prorogation and participation

January 10, 2010

i’ve been keeping my eye on the prorogation kerfuffle, in particular the discussion happening in blog posts by people like remarkk and the members of the extended changecamp community, trying to get my mind around this “moment” as Mark likes to call it, and i’m left with a vague unease.
of course i’m uneasy over what’s happening [...]

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interview with Sharon Howarth (green candidate)

September 22, 2008

i interviewed Sharon Howarth, the green candidate for my riding today, the details are up at democraticspace
a few things that didn’t make it into that post.
1. we ran into the liberal candidate, Andrew Lang, as we walked out to the park bench where we sat and talked. was a funny moment in my mind. Sharon [...]

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politics as usual in canada

September 11, 2008

it’s that time of year again, when politicians make promises we all know they won’t keep, but we keep our fingers crossed nonetheless that the promises we care about are the ones that will somehow make it through the grinder of political expediency. yes that’s right, it’s a canadian federal election.
i don’t follow hockey, baseball, [...]

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