tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85502234423068108372024-03-14T04:24:57.898-06:00A voice from RiverbendPersonal, professional, political blog by Artem Medvedev.
Personal - resident of Riverbend, Edmonton, AB.
Professional - discourse analyst, research and teaching assistant, University of Alberta.
Political - former NDP Candidate in the federal riding of Edmonton-Leduc.Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-13907908880099482912012-08-20T19:45:00.002-06:002012-08-20T19:45:29.322-06:00To the modern Russian Inquisition / Современной российской Инквизиции<i>Понаехали тут, вы, персоны нон грата!</i><br />
<i>Уезжайте домой, вы, агенты разврата!</i><br />
<i>Вас по достоинству мы оценили совсем непредвзято.</i><br />
<i>Наше решение верно. Наше отмщение свято.</i><br />
АМArtemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-49969727347405120532012-05-18T19:31:00.000-06:002012-05-18T19:31:04.292-06:00Scandal, transparency and integrity in politics : a discussion<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/283645018396065/">http://www.facebook.com/events/283645018396065/</a>
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Photo from May 6th, 2012 in Moscow, just as the anti-Putin mass march is about to confront the riot police blocking a bridge ahead. (from BBC World Service)<br />
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For fans of the Russian language - mind the РОСГОССТРАХ (Russian State Insurance company abbreviation, but "Russian state fear", if taken literally) on the building on the right side of the shot. No further caption is needed.Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-78677493226209345492012-05-03T06:48:00.000-06:002012-05-03T06:48:00.979-06:00Let's discuss Harper's style<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Everyone interested is invited to participate in a free and open <b>discussion of the issues of scandal, transparency and integrity in Canadian politics</b> on June 2nd from 1:30 to 4 pm at the Riverbend Public Library in Edmonton (full discussion starts at 2 pm). Please email yegleducndp@gmail.com for details. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>Facebook event</i>:</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/283645018396065" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;">http://www.facebook.com/events/283645018396065</a>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-44553215469669499262012-04-08T11:49:00.000-06:002012-04-08T11:49:00.736-06:00What do you think about door-knocking?The incident involving a PC incumbent candidate while door-knocking (<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/conflicting-stories-emerge-after-alberta-torys-campaign-trail-clash/article2395168/" target="_blank">Globe</a>) got me thinking back to last year when my team and I were door-knocking throughout the Edmonton-Leduc federal riding. I had <a href="http://artemmedv.blogspot.ca/2011/04/edmonton-leduc-ndp-campaign-diary-day.html" target="_blank">commented at the time</a> in regards to the different types of people we were meeting at the door. Interestingly, while I included cases of "slammed doors" and "head shakers" into the group of Conservative supporters in that blog post, in the recent situation it was a conservative (allegedly) attacked by an ultra-conservative just for being there on the doorstep. As, by far, the largest group during door-knocking at any time of day or day of the week was, as reported by all of our canvassing teams, those not home or not opening the door to speak to us, I have a series of questions I would love to hear your opinion about:<br />
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<ol><li>Do you think door-knocking is an essential part of an election campaign?</li>
<li>Personally, do you generally open the door to speak to canvassers?</li>
<li>If you answered "yes" to question 2, is there someone you wouldn't ever open your door to?</li>
</ol><div>Thank you in advance for your answers!</div>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-28125447976336973172012-04-07T07:47:00.000-06:002012-04-07T07:47:13.910-06:00Are those really 'conscience' rights?<i>Mrs. Danielle Smith, leader of the Wildrose party of Alberta (WRP),</i><br />
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Do my 'conscience' rights include the right not to believe that we are having this discussion in 2012? As an instructor and researcher by profession, I can't imagine a situation where my 'conscience' would tell me to not include a particular study into my analysis or to not provide my students with information on a particular element of language. Laziness, maybe. Personal feud with a fellow researcher, plausibly. But not my 'conscience'.<br />
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This kind of 'conscience' rights debate is the path to very serious social problems. If our 'conscience' decides who gets medical treatment or a marriage license or a loaf of bread in a store, then we are not living in 2012 Alberta. This 'conscience' would soon turn out to be a cover for all sorts of racist, ageist, sexist, nationalist, elitist etc. bigotry.<br />
