When the new Minister of Democratic Institutions, Karina Gould (No, this is not fake news -- the Trudeau Liberals still do have a minister tasked with democratic institutions) released her mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau it read: 

"A clear preference for a new electoral system, let alone a consensus, has not emerged. Furthermore, without a clear preference or a clear question, a referendum would not be in Canada's interest. Changing the electoral system will not be in your mandate."

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On Monday, January 30, 2017 many Nova Scotians woke up to the shocking news that  six Muslim men -- IT worker Mamadou Tanou Barry from Guinea; analyst and programmer Abdelkrim Hassane from Algeria; Laval chemical-engineering professor Khaled Belkacemi originally from Algeria; Aboubaker Thabti, a pharmacy worker; Azzeddine Soufiane a geologist from Morocco who ran a halal grocery store; and Ibrahima Barry from Guinea who worked for the Québec health-insurance bureau -- all were fathers, sons, husbands, and respected community members&nbsp

In Canada we can pride ourselves at having anti-corruption legislation applicable both within Canada and to Canadian companies operating abroad (See the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act).

However, when it comes to bribery, graft, corruption and kickbacks there are many dark corners where shady dealing can hide. When it comes to corruption, no legislation has yet been devised that leaves no loopholes, and there are lawyers and accountants able to drive a freight train through the eye of such a needle.

One Government Place is where the premier's office is in Halifax.

I happen to have made friends with a fly. It's cold this time of year but it still gets around. It sometimes spends the day at One Government Place. There is a crack by the window in the premier's office where it can get in and the thermostat is turned up so it’s very cozy. The fly has nothing much to do so it hangs around and eavesdrops. When it gets bored it flies off. It has a great memory and can repeat what its heard verbatim.

There's only one problem: the fly doesn't recognize anyone -- it claims all humans look alike. Sheesh! So, although it has a photographic memory for conversations, I've no idea who it who it's been listening to. Oh well, I've got nothing better to do than to listen to a fly.

The Fraser Institute's Jonathan Fortier is up in arms. In an article in The Fraser Forum entitled "Mary Poppins -- song, dance and latent socialism," Fortier maintains himself to have been "struck by the film's latent socialist ideas and its implied attack on bankers and investment." Say what? Mary Poppins?

What could possibly have put Fortier's knickers into such a twist?

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Paul Hellyer is unquestionably a living political legend. In 93 years on the Canadian landscape Hellyer has ricocheted through virtually every party on the Canadian political spectrum (creating one enroute), serving in the cabinets of three Prime Ministers. Under Pierre Trudeau Hellyer was Senior Minister, the current equivalent of Deputy Prime Minister. At an age when most politicians have long departed their soapboxes, Hellyer continues to write books, forge political movements, and stump across the country consumed by a vision of making Canada a more just and equitable society.

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A Nova Scotia day dawns like any other...but yet not quite. Today Nova Scotia has a new legislator from the riding of Halifax Needham. On August 30 the New Democratic Party's Lisa Roberts won a resounding victory in a byelection to replace former NDP MLA (and former interim NDP leader) Maureen MacDonald who resigned from politics on April 12 of this year.

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That things are not well should be evident to anyone of acumen.

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Oh, promises, promises, this is where those promises, promises end.
Oh, promises, their kind of promises, can just destroy a life. – Dionne Warwick

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