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	<title>Political News and blogs on Stephen Harper, Canadian Politics and Voting on Informed Vote &#124; InformedVote.ca &#187; Maureen Brinker</title>
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	<description>Informed Vote (informedvote.ca) will keep Canadian voters informed on Canadian Politics such as Stephen Harper, Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton, Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green, as well as foreign issues like the Israel palestine conflict and local issues like the CUPE strike</description>
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		<title>Barack Obama &#8211; One Sly Talking Fellow in his State of the Union Address</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Brinker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am I the only Canadian that wishes Barack Obama could be my leader? Politics aside, the man can speak. When he gives a speech, people listen. When Stephen Harper gives a speech, people fall asleep, or at least I do. From the moment Obama took office and said that he would &#8220;unclench his fist and [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/07/how-barack-obama-will-change-the-world/' rel='bookmark' title='How Barack Obama Will Change the World'>How Barack Obama Will Change the World</a> <small>Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Jon,...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/21/the-obama-harper-tapes/' rel='bookmark' title='The Obama-Harper Tapes'>The Obama-Harper Tapes</a> <small>President Obama&#8217;s first meeting with Stephen Harper was suppose to...</small></li>
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		<title>Haiti Earthquake &#8211; a Lesson in Mother Nature&#8217;s Fury</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/27/haiti-earthquake-a-lesson-in-mother-natures-fury/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=haiti-earthquake-a-lesson-in-mother-natures-fury</link>
		<comments>http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/27/haiti-earthquake-a-lesson-in-mother-natures-fury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Brinker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedvote.ca/?p=2410</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is unfortunate that it takes a natural disaster like the earthquake in Haiti for the international community to come together. Perhaps if there were more natural disasters caused by global warming there would have been more accomplished in Copenhagen at the most recent summit on climate change. It seems a growing trend in international [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/01/03/canada%e2%80%99s-fading-forests-a-place-to-hang-the-green-party-hat/' rel='bookmark' title='Canada’s Fading Forests; a Place to Hang the Green Party Hat?'>Canada’s Fading Forests; a Place to Hang the Green Party Hat?</a> <small>In what will surely become a political issue, at least...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/12/11/rex-murphy-is-a-denier-because-global-warming-science-contradicts-his-religion/' rel='bookmark' title='Rex Murphy is a Denier because Global Warming Science Contradicts his Religion'>Rex Murphy is a Denier because Global Warming Science Contradicts his Religion</a> <small>In a recent post, I pointed out that Rex Murphy...</small></li>
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		<title>Stephen Harper Has No Need for Democracy &#8211; A Prorogued Parliament is a Silent One</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/07/stephen-harper-has-no-need-for-democracy-a-prorogued-parliament-is-a-silent-one/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stephen-harper-has-no-need-for-democracy-a-prorogued-parliament-is-a-silent-one</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Brinker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prime minister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prorigue parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen harper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedvote.ca/?p=2168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve arrived home from my Christmas holiday, I like many other Canadians, am feeling the wave of depression at the prospect of going back to work. It is that time, and it is a painful time. Unfortunately, I have a full-time job like so many of you, I get paid every two weeks like [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/' rel='bookmark' title='Prime Minister Stephen Harper Prorogues Parliament: Massive &#8220;Turtle&#8221; or Clever Election Strategy?'>Prime Minister Stephen Harper Prorogues Parliament: Massive &#8220;Turtle&#8221; or Clever Election Strategy?</a> <small>On December 30th, two weeks after the House of Commons...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/03/stephen-harper-gambles-on-prorogue-shutting-down-parliament-again/' rel='bookmark' title='Stephen Harper Gambles on Prorogue Shutting Down Parliament Again'>Stephen Harper Gambles on Prorogue Shutting Down Parliament Again</a> <small>For the second time in the space of one year,...</small></li>
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		<title>Fading Ideology of Justice from Government Partially to Blame for Recent Torture Implications in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/12/12/fading-ideology-of-justice-from-government-partially-to-blame-for-recent-torture-implications-in-afghanistan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fading-ideology-of-justice-from-government-partially-to-blame-for-recent-torture-implications-in-afghanistan</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Brinker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, many years ago, Canada was a leader when it came to human rights. We helped create the UN, the Geneva Accords, and even adapted many of those accords into our own legislation. We took pride in being the protector, the one who stood up for the little guy, damning the consequences. [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/25/how-much-accountability-is-necessary-and-do-canadians-care-about-the-afghan-torture-story/' rel='bookmark' title='How Much Accountability is Necessary and Do Canadians Care About the Afghan Torture Story?'>How Much Accountability is Necessary and Do Canadians Care About the Afghan Torture Story?</a> <small>In my honest opinion, this constant reframing of the governments...</small></li>
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		<title>Canadian Government Lacks Serious Leadership When it Comes to the Environment</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/30/canadian-government-lacks-serious-leadership-when-it-comes-to-the-environment/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=canadian-government-lacks-serious-leadership-when-it-comes-to-the-environment</link>
		<comments>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/30/canadian-government-lacks-serious-leadership-when-it-comes-to-the-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Brinker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen harper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedvote.ca/?p=1723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just as I was starting to panic and think that I would have nothing to write about for my next blog, Mr. Harper came through for me in his most recent decision to attend the Copenhagen climate change meeting. Not that I think he shouldn’t attend it, I do &#8211; but the fact that he [...]


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		<title>The Canadian Goverment Needs to do More for our Military Than Just Remember on Remembrance Day</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/14/the-canadian-goverment-needs-to-do-more-for-our-military-than-just-remember-on-remembrance-day/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-canadian-goverment-needs-to-do-more-for-our-military-than-just-remember-on-remembrance-day</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Brinker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now seeing as Remembrance Day has come and gone, it seems appropriate to discuss our beleaguered military and the misguided government who directs it. Now I am sure I am not the only poppy-wearing Canadian getting sick of our soldiers coming home in body bags, I’m sure our government is too &#8211; but seeing as [...]


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		<title>Canadian Public Health Care is Embarrassing</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/04/canadian-public-health-care-becoming-a-thing-to-be-ashamed-of/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=canadian-public-health-care-becoming-a-thing-to-be-ashamed-of</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Brinker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alberta]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are few topics that get my blood boiling more than health care &#8211; my beloved Montreal Canadiens is one of them. What once was a trademark of Canada and a symbol of Canadian goodwill has become a shadow of its former self, run down by too many people, not enough money and inefficient practices. [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/30/swine-flu-h1n1-vaccines-the-ministry-of-health-mess/' rel='bookmark' title='Swine Flu, H1N1 Vaccines &amp; The Ministry of Health Mess'>Swine Flu, H1N1 Vaccines &#038; The Ministry of Health Mess</a> <small>News of the Swine-Flu started drifting into the media back...</small></li>
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