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If one believes that his or her 'conscience' says that same-sex couples are immoral and birth control is evil and it is this 'conscience' that first and foremost dictates their actions, maybe they shouldn't be working with people. Maybe they should find a job (wo)manning a polar or lunar outpost.<br />
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<i>Best,</i><br />
<i>AM</i>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-35513892383131072612012-04-05T20:51:00.001-06:002012-04-05T22:10:42.674-06:00A thief isn't a thief when caught in the act?The rule used to be that being caught in the act of preparing to commit a crime or a general evil deed was enough to be considered in violation of either the law or the moral foundations of society. Apparently, not anymore. The number of times that the Tories have now claimed innocence in the whole F-35 controversy because <i>"no money was misspent"</i> (yet) indicates that this fact is considered to be a major extenuating circumstance, at least by themselves. To me, this seems as ridiculous as a would-be assassin let go only because their victim was not killed, but only gravely wounded, thus they did not achieve their criminal goal and cannot be considered true criminals. If someone puts together a money laundering scheme or a system of blackmail and extortion, that is already considered a crime, even if "no money had been laundered or extorted" (yet). The top officials in our country were obviously in the know about the <i>slight miscalculation</i> of the price of those jets amounting to as much as <b>$10 billion</b>. This deal had been in the making for months and even years, and just because <i>"no money was misspent"</i> (yet), Harper, MacKay and the rest of the gang do not become these innocent bystanders wrongfully accused of heinous crimes. A thief is a thief, a crook is a crook, and <b>a corrupt and un-Canadian government is exactly that</b>.Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-55707116338629044622012-03-30T20:12:00.002-06:002012-03-30T20:12:44.140-06:00A loud and clear NO to the neo-conservative austerity budget 2012<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<ul><li><b>How ethical is it to <strike>use</strike> involve children in advocating for a particular political party<strike>, especially the PCs</strike>? </b></li>
<li><b>Does working in a capacity that has to do with children make it normal for a politician to <strike>use</strike> include the pictures of these children in campaign materials? </b></li>
<li><b>How different is this from putting a child's face into alcohol or cigarette advertising?</b></li>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>Let's talk, shall we?</i></b></span>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-30796405140294428732012-03-21T09:46:00.001-06:002012-03-21T09:51:20.710-06:00Why become like Tony Blair when we can stay social democrats?I'm getting really disturbed by the vision of now already dozens of political journalists, advisers and "pundits" claiming that the only way for Canada's New Democrats to move forward is to become a "Third Way" party of the Blair type, thus abandoning effectively their adherence to social democracy per se and becoming an amorphous "big orange tent" party somewhere in the interminable political center. Being actively involved in the executive of an NDP riding association, I have up to now tried to keep my distance from the leadership race, especially when it comes to anything close to an endorsement (or anti-endorsement) of any of the candidates. However, this recent mania of suddenly placing Tony Blair and the likes of him as the symbol and ideal for which to strive is truly upsetting. Just look at where the British Labour Party is now and also look at, say, the German SPD in terms of their stance on major current issues (not necessarily in terms of their declared ideological positions) to see that the so-called "Third Way" is the way into the political oblivion as far as progressive approaches to socio-economic problems are concerned.<br />
<b>We can definitely do better than that.</b>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-66084761866884678982012-03-17T18:49:00.000-06:002012-03-17T18:49:03.825-06:00Disturbing name near similaritiesI've been meaning to mention this for a while but other commitments have stopped me from logging in:<br />
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<ul><li>The Assad regime massacre of the <b>Baba Amr</b> district of the city of Homs in 2011-2012 (exact number of casualties unknown, but the area formerly populated by around 100,000 people was found deserted by the Red Cross in early March 2012) really got me thinking of the Nazi massacre of over 100,000 people in <b>Babi Yar</b>, near Kiev, in 1941-1943.</li>
