The big takeaway from the American midterm elections is that generational change is underway. John Della Volpe writes: Stressed and sickened by thoughts of their rights and democracy slipping away, young Americans across gender, racial, geographic and education lines banded together last week to help save the Democrats from what
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Montreal Simon: Why Only The New Generation Can Save The World
When I saw the IPCC report warning that Planet Earth is in even worse shape than most humans thought it was, I was stunned.So soon, so devastating. The world is failing in its effort to avert catastrophic climate change, a United Nations panel warned Monday, and the result will be more deaths and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rona Ambrose and the Bleak Future of the Cons
With just three days to go before the Cons choose a new leader, I see that Rona Ambrose is still trying to whip up some interest in the event.Still claiming that she was always planning to leave. “If I was going to stay in politics, I would have run for the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Kevin O’Leary, Justin Trudeau, and the Millennial Vote
I must admit I was amused to see Kevin O'Leary claim that he could get most of the millennials in Canada to support him.And make him the country's next prime minister.When every millennial I know thinks he's just another Con clown, who should be flushed like all the others.O'Leary's last chance
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Kevin O’Leary, Justin Trudeau, and the Millennial Vote
I must admit I was amused to see Kevin O'Leary claim that he could get most of the millennials in Canada to support him.And make him the country's next prime minister.When every millennial I know thinks he's just another Con clown, who should be flushed like all the others.O'Leary's last chance
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Happy New Year! Get ready for generational change in Canadian politics
Expect the new faces of Canadian politics to be young faces – like those of Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, 34, shown above with some clapped-out old geezer, and Manitoba MP and former NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton, 31, below. “Something is happening here, but you don’t know what it is,
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