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    Strategic Voting: Post #1

    Blog | Wednesday, 08 Oct 2008
    this is from our candidate in calgary west ... simple and straightforward: Strategic Voting is For Suckers Every election some party tries to steal your vote with a "strategic vote" scam. They will...

    Crisis? What Crisis?

    Blog | Monday, 06 Oct 2008
    The TSX has fallen 30% since July – loosing 5,000 points – erasing $600 billion of investors’ equity. And the Mr. Harper’s take? Steady as she goes. Everything is okay. Don’t worry, be happy....

    How We Vote

    Blog | Monday, 06 Oct 2008
    There have been numerous calls to vote strategically from non-partisan sources working to further the cause of the environment. The popular online petition source, Avaaz.ca, has raised funds to...

    Power of One

    Blog | Sunday, 05 Oct 2008
    It is the individuals in this campaign who are giving me hope day by day. Yesterday I met someone who is voting for the first time even though he has been old enough to vote for fifteen years,...

    Debate Prep

    Blog | Wednesday, 01 Oct 2008
    Many journalists have taken an interest in the leaders’ preparations for the upcoming debates. At my end, there is general anticipation and excitement to finally hear the Green vision expressed at...

    Bold Steps

    Blog | Sunday, 28 Sep 2008
    The Toronto Star published an article on Thursday, titled “May urges Strategic Voting.” This headline has caused a lot of concern from Greens who know I have never supported strategic voting. In the...

    Listening to Canadians

    Blog | Saturday, 27 Sep 2008
    I went through a lot of rural communities today. We did a press conference in Winnipeg with Kate Storey, my agriculture critic. Kate is a grain and cattle farmer, and we did a press conference on the...

    The Green Coalition

    Blog | Thursday, 25 Sep 2008
    Sometime this morning, people started asking me for comment on the Liberals’ platform, released today. Being on a train going through the Rockeys and rural Alberta, I had trouble accessing the text...

    Campaign By Rail

    Blog | Monday, 22 Sep 2008
    I was stunned by the turnout for our departure rally out of Vancouver. It looked like there were close to 200 people assembled to see us off on the Green train. We arrived in an electric jeep. For...