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	<title>Julien Lamarche</title>
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	<description>[lang_en]Restoring democracy, one citizen at a time.[/lang_en][lang_fr]La représentation pour tous![/lang_fr]</description>
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		<title>La St-Jean: pis nous autre dans tout ça?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[La réalisatrice Franco-Ontarienne Andréanne Germain amène deux Québécois à Québec le jour de la St-Jean pour porter de grands drapeaux Franco-Ontariens afin qu&#8217;ils comprennent mieux notre situation dans &#8220;Pis nous autre dans tout ça?&#8221;

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		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=587</link>
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		<title>Voters Rights Now! - Fair Vote AGM (open to non-members)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What: Fair Vote Canada National AGM (open to non-members)
Date: Saturday 29th of May 2010
Time: 8:30-5:00 pm
Location: University of Ottawa, Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Ave East, 12th floor - Room 12102
Wheelchair access: Yes
Price: 10$-60$, depending on income type and food
Registration &#038; agenda: http://fairvotecanada2010.eventbrite.com/
More info: 416-410-4034 or email office@fairvote.ca
Join us to learn about and discuss the issues, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=578</link>
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		<title>Subway shareholders should donate to Green Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I was having a chat with an employee at a Subway in Ottawa.  I noticed the sign about vegies being unavailable because of weird weather.  I commented on it, asking if this is a first.  She said it had come up years ago, but she was surprised how long it had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=557</link>
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		<title>Elizabeth May at Fair Vote Ottawa chapter AGM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Date: Tuesday 27th of April
Time: 7 pm
Location: Sandy Hill Community Centre, 250 Sommerset St.
Wheelchair access: Yes
Transit routes:
- #16 brings you at the door
- #5 brings you within walking distance
- Campus transitway station within walking distance
Elizabeth May, electoral reform supporter and leader of the federal Green Party will provide a keynote address at our annual general [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=552</link>
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		<title>Volunteer efforts recognized!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My volunteer efforts with Fair Vote Canada were recognized just recently.  Needless to say, I feel good about it.  

&#8220;Julien Lamarche: executive committee member National Capital Region Chapter, for his ongoing contributions to Fair Vote campaigns over the past year. He organized a phone bank in Ottawa to help raise money and support [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=546</link>
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		<title>A note to social conservatives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Religious freedom was first put in the human rights code to protect the right to worship without interference from the government,” said Hawkes [Rev. Brent Hawkes of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto]. “It was not meant to protect people who use religion to attack others.”
&#8211; http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/788900&#8211;does-god-care-if-i-m-gay-ads-pulled-from-ttc
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		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=543</link>
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		<title>Rebalancing provincial seats in the House of Commons will not create voter equality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Provincial seat inequities pale in comparison to voting system distortions
Today the Harper government moved to add 30 seats to the House of Commons to reflect the growing populations of Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia – but failed to address a more egregious problem: the partisan inequities created by the electoral system.

Last week the Mowat Centre [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=540</link>
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		<title>Fair Vote Naitonal AGM May 29th in Ottawa!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for the 9th annual meeting and conference of Fair Vote Canada at the University of Ottawa campus on Saturday, May 29.
Confirmed speakers include Dr. Peter Russell, professor emeritus, minority government expert; Judy Rebick, author, Transforming Power; Dr. Robert Macdermid, campaign finance reform expert; Walter Robinson, Principal, Tactix Government Relations and Public Affairs; Dr. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=537</link>
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		<title>Why don’t more Liberals speak up?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wilf Day made a very good blog post about how electoral reform would actually help the Liberals, not diminish their power.  Although the post finishes with matters only of interest for electoral system geeks, he gets a point across of why Liberals should care, but Liberal leadership isn&#8217;t.
However, others think 12 fewer Liberal MPs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=534</link>
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		<title>Change the system; mobilize to win!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t have a chance to speak at the rally because I contacted the rally organizers too late.  But our mission is so connected to prorogation issue and the lack of cooperation we see in parliament.  So here&#8217;s my speech for your consideration.
My name is Julien Lamarche and I&#8217;m with the Ottawa chapter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlamarche.ca/?p=520</link>
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