Value for value: Please support my efforts. I want to talk about the harsh and unjust treatment of Lesley Hughes by the Liberal Party: “Liberals ask candidate to step down over 9/11 comments” It seems to me that Lesley Hughes’ … Continue reading →
ISSUES I oppose the government’s war in Afghanistan and the continual NATO bombing of civilians – in our name – and the killing and maiming of soldiers also. I oppose torture, secret detentions and secret trials. I oppose the government … Continue reading →
My response to his post (http://radiofreecollingwood.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/simcoe-grey-round-1-the-highlights/#comment-118): Of course you attack Caley because he is the most threatening to your comfortable beliefs. He’s actually saying something about how the health care system is forced on people. If you try to use … Continue reading →
September 26th story at Western Standard Shotgun Blog: Calgary medical marijuana activist to Harper: “repeal prohibition” (http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/09/calgary-medical.html) Medical marijuana activist Douglas Cluff has a message for Prime Minister Stephen Harper: “repeal prohibition.” Cluff, an MS sufferer and the founder of … Continue reading →
The Toronto Star’s coverage of Chester Brown’s election bid: Campaigning artists enliven election (http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/507465) A serious and successful graphic novelist, who has garnered international reviews and won countless awards, Brown is about to become a seriously unsuccessful politician. He’s running … Continue reading →
From the Western Standard “Shotgun Blog”: Libertarian Party leader uses free CBC airtime to take on Harper’s record (http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/09/libertarian-p-3.html) Two-minute script: I’m Dennis Young, leader of the Libertarian Party. I’m running against Stephen Harper in Calgary South West to contrast … Continue reading →
The final list of candidates in the 2008 election has been published at the Elections Canada website here (http://www.elections.ca/ele/40ge/loc/loc.pdf). And I’m glad to see there are actually 26 Libertarian Party of Canada candidates so my last post was off by … Continue reading →
The Scarborough Mirror / Toronto Community News provided an opportunity for candidates to record videos so I did that today. I think it will be up early next week here. Statement by Alan Mercer: In normal daily life, we try … Continue reading →
Joyce Milgaard ‘delighted’ by report recommendations (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2008/09/26/reaction-milgaard.html?ref=rss) (Sep 26, 2008) “The call for a new agency in Canada to review alleged cases of wrongful conviction was enthusiastically endorsed Friday by the central figures in the David Milgaard saga. “Milgaard was … Continue reading →
The weekend was very tough but I managed to collect all of the 100 signatures I needed and I was confirmed as a candidate on Sunday. It reminded me that I had extra help during the last federal election (thanks … Continue reading →