Archive for the ‘Provincial’ Category

Mixed Member Proportional = Crap

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

The Kingston Whig Standard, my local paper, today wrote a delightful little article exploring the MMP system and attempting to give some point-counter-point between it and our current electoral system. The article is here, headlined: Electoral Reform: Do you get it?. It isn't really a bad article inasmuch as it ...

Government Changes Fixed Day Election Date

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Yesterday I wrote about my support for Ontario municipal governments who wish to use the Lord's Prayer - or any other prayer for that matter - through the course of their business. I received a couple of decidedly opposing views. Today comes another topic in the same vein: the Ontario ...

Ottawa Organization to begin Suing over Lord’s Prayer

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Now this is just one of those things that makes me shake my head. I bet you expect that I'm going to come down on the side of Secular Ontario on this one. The fact that I am an agnostic would make that make sense. This particular issue pulls ...