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		<title>Harper Government More Important than Democracy</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/17/harper-government-more-important-than-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s statement by PM Harper that being found in contempt of Parliament multiple times and being charged with election fraud are merely &#8216;distractions&#8217; is a clear sign of the lack of respect he has for Canadian democratic institutions. Make no mistake, these systems are in place as safeguards against abuses of power by those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Oil, Resiliency and Obfuscation</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/01/12/peak-oil-resiliency-and-obfuscation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are already facing the largest income gap in Canada since 1929. The very richest among us, we're talking the top 10%, continue to get richer, at accelerating rates. But the normal people like you and me, we're slipping. Our <em>real</em> wages, those that account for inflation, have not increased since the early 80s.]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Election?</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/01/10/spring-election/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/01/10/spring-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Harper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[And that is what I'll remember if I end up in a campaign this Spring. That our supposed economically-aware and competent leader has decided to blow another $300 million of taxpayer funds in a desperate attempt to win a majority.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Alberta Opening the Way to Privatizing Water?</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/29/is-alberta-opening-the-way-to-privatizing-water/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/29/is-alberta-opening-the-way-to-privatizing-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As soon as we allow one jurisdiction to commoditize water we open the door to MNCs under NAFTA and our various free trade agreements.]]></description>
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		<title>The Family is Where We Need to Focus</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/25/the-family-is-where-we-need-to-focus/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/25/the-family-is-where-we-need-to-focus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Telling people that there are massive planetary changes underway that will slightly increase the earth's temperature and have catastrophic consequences leads to, 'Woah! My brain shut down halfway through what you said and I'm now thinking about my shiny new car."]]></description>
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		<title>Annie Leonard&#8217;s New Water Video</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/annie-leonards-new-water-video/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/annie-leonards-new-water-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Treehugger for posting the new Annie Leonard video in honour of World Water Day 2010 &#8211; The Story of Bottled Water. Well worth the watching, it lays out the product cycle for water bottles and the idea of Manufactured Demand. Of course, the site seems to be down right now (could it have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where are the women?</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/05/170/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/05/170/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;On his watch, the proportion of women on the government benches has fallen to 11 per cent, from 25 per cent under Paul Martin and 23 per cent under Jean Chrétien.&#8221; I didn&#8217;t know that. How interesting. And distressing. From this article by Carol Goar in the Star discussing Minister Guergis&#8217; less than inspiring performance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missing Aboriginal Women and Missing Federal Funding</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/02/15/missing-aboriginal-women-and-missing-federal-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/02/15/missing-aboriginal-women-and-missing-federal-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m simply passing this information along from the Facebook group, Proud to be a Member of That &#8220;Left-Wing Fringe Group&#8221; Called Women,* with the fervent hope that you will take action and write to your MPs, Minister Guergis and Mr. Harper. Our country has a very poor record when it comes to the treatment of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If democracy doesn&#8217;t function, it isn&#8217;t the fault of politicians</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/02/14/if-democracy-doesnt-function-it-isnt-the-fault-of-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/02/14/if-democracy-doesnt-function-it-isnt-the-fault-of-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Letter number 2 in what will most likely be a series of Letters to the Editor of the Era-Banner that I am not allowed to send because I am a declared candidate for an election that will happen sometime in the future. I wish I had realized that when I declared for the Green Party [...]]]></description>
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