By Tina Agrell Although the 2015 federal election campaign was a great challenge, the Oakville NDP ran an excellent campaign. We had a wonderful candidate in Che Marville – personable, articulate [...]
Recently, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair talked about the need to reverse the damage done by the present government. Here are a few things for the NDP to work on: This week was Mental Health Week and on [...]
Last week, New Democrats scored a historic victory in Alberta – ending 44 years of Conservative rule in that province. Meanwhile, Tom Mulcair continued to build on this momentum by outlining the [...]
By Tina Agrell I spent a week with my three year old grandson who wants to be Captain America and likes to punch the air. Kapow! We explained “You don’t hit people, ever.” He protested “Its OK to [...]
By Tina Agrell Visit to a Long Term Care Home As part of advancement of Women Halton, an umbrella group of women’s organizations, focused on advancing the status of women locally, nationally and [...]
Award winning author, investigative journalist and documentary film-maker Michael Harris will be speaking in Oakville on Wednesday, April 15th at 7:00 pm at the Galaxy 707 Hall, located at 475 [...]
By Tina Agrell Last week I went to see the play “The Sound of Cracking Bones,” about child soldiers all over the world and how young boys, taken from their villages as pre-teens and forced to [...]
Under Bill C-51, CSIS will have the power to: 1) Detain people without charges for up to 7 days; 2) Interfere with bank transactions and seize bank accounts if they are “suspected” of potential [...]
By Tina Agrell Another interesting week. Last weekend I went to a fundraiser for a local organization called Nurses for Africa. An amazing Burlington woman takes a small group of nurses every [...]
By Tina Agrell Not a crumb in the house. Mom’s been sick since forever. Dad lost his job And left us, the louse. My kid sister wants an art set And the DVD of Frozen I’ve been drooling over a [...]
