South of the border, any time high profile politicians such as Bernie Saunders or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even gently criticize Israel for breaking international law, they are labelled by President Trump and others as antisemitic. Over the last number of years, the pro-Israel lobby has been very successful at getting governments, both in the US and…
Category: Canadian politics
Poll Tracker: A great way to keep tabs on the election
As a self-confessed political junkie, I follow polls with great interest. However, not all polls are created equal. Polling is a very difficult science and now it’s becoming moreso as people disconnect their land lines. This makes it increasingly difficult to contact participants because you need a random sampling that’s also representative. Polling is becoming…
Rise up with the Sunrise Movement
A relatively new and very exciting movement south of the border I pay a lot of attention to is the Sunrise Movement. The force behind the Green New Deal, it’s a powerful social movement that includes a broad section of society. But it’s mostly driven by a lot of smart young people. The Sunrise Movement…
A Made-in-Canada Green New Deal
We’ve heard a lot in the news lately about the Green New Deal being brought forward in the States by people like the popular Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now there’s also a Green New Deal for Canada. But what exactly does this mean? To start, we’re all pretty clear about what needs to be done…
Saving the world with science, one leader at a time
The federal Green Party under Elizabeth May made history last week when they scored a major victory in the Nanaimo by-election with the election of Paul Manly. This was great news for all of us, but especially Green supporters as it effectively doubles the number of Green MPs in Ottawa to two! Finally, Elizabeth May…
PEI proves we need a war effort backing the Greens
It was an historic breakthrough Tuesday for the Green Party of Prince Edward Island — they elected eight members to the provincial legislature, the most Greens ever elected to one body in Canada. (Vancouver is lucky to have seven Greens elected, but they’re split among city council, parks board and school board.) In fact, the…
Alberta election results deliver a sense of dread
My partner Penny and I watched the Alberta election results live on Tuesday night with a sense of dread. Don’t get me wrong — I’m no fan of Rachel Notley’s advocacy for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. However, Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party will be an order of magnitude worse for folks like…