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Edward Paskevich posted an update 2 days, 5 hours ago
#renewal
While I have no problems recognizing donors who have made significant personal contributions, aka The Laurier Club, when we talk about democratic renewal, I do have a problem when the benefits of the Club are (https://action.liberal.ca/en/laurier)“Invitations to exclusive Laurier Club events across the country, attended by prominent…[Read more]
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It’s a fund-raising club though, as I understand it. No different from the big dinners with guest speakers that one might pay an entry fee for.
People need to be enticed into joining, I personally don’t see anything wrong with the strategy so long as the party remains open to communication and holds other events.-
The problem is that you say the strategy is fine, but then you must add a qualifier (so long as the party remains open to communication and holds other events). I simply propose another way of recognizing the generosity of donors that does not imply that those who give the party money gain exclusive access to ‘prominent Liberals’. This as they…[Read more]
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Fair enough, but if not high profile events then what do you propose?
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High profile events are fine, high ticket costs are fine for a fundraiser. But then the topics on a fundraiser should not (for example) be discussions on items that will form national policy as it restricts those that cannot afford.
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I’ve long thought about joining the Laurier Club, but it just is not economically feasible for me (even with the tax credit). Although they are Liberals, I’ve often had a passing thought of an economic elite in our Party. I like my job, even if the pay isn’t the greatest, and I’m not at all bitter about other peoples success. However, from an…[Read more]
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Totally turns people off.
My only barrier to participation is economics, but I feel I have other valuable contributions to make, but they are not perceived as valuable.
Our society is full of examples of exclusion based on economic accessibility.
We as a society would never permit a physically disabled person from full participation, why do we…[Read more]
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It costs very little to be a member of the Party, and nothing to be a supporter. Both of which can and do contribute, and often I have had notes back from the MPs and the Party (obviously they can’t respond personally to every email). The Laurier Club is the only part of the Party I notice that I can’t participate in.
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I wish to make it clear I am only against the idea of privileged access, I in no way wish to discourage donations or end the Laurier Club. Just to find a way to acknowledge donors that does not give the appearance that money gives you input for policy that regular party members do not have.
It has been said ‘freedom isn’t free’, well democracy…[Read more]
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I think we are on the same page Edward.
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Consider that with the lead time we have before the next federal election, every donation could be as effective as your vote. As you would surely not miss your chance to vote, every donation now is a vote of NO to Stephen Harper’s vision of Canada. We can and will move back towards a country that the world respects and leads the developed nations…[Read more]
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If I am donating 10% of my disposable income annually, and it’s $100, it will not be recognized and acknowledged if 10% of my disposable income is $1000.
”ability to pay (donate)” needs to be a consideration
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Bill Moses posted an update 2 weeks, 3 days ago
I watch Question Period pretty much every day. What I notice is a continuous reference to the term “middle class”. This term is surely being used to elicit support from some subset of the electorate. I can envision that a number of terms were presented to focus groups and “middle class” turned out to be a winner.
Who the aitch is the middle…[Read more]-
#middleclass
According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives … ”A number is never just a number”. And … ”It varies based on whether you look at family or individual income, provincial or national data, before or after tax.”http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/what-middle-class
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Hello Bill!
If you’re not ”poor” but you’re not ”rich” then you’re middle class
It also comes with the assumption of 2 parents, 2 cars, a house, a pet or two, and some pretty dark rose coloured glasses.
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Francesca posted an update 9 hours, 20 minutes ago
Job grant program advertised by Harper government doesn’t yet exist
“The Harper government is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars advertising a program that does not yet exist.
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John McLaughlan posted an update 1 day, 9 hours ago
Best of luck to Mr. Coderre in his mayoral campaign. I’m wondering if the Liberal Party could take this opportunity to show people such as myself how the next candiadate is chosen, and how we can support her/him in the by-election? Could be a very good teachable moment for electoral districts across the country.
