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The fight isn't over
On Saturday, January 23, thousands of Canadians came out to protest the unnecessary and accountability-avoiding move of the prorogation of Parliament by Stephen Harper and the Conservatives. This should not be the end of the movement, however.
No Prorogue's website will continue to be used as a site expressing opposition to the fact a Prime minister can shut down Parliament on a whim, if the political heat is on (as Harper has done twice in a year now in a minority government situation - an unprecedented manoeuvrer), as well as ideas about how this action by Harper might be prevented in the future. The blog section remains open to contributors.
Continue to support the Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament Facebook Group
There is also a secondary Facebook group that has opened, called CAPP, A second wave of action, that is looking at ideas/discussions on what to do to follow up the successful day of protests and keep the momentum going and the pressure on both the Conservatives for doing this, as well as the opposition parties for coming up with some viable democratic reforms. Please join that group if you have ideas to contribute to it.
Join the Facebook Group calling for a Public Inquiry on Afghan Detainees
The Mission Statement of this group (setup by one of the members of Amnesty International) reads: This non-partisan group calls on the Government of Canada to convene a public Commission of Inquiry into all aspects of the laws, policy and practice that has governed Canada"s approach to handling detainees in Afghanistan.
If you're a Facebook member, and support the aims of the group, join it, and invite those friends of yours on Facebook who you feel would support a Public Inquiry to join it as well.
Setting Up A ProgBlog Mailing List
Hi folks:
During the Toronto meeting on November 7, there was some discussion about future goings-on of Progressive Bloggers - ie. possibly turning it into a non-profit organization; perhaps also formalizing things with Prog Blogs and allowing for more organization to form.
Our host of the Toronto meeting (and volunteer coder and eventual re-designer of the site) Kelly John Rose would like to set up a Prog Blog mailing list for any Prog Blog affiliate who wants to be on it so we can work forward on getting certain organizational features built up as well as set up meetings and such.
If you are interested, go to the URL for this mailing list here, and apply. I or Kelly will then approve your application (so long as you're a Prog Blog affiliate, of course!)
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To the left is the new logo and slogan for the City of Regina.The new logo is a stylized, flowery looking letter "R" and the slogan is "Infinite Horizons" - which I guess means the jokes that you can watch your dog run away for three days has now been incorporated into our cities' marketing…
- From The Louis Riel Trail on Feb 08, 17:10 EST)
So Collingwood Town Council spent 45 minutes debating whether the budget for the housing task force should be $25,000, $5,000, or $15,000.
Forty-five minutes to debate something that has the same financial implications of whether I get one more Tim Hortons steeped tea… annually.
And on…
- From The East-End Underground on Feb 08, 17:06 EST)
I first saw this story over at the Jurist’s where they just cracked a joke at the expense of Adrian McNair’s lastest National Posties’ Column. Â Actually, after having read it, one can think of numerous jokes at its’ expense.
Basically, McNair goes off wondering how…
- From Sister Sage's Musings on Feb 08, 17:05 EST)
Google’s ad last night attracted quite a bit of attention.
Kenneth Corbin of Internet News said,
For Google, Super Bowl Sunday was something of a departure.
