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AlisonLoat

  1. "MPs are only as powerless as they allow themselves to be." Why we need to talk about MPs, by @aaronwherry: bit.ly/LsZ0d6 #cdnpoli
  2. @spaikin On Ig's use of democracy as an 'issue.' We did focus grps & most respondents struggled to define what democ meant to them. #cdnpoli
  3. @markdjarvis For our board meeting!
  4. @markdjarvis Thanks. Needed a small diversion from the memo I'm writing!
  5. Here's @nenshi on the BBC, talking #yyc, trust in elected officials, policy-making and (you guessed it!) social media: bbc.in/MIIV8J
  6. @GCBrowne Thanks! I think there's a lot more complexity to the powerless MP narrative than is usually discussed.
  7. @alexpensato @aaronwherry Depends on the reform! I don't think it shld preclude other activities MPs & others can undertake in the meantime!
  8. @immlawyercanada @acoyne You should probably read the article in full. Allegations go beyond any naturally-occurring asymmetry.
  9. @alexpensato @aaronwherry Or by the MPs themselves. This is a general comment, rather than one on this particular situation!
  10. @alexpensato @aaronwherry ...MP to dissent & provoke change, but they're not well understood/appreciated (including by some pol party ppl).
  11. @alexpensato @aaronwherry Ah, my fave subject wields its head. The "MP has no power" meme is too simplistic. There are many ways for an...
  12. .@GCBrowne @DavidJohnWilks Many MP exit interviewees said they made a diff, but required working entrepreneurially: bit.ly/MHAA5f
  13. @williams_paige Take solace in the fact that it could lead to a better outcome! :) good luck and keep us posted.
  14. @williams_paige #3. But you're always wise to switch doors, or so probability tells us: mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/fa…
  15. "In one of history's biggest IPOs, Wall Street got top-notch info; individuals got the shaft." On Facebook: businessinsider.com/exclusive-here… h/t @acoyne
  16. I'm too scared to look. RT @HarvardBiz: This is your brain on Facebook s.hbr.org/JOGzVK #fb
  17. "Sometimes you stumble on a word & it feels right" MT @MySecondEmpire: Richard Ford on calling his new novel "Canada" tinyurl.com/7yyfx9l
  18. @msurman @tonyasurman Fabulous!