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Update: Click here for election results. Thanks to all those who got involved by voting and even running for office! November 15 marks yet another election day in BC. This time it is a municipal election in which mayors, councilors, school trustees, and others will be elected across the province. It can be very difficult to know who to vote for. That is one of the reasons why Langley ARPA's Neil Dykstra and Surrey ARPA prepared extensive voter's guides to shed some light on voting in their respective municipalities. Click on the attachments below to access this report. If you live in a different city and have something prepared, please send us a note so that we can include it as well. And remember to vote on Saturday!
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 By Kevin Gaudet, Canadian Tax Payers Federation
As the Harper government prepares to take Canada back into substantial multi-year deficits, the Prime Minister should be mindful of advice from the famous French philosopher Blaise Pascal. He wrote: “In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.” A look at the past, present and future of government spending, deficit financing and their impact reveals a need for making tough decisions to keep the budget balanced. [Continue reading this article here.] |
 The Globe & Mail is running a series on gambling and its first two articles reveal some staggering statistics about the harm of the gaming industry in Canada. Click here to read "Casinos spend millions to make losers feel like winners" and click here to read "The million dollar club: losing big, losing often." Gambling is taking an increasingly large toll on the well-being of Canadians, destroying families and hurting communities. We need to be a voice in our communities to keep casinos and gaming centres away. |
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Here is a 7 minute preview of the documentary 28 Days on the Pill. Read more about it below: |
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 Justine Hunter, Globe and Mail, Nov 9/09: A delegation of the Gitxsan people from northwest British Columbia is set to meet with Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl next month with a groundbreaking proposal: That the 13,000 members of their tribe be allowed to abandon their status as "Indians." The group is willing to relinquish reserves, tax exemptions, Indian Act housing and financial supports in exchange for a share of resources. Unlike most contemporary efforts at treaty-making, it would also abandon the ambition of a separate level of government. [Continue reading this article here.] |
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