Canadian Bloggers for Democratic Reform

	How do we get more people to work for more years? May 16, 2012 \| Author: Bernard von Schulmann \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers Many countries have fallen into a trap with an aging retired population and shrinking work force. This ultimately leads to a problem when the majority of a people in a given country are not working for a living. For the dependent p ... [read more]
	Free Winnipeg Jets Tickets Become Conflict of Interest and Ethics Issue for Manitoba NDP May 16, 2012 \| Author: author unknown \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers The Winnipeg Free Press reports on a controversy involving Manitoba NDP cabinet ministers failing to disclose receiving free tickets to Winnipeg Jets games. [read more]
	Nunavut MLA Fred Schell Subject of Another Ethics Investigation May 16, 2012 \| Author: author unknown \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers According to this CBC North story, Nunavut MLA Fred Schell is the subject of another ethics investigation, although the substance of the investigation has not been disclosed. [read more]
	Western Skepticism on Senate Growing? May 16, 2012 \| Author: author unknown \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers That is the claim in this CBC story on reactions to B.C. Premier Christy Clark's announcement that B.C.'s next nominee for the Senate would be elected. [read more]
	House of Commons Committee Releases 5-Year Statutory Review of Lobbying Act May 16, 2012 \| Author: author unknown \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers The House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics has released its report on the first five years of the Lobbying Act (Canada) (the "Act"). [read more]
	FVC AGM 2012 Update – Craig Scott, Jim Harris, and live music, oh my! May 15, 2012 \| Author: Wayne Smith \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers The agenda for the FVC 2012 AGM & Conference is really coming together! [read more]
	Looking at the difference in party support in BC on election day May 14, 2012 \| Author: Bernard von Schulmann \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers I thought it would be interesting to see how closely the difference in support between the two main parties correlates to the number seats the governments wins. [read more]
	Angus Reid Poll - NDP at 50%? May 14, 2012 \| Author: Bernard von Schulmann \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers The latest Angus Reid poll released today, though conducted a week ago, has the NDP at 50% support. I think this is a first for the NDP in BC in a poll, though they may have been at the level in 1991 while Bill Vander Zalm was still pr ... [read more]
	Winnipeg Chief Electoral Officer Seeks to Close Election Financing Loophole May 13, 2012 \| Author: author unknown \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers The Winnipeg Free Press reports that the City of Winnipeg's Chief Electoral is recommending changes to the city's election legislation to ensure that negative election advertising is regulated as well as advertising that promotes candid ... [read more]
	Christy Clark Confirms Support for Elected Senators May 13, 2012 \| Author: author unknown \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has reaffirmed her support for electing senators, after a backbench legislative effort to enact senate elections appears to have stalled. [read more]
	New evidence that voter suppression changed outcome of 2011 federal election. #robocon May 12, 2012 \| Author: rateldajer \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers
	Should Canada adopt French-style run-off elections? May 12, 2012 \| Author: rateldajer \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers
	The London Whale: The Massive Gambles our Regulators and Banks are taking and why You will pay May 12, 2012 \| Author: CuriosityCat \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers We have all heard of the London Whale and his role in betting $100 billion (that's $100,000,000,000)on derivatives and losing several billion for the proud and now humbled JPMorgan. [read more]
	Watchdogs of Parliament forge closer ties May 12, 2012 \| Author: rateldajer \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers
	Green party leader May threatens budget delay May 12, 2012 \| Author: rateldajer \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers
	Protect the trees May 12, 2012 \| Author: Mark Crowley \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers Rob Ford wants to see 5-cent bag fee abolished because : [read more]
	Victoria Times-Colonist on Locating Voting Stations in Malls May 11, 2012 \| Author: author unknown \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers Here is an editorial from the Victoria Times-Colonist about locating voting booths in shopping malls. [read more]
	Two Provincial Quebec By-Elections Called for June 11 May 11, 2012 \| Author: author unknown \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers Elections Quebec has announced that two by-elections will be held on 11 June in the electoral districts of Argenteuil and LaFontaine. [read more]
	Harper's government is finding out that if you mess with our Parliament, you mess with Canadians May 11, 2012 \| Author: CuriosityCat \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers The inner core of Stephen Harper and his Reform-factioned Conservative Party revolves around an authoritarian streak a mile wide, and a distaste for our democratic institutions (Parliament, the civil service, the courts) that they seldo ... [read more]
	'Macho Man' Mulcair displaces Stephen 'The Warrior' Harper amongst men May 10, 2012 \| Author: CuriosityCat \| Source: Google Feed for DemReformBloggers The NDP's steady progress in acceptability is ongoing, and the Harper Conservatives must be wondering what on earth they can do to smear Thomas Mulcair and the socialist hordes. [read more]