First, with all due respect to party elders, the NDP has been movingto the centre for decades, most rapidly over the last six or sevenyears. The idea that we must come together to protect threatened NDPvalues from Tom Mulcair is a bit rich. I’ve looked at the platformsof all of
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TOM MULCAIR: FOR SURE
First, with all due respect to party elders, the NDP has been movingto the centre for decades, most rapidly over the last six or sevenyears. The idea that we must come together to protect threatened NDPvalues from Tom Mulcair is a bit rich. I’ve looked at the platformsof all of
Continue readingJames Laxer: TOM MULCAIR: FOR SURE
First, with all due respect to party elders, the NDP has been movingto the centre for decades, most rapidly over the last six or sevenyears. The idea that we must come together to protect threatened NDPvalues from Tom Mulcair is a bit rich. I’ve looked at the platformsof all of
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The Myth of American resilience
Bankers, financiers, capital markets lawyers, investors and economists—people supposedly in the know—routinely make the argument that the United States is more resilient, flexible and adaptable than any other major country in the world. America is down they say, but not out. The Americans, according to this line of thinking, will
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: THE MYTH OF AMERICAN RESILIENCE
Bankers, financiers, capital markets lawyers, investors and economists—people supposedly in the know—routinely make the argument that the United States is more resilient, flexible and adaptable than any other major country in the world. America is down they say, but not out. The Americans, according to this line of thinking, will
Continue readingTHE MYTH OF AMERICAN RESILIENCE
Bankers, financiers, capital markets lawyers, investors and economists—people supposedly in the know—routinely make the argument that the United States is more resilient, flexible and adaptable than any other major country in the world. America is down they say, but not out. The Americans, according to this line of thinking, will
Continue readingJames Laxer: THE MYTH OF AMERICAN RESILIENCE
Bankers, financiers, capital markets lawyers, investors and economists—people supposedly in the know—routinely make the argument that the United States is more resilient, flexible and adaptable than any other major country in the world. America is down they say, but not out. The Americans, according to this line of thinking, will
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Stephen Harper’s Majority Government: Not Looking Out for YOU
As we close in on one year of Stephen Harper’s majority, it is evident that this is a very special government. YOU are just not on its list of priorities. It’s not that this government does not have causes to which it is deeply committed: low taxes for business and
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: Stephen Harper’s Majority Government: Not Looking Out for YOU
As we close in on one year of Stephen Harper’s majority, it is evident that this is a very special government. YOU are just not on its list of priorities. It’s not that this government does not have causes to which it is deeply committed: low taxes for business and
Continue readingStephen Harper’s Majority Government: Not Looking Out for YOU
As we close in on one year of Stephen Harper’s majority, it is evident that this is a very special government. YOU are just not on its list of priorities. It’s not that this government does not have causes to which it is deeply committed: low taxes for business and
Continue readingJames Laxer: Stephen Harper’s Majority Government: Not Looking Out for YOU
As we close in on one year of Stephen Harper’s majority, it is evident that this is a very special government. YOU are just not on its list of priorities. It’s not that this government does not have causes to which it is deeply committed: low taxes for business and
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: THE HARPER GOVERNMENT’S BOGUS CASE FOR A BORDER DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES: CHECK OUT THE NUMBERS
Stephen Harper and Barack Obama are announcing A Canada-U.S. border deal at the White House today.It is being presented to Canadians as an agreement that will yield greater access to the American market for Canadian exporters in return for the harmonization of Canadian security arrangements with those of the U.S.
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The Harper Government’s bogus case for a border deal with the US: check out the numbers
Stephen Harper and Barack Obama are announcing a Canada-U.S. border deal at the White House today. It is being presented to Canadians as an agreement that will yield greater access to the American market for Canadian exporters in return for the harmonization of Canadian security arrangements with those of the
Continue readingJames Laxer: THE HARPER GOVERNMENT’S BOGUS CASE FOR A BORDER DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES: CHECK OUT THE NUMBERS
Stephen Harper and Barack Obama are announcing A Canada-U.S. border deal at the White House today.It is being presented to Canadians as an agreement that will yield greater access to the American market for Canadian exporters in return for the harmonization of Canadian security arrangements with those of the U.S.
Continue readingTHE HARPER GOVERNMENT’S BOGUS CASE FOR A BORDER DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES: CHECK OUT THE NUMBERS
Stephen Harper and Barack Obama are announcing A Canada-U.S. border deal at the White House today.It is being presented to Canadians as an agreement that will yield greater access to the American market for Canadian exporters in return for the harmonization of Canadian security arrangements with those of the U.S.
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: THE HARPER GOVERNMENT’S BOGUS CASE FOR A BORDER DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES
The Harper government has been negotiating a comprehensive border deal with the United States. It is being presented to Canadians as an agreement that will yield greater access to the American market for Canadian exporters in return for the harmonization of Canadian security arrangements with those of the U.S. The
Continue readingTHE HARPER GOVERNMENT’S BOGUS CASE FOR A BORDER DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES
The Harper government has been negotiating a comprehensive border deal with the United States. It is being presented to Canadians as an agreement that will yield greater access to the American market for Canadian exporters in return for the harmonizat…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The Harper Government’s Bogus Case for a Border Deal with the United States
The Harper government has been negotiating a comprehensive border deal with the United States. It is being presented to Canadians as an agreement that will yield greater access to the American market for Canadian exporters in return for the harmonizati…
Continue readingJames Laxer: THE HARPER GOVERNMENT’S BOGUS CASE FOR A BORDER DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES
The Harper government has been negotiating a comprehensive border deal with the United States. It is being presented to Canadians as an agreement that will yield greater access to the American market for Canadian exporters in return for the harmonization of Canadian security arrangements with those of the U.S. The
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Two centuries ago: Tecumseh’s freedom speech to the Muscogee people
On September 20, 1811, Tecumseh rode into Tuckhabatchee, in present day Alabama, the capital of the Muscogee people. Twenty warriors, members the Shawnee, Kickapoo and Winnebago nations, rode with him. The last months of a tense peace between the Unite…
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