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Green Water and Ham

Blair Mahaffy 7 July, 2024 12 July, 2024Lake Winnipeg, Water 0

Summer is upon us and all across the rivers and lakes of Manitoba people are out enjoying fresh air, sun, and water. Many Manitobans enthusiastically enjoy heading to the campsite or cottage to swim, kayak, canoe, ski, and surf. Many of have been going to the same place for three…

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Just Barely a Democracy – Patriarchy, Colonialism, and Power

Blair Mahaffy 3 May, 2024 3 May, 2024Democracy, Environment, Proportional Representation, Reconciliation 0
Book cover for Indian in the Cabinet featuring Jody Wilson-Raybould on the Cover

First, some apologies to my Liberal friends. Well, maybe not apologies. More like an expression of compassion and understanding that you may not want to hear some harsh words about and from Jody Wilson-Raybauld. I can only imagine that some of what she says in her book Indian in the…

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Books for Earth Day and Some Thoughts on Leadership

Blair Mahaffy 22 April, 2024 22 April, 2024Earth Day, Environment 0
Cover of "A Good War" by Seth Klein

Having recently finished Life Without Plastics and Jody Wilson-Reybould’s Indian in the Cabinet (which I intend to write about shortly), it is time to open a new book. I’ve had Seth Klein’s A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency sitting on my mountain of to-read books for quite…

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Life Without Plastic – the Book and some Ideas

Blair Mahaffy 12 April, 2024 12 April, 2024Environment, Plastics, Recycling 2

I’ve just finished reading Life Without Plastic by Chantal Plamondon and Jay Sinha. I haven’t read a book that had such an emotional impact since reading the Truth and Reconciliation Report a number of years ago. By drawing a comparison I don’t want to minimize the TRC. I had an…

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Carbon Tax – “Ask the Facts”

Blair Mahaffy 5 April, 2024 5 April, 2024Carbon Tax, Environment, In the News, Uncategorized 0

Last week I posted a discussion about the Carbon Tax, the “Axe the Tax” movement, and the idea that we’re not asking the right questions. I’ve also been sharing Carbon Tax supportive posts on social media and, as a result, I’ve had a few people ask some questions. I love…

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Carbon Tax – We’re Having the Wrong Conversations

Blair Mahaffy 29 March, 2024 29 March, 2024Environment, Uncategorized #carbontax 1

With a federal Carbon Tax increase coming on 1 April, 2024, lots of people are talking about the tax itself. I think we’re having the wrong conversations. First, a disclaimer or two: Axe the Tax “Axe the Tax” has become a rallying cry for a lot of people, led and…

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An Update on Electoral Reform

Blair Mahaffy 22 March, 2024 22 March, 2024Democracy, In the News, Proportional Representation 0

Liberals readying to table electoral reform legislation read the CTV headlines on 21 March 2024. Our democracies didn’t happen by accident, and they won’t continue without effort Justin Trudeau, 21 March 2024 This bold announcement may have come as a bit of a surprise to anyone who has been following…

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