I posted yesterday about the Sask Party’s opening offering in this fall’s election campaign. But it’s worth pointing out the NDP’s first policy event as well, as Dwain Lingenfelter unveiled more details about the party’s proposal for a Bright Futures F…
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Accidental Deliberations: Saskatchewan Election Links
For those who can’t get enough coverage of Saskatchewan’s provincial election, here’s a quick set of links to keep an eye on (to be filled out and updated as the campaign progresses).CBC has set up a dedicated election page, while Leftdog has joined Jo…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Trickle-up politics
Saskatchewan’s election campaign is officially underway, and so too is the Sask Party’s campaign to transfer wealth upward as quickly as they can get away with. Just look at the numbers behind their supposed help for students:Two programs are proposed….
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On concealed agendas
Just because the Cons have no credibility in decrying popular protest as a means of political change doesn’t mean they won’t do their best to undermine activism now that they have full control over the levers of power. And they’re going out of their wa…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- No, it’s no huge surprise that the Cons are planning to launch systematic attacks against labour as the next step after making it clear they’ll treat any strike or lockout as both illegitimate and entirely the f…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On mutual interests
As a general rule it’s fairly safe to say Gerry Nicholls’ advice to left-wing parties is based on something other than a desire to see them succeed – and his latest is no exception. But it’s worth pointing out one entirely valid observation behind his …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On royal demolition
Yesterday I posted about one way in which the Cons’ threat to go over the head of Canada’s governing institutions in order to hold onto power looks to have plenty of repercussions in the years to come. But let’s note another massive gap between the Con…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: September 30, 2011
The Harper Conservatives’ choice to talk about everything but the economy continued on September 30, with the day’s debate taken up by the Cons’ anti-refugee bill as well as a first look at the latest incarnation of Senate reform. The Big IssueLet’s gi…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Murray Dobbin comments on the role that the Occupy protest movement can play in countering corporate power that’s faced far too little opposition for far too long:Why now? Perhaps it is the international dime…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: History repeating
In 2008, it was then-cabinet minister Gary Lunn who wound up embroiled in at least a minor scandal over coordinated third-party expenses.And in 2011, there’s once again some sign of shenanigans afoot. In particular, a cluster of third parties based in …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your long weekend reading.- Bruce Johnstone comments on the real source of Saskatchewan’s relative economic success over the past few years – and not surprisingly, it has nothing at all to do with the Sask Party government that’s s…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leading by example
David Atkins points out how the Tea Party (however contrived and astroturfed) may have contributed to the rise of the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street movement by legitimizing protest as a means of political change. And it’s worth highlighting that Canada…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: September 29, 2011
As Parliament heads into a week off, let’s get caught up on what happened in the last couple of weeks before its break – starting with a day that focused on the NDP’s choice of opposition day motions.The Big IssueWhile the Cons have spent nearly all of…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- Armine Yalnizyan points out what a “Buffett tax” could do for Canada:Put Larry and his 99 fellow CEOs together, and they could put almost a 10% down payment on a national program to bring dental care to school k…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Deep thought
Five months after the election of Canada’s first-ever NDP official opposition at the federal level, it’s now been declared conventional wisdom that the real opposition comes from provincial governments (who, last I checked, were limited in their abilit…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Faithless feat. Dido – One Step Too Far
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Both Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page and Interim Auditor General John Wiersema are rightly ripping the Cons for their complete unwillingness to be honest about how they’re wasting public money. But then, the …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Sometimes, an ugly result on the scoreboard bears little resemblance to the actual flow of a football game. But last Saturday’s annihilation at the hands of the Calgary Stampeders was not one of those games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The ‘Riders…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Adam Radwanski warns that Ontario’s voters can’t afford to stay home from today’s provincial election.- Jim Stanford calls out the Harper Cons and their right-win echo chamber for their baseless and gratuitous …
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