I am fortunate to have many friends who are Muslim. Today, they are celebrating Eid al-Adha. Eid Mubarak translates as “blessed festival” in english. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about Islamic culture and traditions through my friends and have gained invaluable insight and understanding. I am better for it and I am thankful to them [...]

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Here is the email I got from LeBlanc’s campaign, thought I should share it. It outlines the reasons for why he supports Michael Ignatieff.
 
Dear Friends,
Over the past ten days Canadians watched as Stephen Harper precipitated a political crisis that quickly transformed into a Parliamentary one. What Canadians have not seen is Mr. Harper provide an [...]

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There has been some fueling anger and concern among many Liberal bloggers over the recent rumors published in The Star. Basically, the rumor is that Dion will resign on Wed. and the caucus (just the MP’s) will select a permanent leader on everyone’s behalf. The other side argues for a speedier leadership vote through internet, phone or [...]

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I hear the pro-coalition rally drew a bigger crowd then the conservative pro-Harper rally in Edmonton, Alberta. Not that its a competition. We already know that 2/3 of Canadians didn’t vote for Harper. Still, it’s great to see so many people come out on a night like that in Edmonton. Here is a picture, special [...]

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If you want to see some of the signs at the Conservative rally against the coalition, take a look here, one of the blogging tories was kind enough to post them for the rest of Canada to see. The message seen there is clear. A coalition government is un-Canadian, never mind our constitution and parliamentary democracy, [...]

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Some encouraging news for coalition members. 
Grit voters like coalition: Poll
By CHRISTINA SPENCER
Last Updated: 5th December 2008, 3:48am
 
Canadians who vote Liberal strongly support the idea of a coalition between the Grits and the New Democratic Party, even when the separatist Bloc Quebecois is thrown into the mix.
An exclusive poll for Sun Media by Leger Marketing shows 78% [...]

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I had a chance to talk to David Zimmer, he is my MPP. He told me he has received over a thousand concerns about the proposed carpooling ban on young drivers in Ontario and in summary said that, “I am very confident we’ll make amendments to address the carpooling issue.” This means that young licensed drivers will [...]

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