<li>The same week as Vladimir <b>Putin</b> "won" the presidential "election" in Russia amid widespread fraud, the allegations of fraud in the Canadian federal election of 2011 surfaced, with the nickname Pierre <b>Poutine</b> reportedly used by the perpetrator(s) to make vote-suppressing phone calls throughout the country.</li>
</ul><div>Here is hoping that the similarities end with the names.</div>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-15566353859654958482012-02-13T19:40:00.000-07:002012-02-13T19:40:21.133-07:00Starting a collection of unnecessary quotes<div class="titlewrapper" style="background-color: #ccb666; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 22px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; padding-top: 22px;"><h1 class="title" style="color: white; font-size: 48px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 1px 2px 3px;">Don't say that!</h1></div><div class="descriptionwrapper" style="background-color: #ccb666; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="description" style="color: white; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 0px;">A collection of quotes without which the Canadian political discourse would have lost nothing. Suggestions for additions always welcome!</div></div><br />
<a href="http://betterifnotsaid.blogspot.com/">http://betterifnotsaid.blogspot.com/</a>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-51020937968671323142012-01-22T18:04:00.000-07:002012-01-22T18:04:05.626-07:00Floor-crossing heart-switching mind-changers<i>John L. is my best friend</i><br />
<i>And I believe with all my heart</i><br />
<i>In this man's vision for our land.</i><br />
<i>I'm thrilled to be a part</i><br />
<i>Of positive change.</i><br />
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<i>John L., you know, is dead.</i><br />
<i>I must confess: at heart</i><br />
<i>My views are not the ones he had</i><br />
<i>And I'm no more a part</i><br />
<i>Of positive change.</i>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-67019174021135059022011-12-26T12:18:00.000-07:002011-12-26T12:18:31.177-07:00Happy holidays!Many thanks to all the readers of the blog! I hope that all is well with you and yours this holiday season and would like to wish you all the best in 2012. Let it be a positive year, in spite of all the odds.<br />
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<i>Best regards,</i><br />
<i>Artem</i>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-84677033104664090342011-11-27T11:48:00.002-07:002011-11-27T11:48:21.420-07:00PUBLIC ROUND TABLE ON INCOME INEQUALITY: IS THERE A REMEDY?<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1240413799474004612" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 578px;"><b>Saturday February 11th from 2 to 4 pm at the Riverbend Library (Rabbit Hill Road and Terwillegar Drive)</b><br />
Income inequality is a very old issue, but the problem is that it is only becoming worse. Since the 1970s, the top 10% of Canadians by personal wealth at least doubled their share of all wealth. In the same period, the income of most Canadians has remained practically the same, or even shrunk, leading to an increase in the level of poverty in our communities: 10% of all Canadians today live in poverty. This is not simply a statistic. This is the everyday reality for millions of people in our country. Do you have anything to say about this? Would you like to hear other people’s opinions on ways Canada can resolve the gap between the wealthy few and the struggling many? <b>Please join us for our first Round Table of 2012!</b><br />
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Facebook event: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/127077167403320/" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none;">http://www.facebook.com/events/127077167403320/</a></div>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-10133196497545255382011-11-23T07:05:00.000-07:002011-11-23T07:05:23.041-07:00Some thoughts on the Occupy movement, Minister Toews, the long gun registry debate and other issues<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/UPEJkLaIx0s?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-87511832227464258042011-11-09T18:46:00.000-07:002011-11-09T18:46:09.407-07:00Looking back at the start of the Conservative majority and the news for the past week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/AUHYhx8Ssus?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-29540090138326701902011-10-26T13:10:00.000-06:002011-10-26T13:10:11.945-06:00On the defining moment for the Harper Conservatives, the looming Ministry of Happiness, F-35s, Flaherty's math, and Veteran Affairs cuts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Okjyg9ifUgc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-3558520783445141822011-10-20T10:20:00.000-06:002011-10-20T10:20:06.973-06:00On billionaires, Harper Conservatives vs Texas conservatives, pension protection, voter turnout rates and other issues<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/yM7zRjg4iQQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-35500142222262561042011-10-14T08:28:00.000-06:002011-10-14T08:28:30.623-06:00On Afghani government torture, Tory motivational strategies and relation to human rights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/67LlKYa1QYk?