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Articles by Jo-Ann Roberts
Come For Supper – 1776 Style!
If you could go back and sit down to dinner in 1776, the scene would probably look far more practical and lived-in than the polished Colonial Williamsburg reenactment most of us have in our minds. The table might have dense slices of cake made sticky by dried fruit, or bowls of long-simmered stew and greens softened in hot fat. Cornmeal mush would be steaming near the fire while savory pies baked somewhere nearby.
Let’s Celebrate the Stars and Stripes!
The United States is having a birthday…an impressive birthday commemorating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, a pivotal moment in American history that established the nation’s independence from Britain and laid the foundation for democracy and self-governance. …And eight of our Fillies are contributing to the celebration with a new series, Petticoats and Patriots, commencing June 16th thru August 4th (See Information & Link Below).
Comment: It’s time for another citizens’ assembly on voting
A commentary by the author of Storm the Ballot Box: An Insider’s Guide to a Voting Revolution. She is an award-winning journalist and a former interim leader of the Green Party of Canada. I met Wendy Bergerud during the 2015 federal election campaign. She was volunteering for Fair Vote Canada and came to my Green Party campaign office to get me to sign the Fair Vote Canada Pledge.
Neither of the two biggest federal parties supported mandatory voting. That’s why we need it
It feels like I am in election overload. We’ve had votes in New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. Nova Scotians vote on November 26th. There’s talk of a sudden federal election, and then there is that recent election south of the border. You might think, “Democracy is alive and well with all this voting.” It’s not. We’re ignoring one of the vital signs of a healthy democracy: voter turnout. Democracy has a problem.
A Tissue of Dreams by Jo-Ann Roberts
Growing up in the 60s (that’s the 1960s!), there weren’t nearly as many clothing choices as we have today. So, when my Aunt Mary offered to teach me how to make my clothes, I jumped at the chance! (Aunt Mary in light pink dress with her mother, sisters and sisters-in-law) One of the surprises that awaited me was the choice of folded tissue paper patterns that I could choose. Looking back on it now, I’m not sure how I imagined clothing was made.
Cowboys & Mistletoe - Jo-Ann Roberts
(POST 1 of 3 for Tuesday) Happy Holidays, friends! Jo-Ann Roberts here. Welcome to Day 2 of Cowboys and Mistletoe event. In addition to writing sweet historical romance, my second love is quilting. For more than twenty years, a group of 6-8 friends get together for Quilt Week. It’s a ten-day retreat in the Pennsylvania Amish Country. When we started, we came up with the idea of a Quilting Challenge. At the end of the week, we pick a new pattern or a line of fabric and come up with a quilt.
Opinion | In dust-up with reporter, Pierre Poilievre takes a page from the Trump playbook
Pierre Poilievre is good at making people angry — but usually, his goal is to make people angry with Justin Trudeau. On Tuesday, Poilievre made a reporter angry. As the Star’s Bruce Arthur wrote, David Akin, chief political correspondent for Global News, was upset because the newly elected Conservative leader said he wouldn’t take any questions from the media after his statement.
Opinion | Inspiring people to vote is vital to our democracy Original
I’m having a hard week. I want to scream, “What’s wrong with you? Why didn’t you vote? Doesn’t democracy matter?” I’d do it if I didn’t already have a feeling that the 5.4 million people in Ontario who skipped taking part in this last provincial election would just roll their eyes and shrug their shoulders and ignore me. I don’t know why almost 60 per cent of the eligible voters in the province didn’t vote. However, I know why one of them didn’t because she told me.
New Foods of the 19th Century - Part Two (1867-1900) by Jo-Ann Roberts
Last month in Part One of my New Foods of the 19th Century, I talked about foods that evolved in the early part of the century. Pullman loaves, toffee, cocoa, cornstarch, potato chips, Borden's condensed milk, conversation hearts, and Fleischmann yeast are products still used in the 21st century.
Another Word to Progressives: Don’t Fall for NDP Fearmongering
Opinion | BC Election 2020 The New Dems have failed on Site C, climate and other issues. They shouldn’t get a free pass in this snap election. Jo-Ann Roberts Today | TheTyee.ca Jo-Ann Roberts is the former interim leader of the Green Party of Canada. She was the Green Party’s candidate in Victoria during the 2015 federal election.
Basic income is the answer to a COVID-stricken economy
By Mike Schreiner Jo-Ann RobertsContributors Wed., March 25, 2020timer3 min. read People are worried about their health, their loved ones, and their future. They’re worried about paying the bills next week. Experts are telling governments to get money into people’s pockets immediately to blunt the economic hardship from the COVID-19 crisis. What we need in these unprecedented times is a dose of economic solidarity that will ensure no one falls through the cracks.
JO-ANN ROBERTS: People aren’t just parking protest votes with the Greens anymore | The Chronicle Herald
I’m a Green party candidate, so I don’t think anyone would be surprised to hear that I was pretty pleased with the byelection results in Nanaimo-Ladysmith on Monday night. I stayed up until 2 a.m. Tuesday to be sure Paul Manly had indeed won. Since then, I’ve been listening to the explanations from other parties over why Manly won so decisively with 37.3 per cent of the vote. There was an underlying theme. It went something like this: “This is a protest vote.
COMMENTARY: United we stood as Barho tragedy revealed our common humanity | The Chronicle Herald
By JO-ANN ROBERTS We were at our best as Haligonians, Nova Scotians and Canadians on Saturday. More than 2,000 people gathered at the Cunard Centre on the waterfront to respectfully support and grieve with the Barhos, parents who lost their seven children, ages four months to 15 years in a house fire last week. My daughter and I stood on the sidewalk as Halifax Regional Police stopped for the cortege of seven black hearses to pass by.
Former CBC host Jo-Ann Roberts joins board of Victoria Foundation
Former CBC broadcaster Jo-Ann Roberts has been tapped to join the board of the Victoria Foundation, which manages an endowment fund of more than $270 million and is most particular about who gets a say. Because the board is the largest non-government funder in the capital region, dispensing more than $15 million last year, board members undergo close scrutiny, said communications manager Rob Janus.
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