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Dear Ryan: The Unfair Elections Act is a law Pierre Poutine can be proud of

Ryan LeefMember of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,On May 13, Bill C-23, the Unfair Elections Act passed.  It now awaits rubberstamping by the Conservative Senate.While clauses with the worst optics for...

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Dear Ryan: Conservatives are not under seige from the media!

Please help rabble.ca stop Harper's election fraud plan. Become a monthly supporter.Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,A recent Conservative Party fundraising letter disguised as an...

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Dear Ryan: Protect the Peel River Watershed!

Ryan Leef Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,We need your help.The Peel River Watershed is a pristine area in northern Yukon prized by First Nations and famous worldwide for its extraordinary...

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Dear Ryan: How are wedge politics working out for Stephen?

 Ryan Leef Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,Adam Goldenberg, writing for the Canadian Jewish News, said this about the Conservative government's policy on the Middle East. "This is the dark...

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Dear Ryan: What's with the left-leaning non-profit witchhunts?

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,The Conservative Party has redacted official documents, been charged with contempt of Parliament for failure to disclose information on the cost of...

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Dear Ryan: Don't vote for Bill S-6

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,Senator Lang's, Bill S-6, "An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act and the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights...

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Dear Ryan: We've found the cause of conservatism, but is there a cure?

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,            On November 17, CBC's, The Current, had a feature on Keystone XL pipeline and its potential effect on Canada's ability to achieve its 2020...

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Dear Ryan: The tragedy of the Yukon's commons

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,            The Tragedy of the Commons is a famous paper published in the magazine, Science, in 1968. In it, ecologist Garrett Hardin wrote about the...

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Dear Ryan: Don't pretend the Harper government cares about free speech

Ryan LeefMember of Parliament for Yukon Dear Ryan."Does this pencil make me look fat?"Stephen Harper held the pencil above his head.Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird, was embarrassed.The Prime...

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Dear Ryan: I don't trust the motives behind Bill C-51

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for Yukon Dear Ryan,"The government made this decision because we do not believe Canadians should be forced, under threat of fines, jail, or both, to disclose extensive...

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Dear Ryan: We need to talk about political corruption

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan, What, in your view, constitutes political corruption?Graft, the practice of using one's political position for financial gain, is what usually comes...

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Dear Ryan: Please don't troll me!

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,Internet trolls are people who use distortions, false dichotomies, insults, threats and other inflammatory statements to disrupt online debate....

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Dear Ryan: Stand up for law and order!

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,When the Canadian Access to Information Act came into force under Prime Minister Trudeau in 1983, it was considered the most progressive model for...

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Dear Ryan: Give Canada a fair democracy. Change our voting system.

Open Letter to Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for YukonDear Ryan,Recently, a German dinner guest boasted about the superiority of the German electoral system.So I did some research to see just how...

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For democracy's sake, let's change Canada's voting system

Adopting a German-style MMPR electoral system, along with Germany's safeguards against fascism, could serve Canadians very well indeed.Dear Ryan: Give Canada a fair democracy. Change our voting system.

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Dear Ryan: Take a stand against voter suppression!

Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Open Letter to Ryan Leef, MP for YukonDear Ryan,Voter suppression can help the unscrupulous win elections. Negative politicking in the form of vicious smear...

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Dear Ryan: It's time to move on

Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Open Letter to Ryan Leef, MP for YukonDear Ryan,read more

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If Yukon Liberals used the Conservatives' dirty tactics, what would their ads...

Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.The Conservative Party, on behalf of Yukon MP Ryan Leef, has mailed out campaign flyers depicting...

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