politics

It’s not often you get to put “fun” and “political debate” in the same sentence. This Thursday may be just the opportunity. There’s even beer. Here’s some info about an event on Thursday night at Hooley’s downtown. It’s a demonstration of how Ranked Choice Voting could work in an upcoming election. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/8246611210) Photo: Parliament Hill by David Johnson, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Rose Simpson’s column appears most Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ This might make some people uncomfortable. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/9801445993) Photo: Cotton Candy Clouds by David Johnson, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ Glass is half full kind of Canadians should thank Mike Duffy for the investigative journalism he’s undertaken which is revealing the depth of corruption and depravity within our system of government. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ For the first time in my life, I’ve actually thought about NOT VOTING in an Ontario election. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ I grew up under the care and tutilege of a single mother. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ [ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/9801445993) Cotton Candy Clouds by David Johnson, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ I’ve been brushing up on my politics this week, and I noticed that, aside from the Ukraine and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, everybody is talking about one subject: the plight of the middle class. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ One of the great things about municipal governments is that, generally, they get things done smoothly and in consultation with the residents who elect them. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimwatson_ottawa/10595903153/) Jim Watson at a City Hall bake sale fundraiser. [ From the Mayor's official Flickr page. ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimwatson_ottawa/10595903153/) _ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ My son Stef called to say he’d had a successful trip to Vegas. He won a $2,000 slot jackpot on the first night which basically paid for all his entertainment for the rest of the week. ...