Frustration, confusion, disorientation – it’s never easy making your way through a maze. Being lost can be the most frightening event of your life.

Lebanon is awash in political signs—those of the government saying “I love life” and those of the opposition, “I love life in color” - allusions to the intense political battle currently being waged for control of the country.

What Quebec Solidaire (QS) may be lacking in the polls, they make up for in confidence. Not necessarily confidence that they will make their break through in this election, but that the new, left wing party will grow in the minds of Quebec voters the more they get to know what the party is about and what it represents.

Thoughts from Montrealers on the media, the elections and the environment

Abdelkader Belaouni nous fait part de son expérience en tant que réfugié à l’église St-Gabriel dans Pointe St-Charles.

Huddled over personal-sized pitchers in one of Montreal’s neighbourhood pubs, a group of regulars is engaged in a lively discussion – half politics, half griping about life.

California-based independent blogger Spocko takes on Disney/ABC censorship

Paul Shore is the Canadian bureau chief for the Guerilla News Network (www.gnn.tv). His films include IBM and the Holocaust and Aftermath: Exploring Unanswered Questions about 9/11. In late November 2006, Shore’s mini-series, “The Shadow Reports,” aired on CBC News at 6.

We asked this question to people as part of the inaugural Siafu on the Streets poll (page 4). Tongue-in-cheek to be sure, but it speaks to an important question: how much value do we place in our democratic system, and how much power do our votes really hold?

You own the government, not the other way around. When you own something, it's up to you to manage it. In the midst of decisive provincial elections, Siafu wants to help you learn skills to bring about change in your world.