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Lively Albatross: Foreign Policy - One Aggressive Policy and No Alternatives
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Foreign Policy - One Aggressive Policy and No Alternatives. What is Canada's role in the world? In terms of a vision of foreign policy, only the Conservatives seem to have one. As a Canadian living abroad, I don't like it and the fact that the role of Canada has moved from peace-keeper to aggressor under the Conservatives. Let's take a look at the Conservatives. Are hard to pin down. It's not even an issue.
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Lively Albatross: Electoral Reform? Two Out of the Big Three Want It!
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Two Out of the Big Three Want It! As the first major issue, I want to take a look at the electoral system in Canada, which is called "First Past the Post" (FPTP). Simply put, Canada is divided into 338 districts (called "ridings"). There are 30 more ridings than in 2011. For an interactive map to see the ridings and how some have changed since 2011, click her. Creative Commons Labeled for Reuse:. Https:/ en&...
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Lively Albatross: C-51: 5 Points for Security or 6 Points against Freedom
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Saturday, August 8, 2015. C-51: 5 Points for Security or 6 Points against Freedom. The Conservatives' platform is about the economy (hey, we're in a recession! And security. Today, let's look at one of the foundations of Conservative thinking, Bill C-51. According to the article "Bill C-51 for Dummies". Is there a fear that people from here . Threaten our lives here . Without a lot more of this? According to a CBC article. Innocent wo...
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Lively Albatross: Canadian Debate 1 - GOP Debate 0
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Friday, August 7, 2015. Canadian Debate 1 - GOP Debate 0. I watched (delayed) both the GOP "Debate" and the Canadian Debate last night (today my time). I am proud to be a Canadian. Here's my take. The leaders of the four top parties in Canada had perhaps their only English-language debate of the election last night. CBC has learned effective marketing and has put a number in the headline of their good summary:. The Lively Albatross is...
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Lively Albatross: Canada is in Violation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights and Donald Sutherland and I are Suffering
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Monday, August 3, 2015. Canada is in Violation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights and Donald Sutherland and I are Suffering. For Donald Sutherland's eloquent criticism of that ruling, click his image:. Now, to brass tacks. Here is a copy of the ruling as specified by Elections Canada. (Again for more details or more clarity, click on the image). So, the facts are as follows:. Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Lively Albatross: Bill C-24: Conservatives Believe I Could Be 2nd Class!
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Bill C-24: Conservatives Believe I Could Be 2nd Class! Was recently passed by the Conservatives. To "Strengthen Canadian Citizenship". The Conservatives say the bill was enacted for two primary reasons:. To make it more difficult to obtain "citizenship of convenience". To stop security risks to Canada. Https:/ www.cba.org/CBA/submissions/pdf/14-22-eng.pdf. This bill makes me and so many others "second-class c...
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Lively Albatross: Why Harper is Hated
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Why Harper is Hated. These wonderful images are by an artist named Wrycraft. Or search Michael Robert Wrycraft on Facebook or follow @michaelwrycraft. On Twitter. He has a couple of x-rated ones as well, if you are interested, which show how some people really loathe the creature. In a nutshell, he has broken a number of laws and has tried to hide reality and himself from Canadians. Tuesday, August 18, 2015.
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Lively Albatross: 6 Opening Salvos in the Canadian Election ... Some Substance, More Blather
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. 6 Opening Salvos in the Canadian Election . Some Substance, More Blather. First off, a comment on the digital visibility of the parties. I use a bookmarking site called symbaloo.com which allows me to graphically bookmark everything I want. So, let's look at the tiles that symbaloo.com has created for the six parties using the images supplied by each. What's wrong with the Liberals' tech crew? 8221; said the...
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Lively Albatross: Police Brutality is Merely a Symptom
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Police Brutality is Merely a Symptom. Are you tired of images of police brutality that shout at us each day from headlines and the social media? Ferguson, Baltimore and so many more not exclusive to the USA. Creative Commons Labeled for Reuse. Well, it's our fault. We let it happen when we allowed the fear-mongers to rule the narrative around the world. Are you tired yet? It's time to value Athens over Sparta.
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Lively Albatross: Against the Constitution? It's Against the Law!
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Canada's Election . And Istanbul Musings, because that's where I live. Monday, August 10, 2015. It's Against the Law! The mission and the vision. Of a company must drive the policies of that company. In the same way, the constitution of a country. Must drive the policies or laws enacted by the sitting government. As stated therein, at worst, no policy can go against the constitution or it is therefore against the law:. Let's look at a couple of laws passed by the current Conservative government. While it...
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