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		<title>BC Election Forthcoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Captain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I seem to only ever talk about the Canucks on this blog, but there is a big provincial election coming up on May 12 (or something). We should be discussing the nefarious privatization scheming of the incumbent Liberals and the annoying unionism of the NDP and whether the Green Party has a broad enough platform [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I seem to only ever talk about the Canucks on this blog, but there is a big <a title="Elections BC: A non-partisan Office of the Legislature" href="http://www.elections.bc.ca" target="_blank">provincial election</a> coming up on May 12 (or something). We should be discussing the nefarious privatization scheming of the incumbent Liberals and the annoying unionism of the NDP and whether the Green Party has a broad enough platform to overcome their niche status. But the Canucks are on to round 2 so who cares about all that. Just give us our <a title="&quot;Bread and circuses&quot; (or Bread and games) (from Latin: panem et circenses) is a metaphor for handouts and petty amusements that politicians use to gain popular support, instead of gaining it through sound policy. The phrase is invoked not only to criticize politicians, but also to criticize their supporters for giving up their civic duty." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses" target="_blank">bread and circuses </a>(for another 2 weeks anyways, at some point we have to analyze which group of criminals is most worthy of our precious democratic vote).</p>
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