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Oct 22nd, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS. GANATSEKWYAGON, ON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024. New Brunswick, some might stress, is the third smallest province in the present Canadian confederation. It is also the second largest province in Atlantic Canada, with a population — 854,355 as of the Third Quarter 2024 — somewhere in between the two Dakotas in the USA. To […]
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Oct 15th, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS. GANATSEKWYAGON, ON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024. What to say in the midst of assorted disturbing numbers for the great cause of the free and democratic society in the USA today? Even if Michael Moore now (or still?) believes the Harris-Walz Democrats will win in the end on November 5. And more to the […]
Tags: British monarchy in Canada, Canadian politics, Canadian republic, Children of the Global Village, Constitution Act 1982, constitutional amendments in Canada, Governor General of Canada, Senate reform in Canada Posted in In Brief |
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Sep 5th, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS. GANATSEKWYAGON, ON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024. The theoretical big news in Canadian politics right now is (to cite the CBC) :”The NDP is ending its governance agreement with the Liberals … Deal that ensured Liberal minority government’s survival was the first such agreement at the federal level.” CBC News (in the person of […]
Tags: Canadian politics, Jagmeet Singh, Justin Trudeau, Liberal-NDP co-operation, Pierre Poilievre, Supply and Confidence Agreement, The Beaverton, Yves-François Blanchet Posted in In Brief |
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Jul 1st, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS, GANATSEKWYAGON, ON, CANADA. MONDAY, JULY 1, 2024. This is the 157th anniversary of the Canadian confederation of 1867 — and the 77th anniversary of the first Canadian Citizenship Act that took effect in 1947. (During the 80 years from 1867 to 1947 residents of the confederation of the old British North American provinces […]
Tags: British monarchy in Canada, Canada Day 2024, Canadian politics, Canadian republic, Children of the Global Village, democracy in Canada, Dominion Day ends 1982, Dominion of Canada Posted in In Brief |
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Jun 12th, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS, GANATSEKWYAGON, ON, CANADA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2024. In our last Indian election report about a month ago we wrote : “As things still look to us, Modi almost certainly will win his third term as prime minister on June 4. His BJP might not be as strong in the Lok Sabha as it […]
Tags: Dimple Yadav, Hindu liberals in India, Hindutva politics in India, Indian election 2024, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), Narendra Modi, National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Rahul Ghandi, Sheikh Saaliq, “dent” in “ Brand Modi” Posted in In Brief |
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Jun 4th, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS, GANATSEKWYAGON, ON, CANADA. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024. This is the day India’s election results are due — the grand conclusion of the world’s largest democracy’s majestic but still somewhat troubling 2024 quest to give Nardendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP government a third consecutive term in office. As we write the BJP has still […]
Tags: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, Stanley Cup 2024, Yardbird Suite bar in Edmonton Posted in In Brief |
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May 15th, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS, GANATSEKWYAGON, ON, CANADA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024. India’s vast election from April 19 to June 1 (with final results on Tuesday, June 4 — exactly three weeks from yesterday) continues to raise almost as many questions about the democratic global village in 2024 as the US election on Tuesday, November 5. The day […]
Tags: Democracy in India, hot weather and 2024 Indian election, Indian election 2024, Languages in India, Madhavi Latha runs for BJP, Narendra Modi and Islamophobia, Rahul Gandhi and Nehru-Gandhi family, Religion in India Posted in In Brief |
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Apr 12th, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS, GANATSEKWYAGON, ON, CANADA. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024. For some among us (ourselves included) it is hard to believe that as we approach the second quarter of the 21st century in the modern Canadian confederation “MPs break into ‘God Save the King’” — after the defeat of a private Member’s bill, that would have […]
Tags: British monarchy in Canada, Canadian politics, Canadian republic, Governor General of Canada, oath to British monarch for Canadian politicians Posted in In Brief |
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Mar 26th, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS, GANATSEKWYAGON, ON, CANADA. TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024. We now know that : “General elections will be held in India from 19 April 2024 to 1 June 2024 to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The elections will be held in seven phases and the results will be announced on 4 […]
Tags: Congress party bank account frozen in India, democracy around the world in 2024, democracy in India today, India and Canadian republic, Indian election 2024, Rahul Gandhi sentenced to prison Posted in In Brief |
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Mar 6th, 2024 |
By Counterweights Editors |
Category: In Brief
COUNTERWEIGHTS EDITORS, GANATSEKWYAGON, ON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024. Yesterday’s announcement of the state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) from present Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (2015–20??) is suitably couched in high-minded language : “Brian Mulroney devoted his career to serving Canadians. He was an extraordinary statesman and distinguished politician, respected both here at […]
Tags: Brian Mulroney, Canada and South Africa, Canadian political history, Canadian politics, Children of the Global Village, Goods and Services Tax, Holly Doan, John Diefenbaker, Kim Campbell, Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, Nelson Mandela, Peter C. Newman, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Randall White, Stephen Lewis Posted in In Brief |
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