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Author Archives: Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)
Carbon Fees and Dividends
Somebody asked: Can anyone explain to me exactly how the fee and dividend system is better than cap and trade? I first read about carbon cap and trade in Scientific American in the 1980s when it was still an economic … Continue reading
Strategic Voting Doesn’t Work, Redux
I’m going to aim one last kick at the “Strategic Voting” can. Now that there is a feel for the relative strengths of the candidates in each riding, there are people who think they can manipulate the First-Past-The-Post system to … Continue reading
Posted in Bob Jonkman, Green Party of Canada, Voting
Tagged Gord Miller, insincere voting, Kitchener Centre, Kitchener-Conestoga, Nicholas Wendler, Richard Walsh, strategic voting, tactical negative voting, Waterlo
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Unequal Wealth Distribution
One of several questions from Jesse Bauman, editor of The Community Edition: Wealth is very unequally distributed in Canada. According to Statistics Canada, the average net worth of the top 20 per cent of families (sorted by income group) rose … Continue reading
Posted in Green Party of Canada, Policy
Tagged income, inequality, Jesse Bauman, The Community Edition, wealth
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I vote CBC!
I’ve received several letters from constituents who want funding restored to the CBC: Bob Jonkman Kitchener–Conestoga Green Party Like most Canadians, I value public broadcasting. Yet the current government has systematically attacked the CBC. After promising not to do so, … Continue reading
Posted in Green Party of Canada, Policy
Tagged CBC, funding, national broadcaster
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I Support Digital Freedom
I’ve received many e-mail messages from people writing through OpenMedia’s web site asking me to support Digital Freedom, more than on any other issue. I’d send a reply to everyone, but all the messages came in with the same address … Continue reading
Posted in Green Party of Canada, Policy
Tagged digital freedom, OpenMedia
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My Interview on the CBC
The candidates in Kitchener–Conestoga were invited to a panel discussion at the local CBC station in downtown Kitchener today. We were all crowded into the small studio — Amanda Grant thinks it may have been the cosiest setup in the … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Green Party of Canada
Tagged Bob Jonkman, CBC, Craig Norris, Harold Albrecht, James Villeneuve, Tim Louis
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Promoting Participation in the Election
I received a call from a gentleman last week, asking for a sign. Happy to oblige! When I got there, I saw that he already had three signs for the other candidates on his lawn. He told me that his … Continue reading
Posted in Green Party of Canada
Tagged lawn signs, participation
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My Candidate Conversation at the Waterloo Region Food Bank
I was honoured to be asked to the Candidate Conversation held at the Waterloo Region Food Bank this morning. The conversation was definitely an eye-opener. The panelists provided us with lots of information about the Food Assistance Network, consisting of … Continue reading
Posted in Bob Jonkman, Event
Tagged Food Assistance Network, Food Bank, Guaranteed Livable Income, housing, poverty, security, Waterloo Region
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International Day of Democracy and Voting in Canada
Every year the United Nations marks the 15th of September as International Day of Democracy. From their website: Democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Green Party of Canada
Tagged Fair Elections Act, International Day of Democracy, Joni MItchell, Returning Office, UN, United Nations
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Guaranteed Livable Income
This week, the Green Party of Canada released its election platform. In the plank on Strong Communities the plan to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality includes implementing a Guaranteed Livable Income. Canada has been in two recessions since the last … Continue reading
Posted in Green Party of Canada, Policy
Tagged benefits, employment, Guaranteed Livable Income, platform, policy, poverty, social program
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