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(I’m thinking a multi series animated video of how our Party works and elects new MPs)
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Edward Paskevich posted an update 2 days, 5 hours ago
#cannabis
Not in favour of legalization, decriminalization yesMany points of discussion in draft policy paper, comment only on very few:
Reduce access to youth-think not, people get asked outside of liquor stores to buy for the underage, and if that didn’t supply demand I know people would purchase legally for the sole purpose of dealing it…[Read more]
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Your concerns are largely addressable by legalization.
Youth access is essentially unlimited now, moving to a store based system allows for accountability and visibility. Here in PEI we just had our first tobacco sales audit ever come back with 0 sales to minors. I call that success. Drug dealers will not turn away youth, but the corner store…[Read more]
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Edward Paskevich posted an update 2 days, 6 hours ago
#internationaltrade
I have noticed that as time as passed, discussions of trade with China are ignoring their human rights record and any discussion of how this should affect our trade with China.A quote from Human Rights Watch-World Report 2013-China:
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Gary Chynne posted an update 3 days, 10 hours ago
#disgraceful Question.
How come people lose there rights when they go to jail.
Isn’t going to jail a punishment enough.
Did the judge say people in jail are to be tortured by the guards..
Is there such a thing as psychological torture here in Canada..
Why is Ashley smith dead.
Why have over 100 policemen been found lying on the stands under…[Read more]-
People lose their rights when they go to jail because they have violated the ‘social contract’ which is enshrined in our system of laws (whether or not they need reform is a different topic)
As far as the police go, I assume as a group that they are no different than any group of citizens, that there are some ‘bad apples’, but also with…[Read more]
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Kevin Seesequasis posted an update 3 days, 7 hours ago
The #Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission is embarking on an exciting new policy development process– what needs to change? Where do we go from here?
Help us continue making positive change. Have your say:
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This is an excellent initiative, Kevin! I highly recommend to all, that you take the time to visit the APC link provided by Kevin or visit http://apc-cpa.liberal.ca/.
I particularly like the policy page (http://apc-cpa.liberal.ca/policy/) … good, well organized information followed by a simple call-to-action – “Now, have your say’. and an…[Read more]
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Jonathan Lawrence posted an update 2 days, 9 hours ago
The Party really should develop and distribute an add to capitalize on the recent Senatorial scandal. It need not be an attack add, it would be sufficient for it to simply be a fact add at this point, also demonstrating why the Liberals reflect the best alternative for government.
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Jim Karygiannis posted an update 2 days, 9 hours ago
Fête de Victoria
Déclaration de l’honorable Jim Karygiannis, député
de Scarborough-Agincourt et porte-parole
libéral en matière de multiculturalismeJe profite de l’occasion pour souhaiter à tous les Canadiens une joyeuse fête de Victoria.
L’anniversaire de la reine Victoria, le 24 mai, est célébré au Canada depuis avant la Confédération. En…[Read more]
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Jim Karygiannis posted an update 2 days, 10 hours ago
Victoria Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for MulticulturalismI would like to take this opportunity to wish all Canadians a Happy Victoria Day.
Queen Victoria’s birthday, May 24th, has been celebrated in Canada since before Confederation. In 1845, the Parliament…[Read more]
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Ken Cunningham posted an update 4 days, 6 hours ago
So it appears the PM’s CoS has written a cheque for senator Duffy. Case you’re interested LPC someone just dug up this senate regulation. It seems very clear and straight forward.
“Senators may not accept, nor may a family member accept, any gift or other benefit that could reasonably be considered to relate to their position, except as…[Read more]
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The problem is that there is no penalty for breaking the rules.
Duffy will be told not to do it again, that is about it.The PMO rules state that employees are not to enter into any dealing that could be construed as improper. Again, no penalty was included in the rules.
Broke every ethical rule there is. Nothing legally can be done unless…[Read more]
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What troubles me about all of this is that currently in Quebec the Charbonneau Commission is looking into illegal financing, etc being paid to politicians and civil servants for ‘favours’. I cannot understand why this behaviour is being allowed. It is simply illegal!
