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Monthly Archives: July 2006
“I will leave the Party if…”
(Please press here to read the resolution that may be debated at the NDP Convention this September.) Sometimes, for whatever reason, when I distribute my opinions on the internet I am rewarded for my civic mindedness with insults. Often, … Continue reading
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CCF-NDP: From Spain to South Africa to Afghanistan
In 1974, when I was eleven, my parents bought me a box set of George Orwell novels. At 16 I joined the NDP, perceiving it to be the best vehicle for promoting my newly acquired social democratic convictions. I still … Continue reading
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U.S. talons are on Afghanistan, should we abandon its people to theocratic despotism?
"I said to myself here are a people who have suffered for three centuries. We can make them as free as ourselves, give them a government and country of their own, put a miniature of the American constitution afloat in … Continue reading
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The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
What are the criteria that help to distinguish the foreign policy approach of the Egalitarian Internationalist Left from that of Neo-Cons and what I tentatively label "Status-Quo" Leftists? I borrow the term, Status-Quo Leftists, I believe, from Christopher Hitchens. When do members … Continue reading
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Relevant current resolutions of Canada’s New Democratic Party
Every two or three years Canada’s New Democrats meet to debate and ratify policy and elect an administration. The next convention will be September 8-10, 2006 in Quebec City. Below are the current policies of the New Democratic Party that are … Continue reading
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Resolution sent to the NDP Federal Convention
Whether or not the resolution will make it to the floor for debate is still to be determined. Date of the convention: September 8 – 10, 2006 Submitted to Panel (category): Reclaiming Canada’s Place in the World … Continue reading
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