In my office on Parliament Hill, Ottawa in December 2019 I worked in politics for two years from 2019 to 2021 (yeah those pandemic years). I was Chief of Staff for a Member of Parliament in Canada and spent time in Nova Scotia and in Ottawa. Adrian (my husband) used to comment about the fact… Continue reading Politics and podcasts
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5 ways to support progressive candidates in elections
If you are in Canada and want to help progressive candidates: Donate some money! Winning elections costs lots of money. At tax time you can get generous tax credits which means it only costs you about 25% of the contribution. This is the best way you can support progressive candidates. Volunteer - knock doors, make… Continue reading 5 ways to support progressive candidates in elections
Send a message to Smith
I just signed: https://www.antihate.ca/letter_to_danielle_smith Danielle Smith needs to know she is not the only one who deserves the right to be known by a different name! Edit:I also found LeadNow have a petition to the Health Minister (Mark Holland) asking the Federal Government to tie increases in health spending to allowing gender-affirming care:https://act.leadnow.ca/AB-trans-healthcare/
Defeat the conservatives
Conservative are set for a majority say recent polls. We need to stop that. Join and/or donate to https://ndp.ca or https://liberal.ca now. Election time vote for the candidate to defeat the Conservative. #cdnpoli #canpol #canpoli #cdnpol #liberal #ndp #federal #politics #ActionNotAnger
Progressives act now!
Take action now and volunteer and donate to the party most likely to defeat a Conservative. https://liberal.ca or https://ndp.ca #cdnpoli #canpoli #ActDontRegret
Len and Cub
Beautiful bitter-sweet story of love in the early 20th century in New Brunswick. Keeping our history is so important. #lgbtq #2slgbtq #histodon #lovelibraries