Tag: Politics
Proposition 2: Handguns
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I am strongly against guns and violence in every way. I realize it’s a means to an end in circumstances of defending your freedom, but carrying or owning personal firearms for the ‘purposes’ of self-defense or security just seems completely backwards to me. So, you’re probably thinking to yourself “Rob, why didn’t you put strongly…
Proposition 1: First-time home buyers (FTHBs)
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As somebody who just bought a house in June, I know surprisingly little about what help the government offers to FTHBs. We didn’t qualify for the benefits that exist for FTHBs, since for my wife this is her second home purchase, and that meant that I didn’t even look at what would have been available,…
Making the CBC Vote Compass even better
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Preamble The CBC Vote Compass project has been around for as long as I can remember, and long before I was as politically aware as I am now. When I first started taking the Vote Compass ‘quiz’, it was the only real way of knowing where parties lay on a given set of issues, as…
SNC-Lavalin And Why It’s So Hard To Watch The News (For The Truth)
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I’ve noticed recently (maybe it’s just because I’m paying more attention to political news lately) this very annoying trend when it comes to news stories that get even a little bit of attention. This video by Vox is talking about the Green New Deal, but I feel like I feel the exact same way about…
How Language Makes Politics so Divisive
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We don’t realize just how much the words we use directly affect the way we think (and the way our brains work).
Climate change is not just real, it’s obvious
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Vox has posted this before, but it was updated recently with new clips to bring it to the present. It highlights the partisan shift regarding climate change in American politics, from acknowledging that climate change is real, to Republicans realizing the best (only?) way to actually fight climate change effectively from an economic perspective is…
WTF Society
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Ignoring important issues for too long can lead to very self-reflective videos. I apologize, but at the same time…I think it’s necessary.
Oh yeah, empathy.
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Why do I care so much that millions of people in another country, only a handful of whom I’ve ever met before, might lose their health care very soon?
Seeds of Thought 3 – The Future Liberals Want
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So after over 2 months without any episodes of Future Chat, the intrepid hosts (and Senior Contributor) join up to catch up on each others’ summers.
That Washington Post Story About Canadian Democracy
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Please go and read the Vice News piece: We Have Problems With that Washington Post Story About Canadian Democracy