Assorted content for your afternoon consumption.- John Cole points to a study comparing economic choices between psychopaths and stock traders – with even more disturbing results than one might expect:According to a new study at the University of St. G…
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Accidental Deliberations: On backup plans
As part of rabble’s discussion of what the NDP can do to increase its membership in Quebec during the course of the leadership campaign, one commenter has suggested a targeted donation system to reward candidates who sign up new members. And the idea m…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Murray Dobbin points out the utter failure of an economic system built on suppressing wages for the general populace in the name of boosting stock values and profits for a few at the top:Flaherty insisted before…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Bonus ‘Rider Blogging
Since even the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ most reliable boosters seem to be declaring the 2011 season over, let’s provide a bonus ‘Riders post to point out that there’s still plenty to play for.After all, the CFL introduced its crossover rule (providing…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On civil campaigns
Needless to say, it’s a plus to see the NDP’s leadership contenders making sure to run a campaign that fit with a message of love, hope and optimism. But a word of warning: at least some commentators will be looking for any excuse to find just the oppo…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: A helpful hint
To Tony Clement and the rest of the Cons: Yes, it may be tempting to count on your own government’s refusal to provide meaningful information in response to access requests as cover for shady dealings. But the recipients of your largesse might not be a…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- This blog’s current tagline highlights the importance of asking cui bono? when it comes to public policy choices. On that front, points for chutzpah to Baljit Chadha, who actually has the gall to argue that a…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: September 23, 2011
Friday’s session in the House of Commons saw a few themes discussed which figure to be hot topics of discussion for the next little while – with the continued focus on the Cons’ anti-refugee bill partially giving way to economic and foreign-policy issu…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: The broader view
It apparently took Stephen Harper and his party several years in office to figure out that what happens beyond Canada’s borders is actually important enough to be worth their time.Needless to say, it’s good news to see that the NDP isn’t taking such a …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- David Olive weighs in on the disastrous results of the all-too-prevalent obsession with austerity when economic conditions are still fragile around the globe:From London to Berlin, and Ottawa to Washington, the w…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Seldom do so many respectable-looking pieces make for such an ugly puzzle.Yes, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were blown out on the scoreboard in yesterday’s game against the B.C. Lions. But on a closer look, there’s far more reason to see the result as …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- For those looking to paint foreign investment as a panacea for economic development, Paul Krugman offers up (via Kash Mansori) what should be a chilling correlation between capital imbalances and economic disast…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On poll positions
There have already been a few polls released surrounding the NDP leadership race, and there figure to be many more to come in the next few months. So I’ll take a moment to explain why I haven’t spent any time discussing the ones released so far – and h…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Susan Delacourt points out some analysis from Greg Lyle which looks to confirm my general take on the real balance of popular opinion between the Cons and the opposition:It’s important to understand that the …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Sixma & Klauss Goulart Feat. Outono Em Marte – Want To Fly (M6 Remix)
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: September 22, 2011
Thursday was another fairly short day of debate in the House of Commons due to the visit by UK Prime Minister David Cameron. But that doesn’t mean there was any lack of perfectly telling content as MPs continued to debate the Cons’ omnibus crime bill.T…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: By way of comparison
Tim Naumetz points out what strikes me as a surprising trend of potential NDP leadership candidates expressing concern about the cost of participating in the race:“Money is a big deal,” Nova Scotia NDP MP Robert Chisholm (Dartmouth-Cole Harbor, N.S…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Friday reading.- Susan Riley points out that nothing positive figures to come from the Cons’ plans to slash Canada’s public service:No good will come of proposed public service cuts, if experience is any guide. Not a lea…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: September 21, 2011
Despite a typically short sitting day on Wednesday, we nonetheless saw an important preview of how one of the most contentious issues on the Canadian political scene will be dealt with over the next few years.The Big IssueThe main point of discussion w…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day.- David Olive reassures us that we’re not in a depression, but points out plenty of other reasons for concern with Canada’s economy:Jim Flaherty, the federal finance minister, tried to slap down Peggy Nash, the NDP fina…
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