Sep
28
Much Ado to the Fedora Party
Posted by: pruck | September 28, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Illustration by Thomas
Sep
23
National Democracy Challenge
Posted by: pruck | September 23, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Writing Category 1st place Meagan Campbell, age 18, of Halifax, Nova Scotia has won a 128GB 11″ MacBook Air laptop for her entry: The Resilience of Our Democracy If we were to start an alphabetical list of the challenges faced by our democracy, we might get to ‘party discipline’ by late afternoon, ‘voter apathy’ by […]
Sep
21
OPINION Jamie Gillies: New Brunswick’s trend of electing young premiers
Posted by: pruck | September 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment
“Gallant would make it 6 premiers who have won provincial elections under the age 40 since 1960 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-votes-2014/jamie-gillies-new-brunswick-s-trend-of-electing-young-premiers-1.2772086 On Sept. 22, New Brunswick may elect Brian Gallant and the New Brunswick Liberal Party as the new government of the province. Gallant is 32 years old. Liberal Louis J. Robichaud formed his majority government in 1960 […]
Sep
16
Alberta government to sell air fleet, use charters instead
Posted by: pruck | September 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment
“EDMONTON — The Alberta government’s controversial fleet of airplanes will soon be gone with the wind, Premier Jim Prentice announced Tuesday. Prentice said the first decision of his new cabinet was to sell the four-plane fleet that had become a public relations millstone around the neck of the Progressive Conservative government. “Effective […]
Sep
16
Private Member’s Bill
Posted by: pruck | September 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment
How to make a speech GUIDING QUESTIONS What types of change are possible in the short term? What types of changes could take longer? What actions do you think are most acceptable to society in improving well-being, standard of life or quality of life? What changes have challenges associated with them? What are […]
Sep
16
Party Platforms
Posted by: pruck | September 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Use the following guide to construct a visually appealing and engaging party policy manual. Your manual must include at least 3 stances. All members must contribute with their individual roles in a short bio. Adapted political policies chart
Sep
16
HANSARD – Sept. 16
Posted by: pruck | September 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Sept. 16th – AGENDA Adoption of the Agenda National Democracy Contest 2014 Briefing of the House- Procedure and Protocols for writing a bill Party Platforms & Roles – email today ADJOURNMENT Caucus Meetings Draft Private Member Bill & Platforms POST BILL TO FIRST READING Wednesday Sept. 17th 9-1 Opening: Throne Speech from Prime Minister […]