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		<title>The Near Completion of the 2nd Session of the 40th Parliament of Canada</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/12/11/the-near-completion-of-the-2nd-session-of-the-40th-parliament-of-canada/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-near-completion-of-the-2nd-session-of-the-40th-parliament-of-canada</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Painter</dc:creator>
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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/15/unite-the-left/' rel='bookmark' title='Unite the Left?'>Unite the Left?</a> <small>Democracy is about choice. It’s about the right to look...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/07/the-threat-of-elections/' rel='bookmark' title='The Threat of Elections'>The Threat of Elections</a> <small>Why is it that everything Stephen Harper tries to do...</small></li>
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		<title>NDP Press Release Criticizes Conservative Immigration Numbers</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/07/ndp-press-release-criticizes-conservative-immigration-numbers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ndp-press-release-criticizes-conservative-immigration-numbers</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessi Murray-Tuba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NDP sent out a press release criticizing the Conservative Party and immigration minister Jason Kenney for reducing the number of immigrants who will be accepted into the country in the upcoming year. The document claims that the 2010 numbers are being reduced to over half of the numbers from 2009, leaving out approximately 17,000 [...]


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		<title>What Do Nov. 9 By-Elections (Yawn) Mean for Child, Youth, and Family Advocates?</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/20/what-do-nov-9-by-elections-yawn-mean-for-child-youth-and-family-advocates/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-do-nov-9-by-elections-yawn-mean-for-child-youth-and-family-advocates</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynne Melcombe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We may have escaped a general election this fall, but four ridings are going to the polls November 9 for by-elections. The two Quebec ridings will likely remain BQ, but the other two ridings, one each in British Columbia and Nova Scotia, are in play, largely between the Conservatives and the NDP. The outcomes won’t [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/27/activating-our-youth-a-healthy-environment-for-children/' rel='bookmark' title='Activating our Youth; A Healthy Environment for Children'>Activating our Youth; A Healthy Environment for Children</a> <small>As a teenager, I took a trip with my family...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/25/campaign-2000-reports-1-in-10-canadian-children-living-in-poverty-but-beware-of-holes-in-the-data/' rel='bookmark' title='Campaign 2000 Reports 1 in 10 Canadian Children Living in Poverty &#8211; But Beware of Holes in the Data'>Campaign 2000 Reports 1 in 10 Canadian Children Living in Poverty &#8211; But Beware of Holes in the Data</a> <small>On Tuesday, Campaign 2000 released its annual report on child...</small></li>
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		<title>The Government Teeters in the Cool Fall Breeze</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/09/19/the-government-teeters-in-the-cool-fall-breeze/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-government-teeters-in-the-cool-fall-breeze</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russel MacDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of this writing it, looks like the minority Conservative government may last through the week, if their budget-related &#8216;ways-and-means motion&#8217; is supported by either the NDP or the (GASP!) Separatists. This after an election looked downright inevitable after Michael Ignatieff suggested his Liberals would no longer support the Conservatives and would instead send the [...]


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		<title>Barbaric Politics</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/04/10/908/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=908</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannnon Mckay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Arnold Schwarzenegger successfully entered politics, it was proof that the American dream was still very much alive. The Austrian-born actor started his career as the star of Conan the Barbarian. He didn’t speak a word of English. From loincloth to politics, he is now the Governor of California twenty-one years later. Greased up to [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/07/07/an-end-to-tantrum-politics-please/' rel='bookmark' title='An End to Tantrum Politics, Please.'>An End to Tantrum Politics, Please.</a> <small>I, like most people, have to admit to certain beguilement,...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/04/stop-playing-politics-with-the-cbc/' rel='bookmark' title='Stop Playing Politics with the CBC'>Stop Playing Politics with the CBC</a> <small>With the CBC facing a $65 million revenue shortfall, the...</small></li>
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		<title>Jack Layton Warns of &#8220;Brown&#8221; Economy Threat.</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/27/jack-layton-warns-of-brown-economy-threat/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=jack-layton-warns-of-brown-economy-threat</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a stunning move this week, Jack Layton, slammed the government over a leaked memo that revealed the government&#8217;s interest in cutting the number of environmental impact reviews it conducts. The leader of the New Democrat Party, &#8220;Uncle&#8221; Jack Layton, said it spoke of the government sacrificing the environment for the economy. Perhaps even more [...]


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		<title>Ontario NDP Names Andrea Horwath New Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AM640 is reporting that Andrea Horwath has been named the new leader of Ontario&#8217;s New Democratic Party. Horwath succeeds leadership from Howard Hampton after he announced would not seek re-election as party leader, a position he has held since 1996. Horwath has been MPP for Hamilton East since 2004 and beat out fellow colleagues Peter [...]


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		<title>Unite the Left?</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/15/unite-the-left/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=unite-the-left</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democracy is about choice. It’s about the right to look at differing visions of the country and make a choice about which you think is best. Some people say the more political parties there are, the more varied the choice and, thus, the stronger the democracy. Is this true? When different political parties take similar [...]


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		<title>Stephen Harper Cuts Cabinet Down To One</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/12/stephen-harper-cuts-cabinet-down-to-one/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stephen-harper-cuts-cabinet-down-to-one</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Orzechowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Harper announced today that he will be firing all of his cabinet except himself. “I was wondering what I could do to cut government spending and at the same time hold on to more power”, he said with a constant twitching of his left eye. “As of today, I will be taking over all [...]


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		<title>NDP Leader Jack Layton Proposes &quot;Buy Canadian&quot; Strategy</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/04/ndp-leader-jack-layton-proposes-%e2%80%9cbuy-canadian%e2%80%9d-strategy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ndp-leader-jack-layton-proposes-%25e2%2580%259cbuy-canadian%25e2%2580%259d-strategy</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Birk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all started when Barack Obama included “Buy American” language in his economic stimulus plan coming out of congress. That built tension worldwide after an $825-billion stimulus plan was passed last week by the House of Representatives requiring the sole use of U.S. made iron and steel in public projects. The protectionist messages being relayed [...]


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