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Whileaway North: November 2008

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. November 30, 2008. When rumours of a possible coalition government started circulating, I didn't think it would ever actually happen. This is Canada, after all, and although we like to talk big, we don't generally take such dramatic steps. But it's becoming increasingly clear to me that Harper has misread the whole situation, and has pushed the opposition into a corner so that they have no choice but to fight back. And I think...

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Whileaway North: Basic Civility

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. February 4, 2009. Ottawa's transit strike has finally ended. Of course, it'll be two months before service returns to anything approaching normal. And I fully expect to see a surge in bike commuting and walking to work as soon as the snow melts. Not to mention the huge number of people who are just going to stick to their cars, thereby setting back the cause of public transit in Ottawa by at least a decade. Pay your fare in pe...

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Whileaway North: Why I shouldn't read the National Post

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. October 22, 2008. Why I shouldn't read the National Post. I'm trying to decide what's most wrong with this National Post column. Is it the complete failure to understand the Canadian political system? The Tories may have "increased their majority" last week, but they did so with only 38% of the popular vote, which kind of undermines the argument here. We snark; you decide. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Whileaway North: December 2008

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. December 23, 2008. I'm not going to argue that Stephen Harper didn't have the legal right to appoint his eighteen senators. He pretty clearly does have that right. This is also the guy who has long argued that senate positions should be elected and "accountable". It's nice to see that he stands by his principles when push comes to shove - as soon as it starts to look like he might lose power, he packs the Senate. On December 6...

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Whileaway North: January 2009

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. January 2, 2009. Some Canadian political wishes for 2009. So it's the New Year, time of fresh starts, soon-to-be-broken resolutions, and other symptoms of the rollover of the odometer. In the New Year, I'd really like to see:. A parliament that works like a minority parliament is supposed to. That means compromise. Stevie, and not waving the "obey-me-or-we'll-have-an-election" club too often. What are your wishes for 2009?

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Whileaway North: August 2008

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. August 4, 2008. Rebecca Allen has an excellent post. Up about why pop culture matters, and why it's important to analyze it. And I've been surfing pretty indiscriminately this morning, so I don't remember where I grabbed the link from - so no hat tip. Sorry.). August 3, 2008. Men lose weight more easily than women. Well, yes. We knew that, didn't we? Labels: blinded by science. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Whileaway North: On heroism and feminism

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. October 21, 2008. On heroism and feminism. I'm not completely sure what Dave Brown's point is in this recent column. I'm not sure he knows, either, except that the world's gone to hell in a handbasket and it's somehow all those awful feminists' fault. His profile. Proudly describes him as a 'contrarian,' which, at least in this case, can be defined as "curmudgeon who thinks the world really was exactly like Leave it to Beaver".

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Whileaway North: Place your bets

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. October 31, 2008. Since the candidates are. Declare themselves, it's time to make some predictions about the Liberal leadership race. The Liberals were very proud to have the largest percentage of women. Of any of the parties among their candidates in this last election. How many women do you think will run for the leadership? How many will actually be on the ballot when the convention rolls around? View my complete profile.

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Whileaway North: Strategic voting, vote swapping, and who elected that guy anyway?

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A grouchy feminist perspective on Ottawa and whatever else piques my interest. October 9, 2008. Strategic voting, vote swapping, and who elected that guy anyway? Is a factor in any election, and it's certainly been part of the Canadian election discourse for as long as I can remember. But it seems to much more front and. Is strategic voting a good idea. There are certainly arguments against voting strategically. Not least, there's the fact that each vote is worth a few dollars in funding. Why I shouldnt ...