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Trudeau's do-nothing approach to electoral reform risks Canada's future

| February 10, 2017

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The prime minister keeps making the bizarre argument that a partly proportional electoral system would allow anti-immigration Conservative Kellie Leitch to form her own party and get seats in parliament --perhaps even hold the balance of power.

He did it again on Thursday in Iqaluit.

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Corporations: For better or worse

February 8, 2017

| New court decision against Monsanto building in California. Also a new breakthrough in flexible, printable solar cells could help bring cheap renewable energy to 1.3 billion people.

Length: 55:09 minutes (50.5 MB)

Keeping first-past-the-post is a gift to the right

Karl Nerenberg

| February 6, 2017

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We can now see the Liberal strategy for the next election clearly.

It is based on the idea of wasted votes.

Politics in the West has become scary, what with Brexit and Trump, and far-right, populist parties growing throughout Europe.

Trudeau provides weak justification for breaking electoral reform promise

Karl Nerenberg

| February 2, 2017

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And so that's what strategic voting gets you.

During the last federal election campaign, groups such as Leadnow vigorously encouraged Canadians to vote for the candidates in their ridings with the best chance of defeating the Harper Conservatives.

Trudeau should rescind safe country status for U.S., and all others

Karl Nerenberg

| January 31, 2017

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The NDP's and Amnesty Canada's suggestion that Canada should suspend its designation of the U.S. as a safe country for refugees makes obvious sense.

Quebec massacre shows that Canada must stand up to Trump

Karl Nerenberg

| January 30, 2017

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Here is a sick confession.

When this writer heard about the shooting at the Islamic Centre in Quebec City he hoped it would not turn out that the perpetrator or perpetrators were themselves Muslims.

Trump and Trudeau's 'stealth privatization' will be at the taxpayer's expense

Alex Hemingway

| January 26, 2017

As with most of Donald Trump's policy ideas, details are still sparse on his plan for rebuilding America's crumbling infrastructure. But two main pillars of the plan, outlined during the election campaign, stand out. First, he's talking a big game -- a proposed $1 trillion in infrastructure investment to be "spurred" over 10 years. Second -- and here's the rub -- the Trump plan would move to privatize infrastructure on an unprecedented scale, lining the pockets of investors with huge tax breaks in the process.

Canadian marchers push back against Trump; politicians get on his train

Karl Nerenberg

| January 24, 2017

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Last week, the scowling man, south of the border, who quite decisively lost the popular vote but nonetheless snookered a victory in his country's Electoral College, said:

"For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost."

And then he added:

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How to resist Trump(ism)

January 23, 2017

| We discuss ideas for how to resist the incoming Trump inauguration. Stefan shares some ideas sent in to us by listeners. Daryn also suggests some tempting options that you should absolutely NOT do.

Length: 58:32 minutes (53.59 MB)

Trudeau's new 'democracy' minister is personally committed to electoral reform

Karl Nerenberg

| January 11, 2017

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The prime minister has removed a very young and inexperienced minister from the Democratic Institutions portfolio and replaced her with another who is even younger and less experienced.

What does that choice portend?

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