In the third quarter of the game, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) aired a nearly full-minute ad promoting its search engine, marking one of…
- From Law is Cool on Feb 08, 16:11 EST)
Hostels in Guadalajara, Hostel in Guadalajara, Hostels in Guadalajara!! That's for the webcrawlers to find this entry, because if you're looking for a chill, loving and beautiful vibe while in Guadalajara, this is your place.Been here for about five days now, the next two are free, and the…
- From Searching for Dragons on Feb 08, 16:00 EST)
The Chinese government has 1.3-billion people to be concerned about, yet they obsess about one man. The problem is he isn't one of theirs, so they can't control him. That, however, doesn't stop them from using diplomatic muscle to attempt to control anyone who fraternizes with him. The man is…
- From Bill Longstaff on Feb 08, 15:29 EST)
It was inevitable. The IPCC AR4 is over 3000 pages long, there are bound to be some errors contained within. But some perspective is needed when they are found; jumping to the conclusion that any error in the IPCC is proof that climate science is bunk, or that global warming is a sham is…
- From Mind of Dan (formerly scruffydan.ca) on Feb 08, 15:10 EST)
The chosen humans become alien in part and are in that way able to bridge the species divide and empathise with ‘the other.’ A conventional Hollywood fable of the clash between the good and evil, with all its standard features—the hero, the noble savage, the evil…
- From Canadian Dimension Blog on Feb 08, 14:21 EST)
Die Mobilisierung zum 13.2. in Dresden (diese Woche Samstag!), an der ich mich hier durch Blogbeiträge, Pagepeel und Links gerne beteilige, läuft auf Hochtouren. Von Marburg aus wird es beispielsweise drei Busse geben! Karten sind wieder im Antiquariat Roter Stern verfĂĽgbar. Zum Aufwärmen…
- From Matthias de Marburg ŕ Québec on Feb 08, 14:21 EST)
I'm struck by irrationality of fellow Habs fans. I would ask everyone to think about things more rationally. Some points to consider:1) What was state of team when Gainey took over, as compared to now? Run through forward, defence and goalie corps, from 1-12, 1-6, 1-2.2) Gainey took over May…
- From Eugene Forsey Liberal on Feb 08, 14:21 EST)
As Ontario politicians continue to promote the Green Energy Act and its perceived, but yet unproven advantages. As Brad Duguid, the newly appointed Minister of energy and Infrastructure has been actively promoting the Green Energy Act (GEA) and its Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program in the Ontario…
- From envirogy on Feb 08, 14:20 EST)
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"Independent" Hockey Stick analysis revealed as Republican set-up
The purportedly independent report that Dr. Edward Wegman prepared in 2006 for the Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce was…
- From DeSmogBlog on Feb 08, 14:16 EST)
After reading through the leadership race motions I get a feeling that we may be on the right track. Three of the four motions transition us from a fixed leadership term to a variable term. There is a question about the threshold of support the leader must achieve to avoid a contest. Steve…
- From Dave Bagler's Blog on Feb 08, 13:59 EST)
The latest issue of New Proposals: Journal of Marxism and Interdisciplinary Inquiry examines the corporatization of the university and resistance to it.
I’m pleased to be the co-author, along with John F. Welsh and Kevin D. Vinson, of one of the articles in the issue:
To Discipline and…
- From Where The Blog Has No Name on Feb 08, 13:52 EST)
In lieu of Ms. Manx, a little something to (hopefully) make you laugh. Now, on to the not-so-funny...
VTV has a short documentary out about the "humanitarian" invasion of Haiti, in which several Venezuelan professors discuss the militarization of aid, the intent to intimidate the ALBA…
- From News of the Restless on Feb 08, 13:50 EST)
Historians do not lack for such racist or imperialist utterances from American business, political, and military leaders who have intervened in Haitian affairs over the last century. But we should see that Bryan’s reaction reveals also the class assumptions of the conversation. That the…
- From Canadian Dimension Blog on Feb 08, 13:44 EST)
CANADIAN LABOUR-NOVA SCOTIA:FERRY PROTESTERS BRIEFLY OCCUPY GOVERNMENT OFFICE: Four days ago people protesting the closure of the Yarmouth-Maine ferry service occupied a government office in Halifax. See here at the CBC. Here's how the action was seen by the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW). From…
- From Mollys Blog on Feb 08, 13:41 EST)
I really, really am loving Last.fm. The great thing about it is that you can go through other people’s libraries and find bands similar to ones you already like. A Last.fm friend of mine found this Swedish power metal band via a mutual Last.fm’s library, and since discovering…
- From Wandering Coyote on Feb 08, 13:34 EST)
