saanich-Gulf Islands when a call went to residents the evening before the election encouraging them to vote for an NDP...

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