election

Prison Blog About the BC Election Held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Submitted by JodieEmery on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 11:15pm

Marc Emery BCMP The Toronto Maple Leafs' historic record as biggest losers in a single game lasted all of one day until the BC New Democratic Party took the title away from them in an even more breathtaking fashion.

In a situation that must have deposed BC NDP leader Carole James smirking today, she – whom, according to the rebels like Jenny Kwan, Adrian Dix and others, couldn't win an election in BC (despite taking the BC NDP from 2 seats in 2001 to 40 seats in 2009) – won her seat while the BC NDP collapsed spectacularly in unprecedented way.

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Marc's US Election Excitement from Behind Bars in Mississippi

Submitted by JodieEmery on Sun, 10/07/2012 - 11:02am

Jodie and Marc in Yazoo prison, MississippiToday is Wednesday, October 3rd. In less than five weeks Americans will be voting candidates for President, Senate, the House of Representatives, their local statehouse representatives and senators, state attorney-generals, and their Mayor, City Council, sheriff, county commissioners, and possibly dozens of other elected offices at the state, county and local level. And then there are ballot initiatives that seek majority support for state laws legalizing possession of marijuana (Washington, Oregon, Colorado), medical marijuana (Arkansas, Massachusetts), and other proposed legislation.

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Marc Emery: Support Ron Paul for President!

Submitted by JodieEmery on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 7:49pm

Choosing the next President of the United States begins in Iowa in mere weeks. For the cannabis culture, 25 million people in the United States, there is only one option: Ron Paul. Read more »

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How to win an election: go knock on doors

Submitted by Nicole Seguin on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 8:01pm

ANDREW STEELE, Globe and Mail

Everyone has a theory about why elections go the way they do:

“Barack Obama won the election because he understood new media.”

“In 2008, Obama only won the election because he won the critical states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin by differentiating himself from McCain on trade.”

“The Bush Economy won the election for Obama”

All of these are interesting theories, but they are difficult to prove.

But there is one thing that is proven to increase voter turnout for your candidate: canvassing. Read more »

Canada needs a federal election

Submitted by Nicole Seguin on Mon, 02/07/2011 - 7:06am
By: Geoff Stevens, The Record
 
The question that everyone in Ottawa is asking is this: When will the election happen?
 
The question that might better be asked is this: Does the country need an election?
 
My answer, which may surprise some readers, is Yes. It is time.
 
Note the verb: “need,” not “want,” an election. When asked, Canadians always tell pollsters, no, no, they don’t want an election. Perish the thought! I remember years ago my old colleague, columnist George Bain, reflecting on Pierre Trudeau’s procrastination in calling an election, advised the prime minister that, if he waited until the voters marched on Parliament Hill to demand an election, it would be too late.

Fiscal report sets stage for election

Submitted by Nicole Seguin on Wed, 10/13/2010 - 2:23pm
By Andrew Mayeda, Postmedia News
 
The Harper government is vowing to wipe out the federal deficit within six years, drawing a line in the sand for a federal election battle with the Liberals over who is best qualified to manage the country's finances without killing the economic recovery.
 
In delivering his latest fiscal update yesterday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said the government won't be "inflexible" if it becomes necessary to stimulate the economy with more public spending. But the finance minister said he remains "comfortable" with the government's plan to wind down its $48-billion stimulus program by the end of next March.
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