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    Multiculturalism in Canada

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    Our country has the strength of our First Nations traditions, as John Ralston Saul noted in "A Fair Country."  The Confederation was founded by English and French nations.  And now we are benefiting...

    Multiculturalism and the Green Party

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    One of the foundational global Green values is respect for diversity.  We need to continue supporting the richness that comes from our multicultural identity.

    More lessons for Harper on Parliamentary Democracy

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    Boy, Harper does not understand Parliamentary democracy.  In a minority Parliament there is NO presumption that a party with most seats governs.  If Nick Clegg had decided to work with Labour, then...

    Correction to Harper

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    In a minority Parliament no party "wins the election."  They receive a qualified mandate to form government and can only govern while they have the confidence of the House.

    Democracy

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    To get a government that respects citizens, we need to remove the hyper partisanship.  I worked in government when cooperation was more common.  We need to bring that spirit of cooperation back....

    A Coalition

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    The bogey man of this election.  We are told to be afraid of coalitions.  Layton, Harper and Duceppe tried to set up a coalition. Ignatieff now says he has not problem with a coalition. We are...

    Regarding the Contempt Motion

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    The contempt motion reflects the fact, as Professor Ned Franks, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Queens University, has said that no government in Canadian history has so often lost on...

    More on the tone in the House

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    I remember bringing my daughter to QP after I became GPC leader.  She was so disgusted with the behavior on the floor, that she begged me to never make her attend again.

    Bickering in Parliament

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    Harper is the person who has done more than any other PM to encourage a hyper-partisan tone in the House, but sadly all the others have descended to the same level.

    Minority Government

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011
    We should have productive, constructive minority parliaments.  To get there we need to put away the partisan rancor.  We need to put Canadians first, work for the common good and stop the hyper...