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On Tariffs, Taxes, and Poilievre

Blair Mahaffy 3 February, 2025 3 February, 2025Democracy, In the News, Social Justice 0

Cross-posted from Green Party Provencher Well, here we are, in the strangely surreal place of watching the United States turn itself inside out. Trump is enacting swaths of the Project 2025 plan he disavowed throughout his election. He has shut down diversity programs, fired FBI officers, shut down healthcare and…

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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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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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Good News – Bill C18 and Social Media

Blair Mahaffy 25 August, 2023 29 August, 2023Democracy, Journalism 2
Various Print Media Logos

Anyone who spends any time at all on Facebook or Instagram is probably well aware by now that Canadian news has disappeared from these social media sites. Google may also follow suit in removing Canadian news sites from their news feeds. For those of us who have become accustom to…

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Why I’m Green

Blair Mahaffy 10 May, 2016 16 July, 2023Basic Income, Being Green, Democracy, Environment 2

In a political landscape dominated by two large parties, why do I spend a lot of time and energy with a small, minority party? First and foremost, I believe in a dynamic and sustainable democracy. One that recognizes that we all have shared values, serious worries, unmet needs, and hopes…

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