http://saintjohnshawn.com Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=204 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/27/deputy-mayor-stephen-chase-acclaimed-as-liberal-candidate-in-saint-john/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deputy-mayor-stephen-chase-acclaimed-as-liberal-candidate-in-saint-john http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/27/deputy-mayor-stephen-chase-acclaimed-as-liberal-candidate-in-saint-john/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:22:01 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2367 It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly four years since I worked on Stephen’s last municipal campaign! Since then we have become good friends, which is why I am glad to hear the following news today: Saint John Deputy Mayor Stephen Chase has been acclaimed as the Liberal Candidate for Saint John. The Campaign

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2009/07/28/wafergate-telegraph-journal-publisher-and-editor-lose-their-jobs/feed/ 1 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2008/10/15/tory-support-in-new-brunswick-grows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tory-support-in-new-brunswick-grows http://saintjohnshawn.com/2008/10/15/tory-support-in-new-brunswick-grows/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:28:05 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=283 It was an exciting election that went down to the wire. At the end of the day, another Conservative minority government was elected. Several of their big wins took place right here in New Brunswick. Saint John – Conservative Rodney Weston upsets the incumbent Liberal Paul Zed in a close race.  Only 495 votes separated

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2008/10/15/tory-support-in-new-brunswick-grows/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2008/10/10/stephane-dion-doesnt-understand-atv-interview-with-steve-murphy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stephane-dion-doesnt-understand-atv-interview-with-steve-murphy http://saintjohnshawn.com/2008/10/10/stephane-dion-doesnt-understand-atv-interview-with-steve-murphy/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:28:46 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=279 Everyone needs to watch this video before casting their vote on Tuesday. The Liberal leader Stéphane Dion is asked a SIMPLE question around the economy, and he fails to understand it. Too bad that 67% of our population only speaks English.]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2008/10/10/stephane-dion-doesnt-understand-atv-interview-with-steve-murphy/feed/ 6 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2008/09/25/three-ways-to-increase-voter-turnout-without-resorting-to-mandatory-voting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-ways-to-increase-voter-turnout-without-resorting-to-mandatory-voting http://saintjohnshawn.com/2008/09/25/three-ways-to-increase-voter-turnout-without-resorting-to-mandatory-voting/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:43:41 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=234 As I watched a CBC show around mandatory voting, I came to the conclusion that it’s not a matter of forcing people to vote; but, the ultimate issue is with our current electoral system. While the country has changed a great deal since 1867, our electoral system has not.  Obviously, changes such as allowing women

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