What are the legal recourses that the Canadian people can take against Duffy,…[Read more]
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Jim Karygiannis posted an update 3 days, 8 hours ago
Jour de la Constitution en Norvège
Déclaration de l’honorable Jim Karygiannis, député fédéral Scarborough-Agincourt et porte-parole libéral en matière de multiculturalismeJe profite de l’occasion pour présenter mes meilleurs vœux en ce Jour de la Constitution ou Grunnlovsdagen aux membres de la communauté canadienne d’origine norvégienne.
Le…[Read more]
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Jim Karygiannis posted an update 3 days, 8 hours ago
Norwegian Constitution Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for MulticulturalismI would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to members of the Canadian Norwegian community on the occasion of Norwegian Constitution Day or Grunnlovsdagen.
Constitution…[Read more]
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Linda Belanger posted an update 3 days, 19 hours ago
#election2015 Fundraising is important but we need to do outreach to grow the fundraising base. We are planning a flyer drop. Waiting for LPC approval of a flyer we develped ourselves. They also said they were developing a flyer that they will put online as a resource for ridings. We want to start now before people start going away on summer…[Read more]
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Anwar Syed posted an update 3 days, 21 hours ago
#Senator Duffy
Senator Duffy and the PM’s Chief of Staff who gave $90,000.00 should come out with the whole truth and the mystery behind this strange donation. What was the motivation behind this donation and how did Stephen Harper himself influenced this move..Public has a right to know…This is not a private affair..Senators get paid from…[Read more]-
I’ve got additional questions on timing.
Remember April 14th, In the AM Duffy told GlobalTV he had not repaid the money.
“Words are important” he said….The after a morning uproar he came back and said he repaid in March. Two stories, one day like he forgot about $90,000, Senator Tkachuk refused to say when the money had been repaid. The…[Read more]
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Edward Paskevich posted an update 6 days ago
#website
How about add the ability to donate from Paypal. Some of the leadership candidates had it and it makes donating very easy. Liberal Party of Canada doesn’t and it’s much less motivating to write and mail a cheque. Should we really be promoting the use of credit cards?-
PAYPAL would be great.
I cannot count the number of times I was going to donate but did not have my credit card info at hand.
Probably came back to donate 50% of the time. I know I am not alone in doing this. Once the moment is past it is easy to forget about it.
I promise to make an additional donation to the party as soon as I get…[Read more]
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Good news: Donating through PayPal is currently in testing and will eventually be available.
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That is great news. Any chance we can get a management console to manage monthly donation amounts?
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Mary MacLeod-Leigh posted an update 5 days, 7 hours ago
Just wondering if there has been a problem with this site.
Was not able to login for the past 2 days. Seems okay now. And before you ask I had no problem with any other sites. Just liberal.ca
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I’ve also found this site very glitchy for the past couple weeks in both Chrome and Explorer 10. You’re not alone.
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Mary: what browser were you using? Was it the same ones as Jonathan identified: chrome and explorer 10?
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I had the same problem and I was using Safari.
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Same as Jonathon.
Was out of the country for a couple of weeks.
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While your at it the system keeps changing me to French. Reset it but the next time I change screens it goes back to French.
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Jim Karygiannis posted an update 4 days, 7 hours ago
Jour de l’indépendance du Paraguay
Déclaration de l’honorable Jim Karygiannis, député de Scarborough-Agincourt et porte-parole libéral en matière de multiculturalismeJe souhaite offrir mes meilleurs vœux aux membres de la communauté paraguayenne du Canada à l’occasion du Jour de l’indépendance du Paraguay.
Célébré le 15 mai, le Jour de…[Read more]
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Jim Karygiannis posted an update 4 days, 7 hours ago
Paraguayan Independence Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for MulticulturalismI would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to members of the Canadian Paraguayan community on the occasion of Paraguayan Independence Day.
Independence Day, May 15th,…[Read more]
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