Cynthia on Sarah Palin’s Book Tour

As everyone knows, Sarah Palin recently published her book, Going Rogue.  At an upcoming appearance, officials have set guidelines for the press, including prohibiting non-English speaking press (they also said no foreign press – interesting, since there are many foreign media who ARE English-speaking, just like many American media which are NON-English-speaking).  However, I *AM* [...]

Cynthia’s Thoughts: No Coalition…Parliament Suspended Instead

Barely two months since the Federal election in Canada, seemed to be in trouble. The Liberal Party and the NDP (New Democratic Party) had, in association with the Bloc Quebecois discussed the possibility of forming a coalition government and therefore taking the current Conservative Party out of power. But the possibility of that happening on [...]

Canadian Election Results: Another Conservative Minority, or No Real Change

Cynthia Cheng
The Conservatives have won again. This time, their seat numbers increased, but not enough to form a majority government. This election was a little different from 2006 – the campaign period was short, and a lot went on between when the election was announced in early September and election day. For example, no [...]

Something to Think About: Fringe Parties in Canada

Cynthia Cheng
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The Canadian election is Tuesday, October 14, the day after Thanksgiving. Historically, the two major parties were the Liberal Party of Canada and the Conservatives (which at one time were called the Progressive Conservatives).  In the past few decades, the New Democratic Party, which is further left [...]

Cynthia’s Thoughts on Arts Funding

Recently, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper remarked that the arts were a “niche issue.” Some $45 million have been cut from funding and he even went as far as saying that “ordinary folks don’t care about the arts.” Oh really? The arts aren’t just about gallery openings, galas and symphonies. It is much more than [...]