March 2009
Rick Miller replaces Judy Wilson as Liberal Chief of Staff
Submitted by gauntlet on March 4, 2009 - 00:38
Daveberta brought my attention to a press release announcing that Judy Wilson is leaving as Chief of Staff of the Alberta Liberal Caucus effective Friday, and will be replaced by Rick Miller.
Movie Review: The Watchmen
Submitted by gauntlet on March 10, 2009 - 08:15
OK, so I haven't read the graphic novel, but I have seen the movie.And I didn't like it.I'm not in the habit of using gauntlet.ca to bitch about bad movies, but I need to vent.
LPC: Iggy will decide.
Submitted by gauntlet on March 16, 2009 - 21:55
People lament the lack of involvement in political parties in this Country. But let's look at the way electoral exigencies have affected that national convention of the Liberal Party of Canada.First, because of a possible governing coalition, all of the individuals contesting the leadership of the LPC withdrew, and the deadline for nominations has long passed, meaning that there will be no decision made by the members of the LPC at its Vancouver convention on who will be the leader of the party. There is only one candidate. He will be acclaimed.
Informed Citizen Opinion
Submitted by gauntlet on March 19, 2009 - 21:58
in
The City of Edmonton is running an interesting pilot project in democratic method right now. They have formed a Citizens' Panel, consisting of 50 randomly-selected residents of the city, and have arranged to provide those citizens with an education into the issues facing the city, it's current vision, its expenditures and revenues, and ask it for substantive recommendations that will be taken into account in writing the 2010 budget later this year.
Alberta Government Fixes Bill 19
Submitted by gauntlet on March 20, 2009 - 17:31
in
Credit where credit is due.The government has proposed amendments to Bill 19, the Land Assembly Project Area Act.Some of the problems with the old act were that it provided no guarantee of compensation to landowners for restrictions placed on their land, it provided no limit on how long those restrictions could last, and it seemed to exclude the act from the requirements of the expropriation act.
Highly Bemusing
Submitted by gauntlet on March 28, 2009 - 21:51
There will be two electoral reform do-overs in BC this year. In May, the British Columbia government will re-do a referendum on adopting BC-STV, a more proportional and more democratic electoral method than the rest of the country uses. Last election, it was defeated, barely, with only 59% of the popular vote. (It needed 60%. Don't ask me why.)
Bag-of-Hammers Dumb
Submitted by gauntlet on March 31, 2009 - 00:21
The LPC's Renewal Committee came out with a number of proposals that I think were right on target. The right things to do, not just the easy things to do. I commented before on how that result was bemusing to me, because I have long since given up caring what happens to the LPC.