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-58804390697108327562011-10-11T10:23:00.000-06:002011-10-11T10:23:50.910-06:00Bigger cuts to services mean bigger bonuses?Globe & Mail reports: "<i>Axe-wielding executives in the public service stand to earn big bonuses based on how much they cut in the run-up to the 2012 federal budget.</i>" <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/deeper-cuts-mean-bigger-bonuses-senior-bureaucrats-told/article2197020/">How does this make you feel?</a><br />
Does this mean that if a bureaucrat fires 1000 people instead of 100, he gets a bigger bonus? It does seem so.<br />
Does this mean that if an over-zealous staffer proposes to, for example, relax environmental controls, his office will only benefit from it? It does seem so.<br />
Does this mean that the Harper Conservatives couldn't care much less for what we all think? Easy question...Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-76366183538120884612011-10-09T09:50:00.000-06:002011-10-09T09:50:47.771-06:00On Tories giving back to education, their golden business cards, and other news<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dymOKyyEcuOdNQwwEiBLSKwvax-Wx-XGHBJXlUuNZDG9felnIgzBfvWYxglhITHrKDtqQs8wdBUPXEfwnRZqw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>For other videos, please visit <a href="http://youtube.com/artemNDP">youtube.com/artemNDP</a>Artemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01980652881489723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550223442306810837.post-86951695389525180792011-10-05T20:51:00.002-06:002011-10-05T22:22:16.975-06:00Notes for the Election Report to be made at the Edmonton-Leduc NDP AGM<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Election result – 11,488 and 19.3%. Best for the party in the riding’s history. Best for non-Tories since 2004. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">NDP 1<sup>st</sup> in 4 polls (1 in Brander Gardens, 1 in Royal Gardens, 1 in Sweet Grass, 1 in Blue Quill Estates). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">We are second in all but a handful of the rest of the polls. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">We have a very good result in several other polls in Royal Gardens, Riverbend, Hodgson, Blue Quill, Greenfield, Sweet Grass, Duggan, Steinhauer. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">We have significantly improved our standing in a number of polls in Aspen Gardens, Brander Gardens, Brookside, Rhatigan Ridge, Buylea Heights, Henderson, Leger, Haddow, Terwilleger, Ogilvie, Skyrattler, Ermeniskin, practically all of Leduc and all of Devon. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Importantly, while we jumped almost 8% and almost doubled our vote count, the result for James Rajotte went up by less than half a percent point. Given the number of new areas and residents since 2008, this cannot be good news for the local Tories.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Discouraging news for everyone in this election is not only the fact that the Tory vote still went up, but also that the turnout increased by just 3%. Still, this is the highest number of people that voted ever in Edmonton-Leduc. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Once again, heartfelt thank you to everyone that participated in the campaign. Our canvassers and volunteers in the next campaign will meet more former NDP voters than ever before. We are definitely moving forward. We still have a long way to go, but if we don’t stop now and wait until the next election, we’ll get a lot done. Thank you.</span><br />
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</b></th><td class="data"><div><div><b>Thursday, October 6 · <span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-10-06T19:00:00"> </span>7:00pm</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-10-06T22:00:00"> </span>10:00pm</span></b></div></div></td></tr>
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</th><td class="data"><div class="description summary"><b>GUEST SPEAKER: Elisabeth Ballermann, President of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta<br />
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Edmonton-Leduc Federal NDP</b> <b><br />
Edmonton-Whitemud Provincial NDP<br />
Edmonton-Rutherford Provincial NDP<br />
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Find out what the SW Edmonton social democrats are up to these days.</b> <b><br />
You don't have to be an NDP member to attend!</b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186359724768424%20">Facebook event</a></b></div></td></tr>
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