CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Don Davies running in Vancouver Kingsway

Friday, September 26, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Don Davies is standing for election in the riding of Vancouver Kingsway. A lawyer, he has spent the last 25 years fighting for human rights. A two-time student government representative, Davies was involved in the anti-apartheid, third world and peace movements. Admitted to the Alberta Bar in

Telstra sale legislation passed by Australian Senate

Thursday, September 15, 2005 The three bills previously debated in the House of Representatives which enable the full sale of Telstra were passed by the Senate, September 14. The so-called “guillotine” was used and Australian Labor Party, Australian Greens, and Australian Democrat senators criticized the Government for not informing other parties that they intended to do so; Senator Andrew Bartlett of the Democrats said in the chamber today that the