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As the media has covered the release (not to the public, though) of the donor agreement of the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management, there is indeed cause for concern. After over a year of Carleton attempting to break the law (by redacting information that the public is

As with my last post, I just drew some basic attention to the Conservative/former Reform party connections of nearly half the faculty at the new Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University. That was only using the information that was publically available; there may be more,

There is some concerning news relating to the new established Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University, Ottawa. $15 million dollars was donated, in order to establish this program. There are many right-wing conservative, Reform and big-C-Conservative connections that need addressing. Here is the best list

Instead of the usual ironic attack from the right on Dalton McGuinty, or “Premier Dad, I will be attacking him from a political/effective/governmental standpoint. There is no denying that under the Dalton Liberals in Ontario, there has been some positive progress and proposals. Some conservative ideas, as well as some

I shall, again, be responding to The Gods of Copybook heading. I just find them interesting enough that they warrant some attention. Also, my comment on this post has yet to have been approved, so I will be writing a revised and more eloquent addition of that comment here. In

This is access to information. If you can’t read the bit on the top, it reads: Entire document (pgs 1-25) redacted under section 20(1)(b), 20(1)(d)  As you can see, the entire document has been redacted. From page 1 to 25, every single page is like this. Completely censored. Section 20(1)(b)

Today, I’m going to be responding to this – interesting and poetic – conservative blogger. The post in question is So long, Socon! I am not going to be addressing the main theme, per say, but rather particular salient points that I believe need demythologisation. This blogger has quite interesting

Why did the Liberals, respected Parliamentarians, pull off this stunt in Parliament? How come they showed off their boastful tribal colours in our national legislator just because a particular member (Justin) won a fight against a Conservative Senator?  A Parliamentarian, again, acting frivolous. Presenting a (clever) poem in theme and

In case you haven’t read the Parliamentary “Report on the Canadian News Media”, you can here. What I will be doing is outlining and detailing key complaints that this study addressed, for both me, and you (if you care). A summary of sorts. Canada’s state of mainstream media is incredibly

Long time Conservative sympathetic editorialist John Ibbitson recently wrote an article for the Globe and Mail which I thought deserved some righteous and vitriolic bashing. This article is titled: Harper’s Omnibus bill is the result of the Democratic Process. Instantly, the article starts off with a contentious title. The budget

In emails between a Barbara Motzney – a staffer at Public Safety Ottawa – and Patrick C. Gagnon – a member of The Parliamentary Group, and a lobbyist for GEO Group Inc. – there is clearly a push by that company to establish itself in Canada. So what? Well, that

There are some concerning trends happening in Canadian federal politics and government. Our current Conservative government is intent on passing legislation which would aim at putting more and more people in prison. Safe Streets and Communities Act – the already passed Omnibus Crime Bill. An excellent post here, outlines one

Rap is art. It’s arguably more comprehensive and challenging than regular music. There’s more to it – there’s more elements; there’s more focal points; there’s more required execution, probably. It’s just more than pure music in a way. Yes, rap isn’t just music. It is music. But it’s not just

Tax cuts, indeed, can create jobs. It’s not a preposterous notion at all. The more money an entity or individual can spend, the more potential economic development there can be. Tax cuts don’t inherently assure job creation, but they give an incentive none the less. Strategic and informed tax cuts

Once again, the Conservatives left the bill on the provinces with their arbitrary and silly austerity measures in their 2012 budget. Essentially, they’re claiming to be creating jobs by planning to cut over 10 thousand jobs. The economy doesn’t work that way, but Conservatives of course don’t care. Their last

It’s public knowledge that the power of the Prime Minister in Canada is enormous. Key decisions are handed down, it’s a hierarchy mimicking Military Command.  An essay called “Our Benign Dictatorship” written by Stephen Harper and Tom Flanagan back in 1997 articulated this very well, quite ironically: Only in politics

Beauty is depthless. Looks are, quite literally, entirely superficial.  How you dress, how you prepare your hair and the structure of your face and body are completely immaterial to any meaningful aspect of you and your personality. Your important values, such as compassion or charity are quite distant from the

Today, the speaker of the House of Commons prime facie ruled against “Anonymous”. “What!” you may be asking yourself, how is that possible? It’s possible because of Parliamentary privilege. Still don’t get it?  It’s an interesting thing, that our speaker could even do this, but he can, and whether or

I thought I would detail some corporate influence in the Conservative party/Canadian government, so here I am. Today I shall detail the… Canadian Wheat Board The Canadian Wheat Board was (just until now… practically) a Crown Corporation somewhat independent of the government. Meaning, the people (farmers in specific provinces) elected

Some economists say Ontario should remove the HST exemptions on food and other things! Yes, two of them say it! Jack Mintz and Michael Smart say it! They have prestigious positions, and they’re saying it! They actually are saying it! Look, these two economists say we should do this! The