After closely following the decline of our democracy for more more than 4 years and posting over 200 articles at Democracy Under Fire detailing just a few of the ways in which the Harper Regime and others continuously demean and diminish the democratic systems built up over many years I
Continue readingCanadian Trends: UPDATE-5: The-the-the-that’s all folks
Update-3 I am doing something I’ve never done before and re-writing my entire post on the Syria explosion, without providing the original. Why? You might be asking. This blog doesn’t have a large audience, and I’m really happy with that. Occasionally, when I come across something puzzling in which my
Continue readingCathie from Canada: May the fourth be with you
We even drove past the comic book store today and saw a bunch of people in costume, but we still forgot that today was Star Wars Day because May the Fourth and all that.Checking You-Tube, there seem to be an extraordinarily large number of Star Wars videos using Legos, I
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix is Turning up Green Heat – In 10 Days We Vote!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Adrian Dix has challenged Christy Clark to state her position on Enbridge, Kinder Morgan expansion and a huge increase in oil tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet, one of North America’s most beautiful seaports. Georgia Straight’s Charlie Smith tells of a possible upset in Christy Clark’s home base and
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5951…Happy Cinco De Mayo
It is the official Mexican National Day of Southern California. And the State of Pueblo. Still it is a proper reason to drink and that is always a good thing. WFDS
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5951…Happy Cinco De Mayo
It is the official Mexican National Day of Southern California. And the State of Pueblo. Still it is a proper reason to drink and that is always a good thing. WFDS
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Environmental Issues Separate the BC NDP from the BC Liberals
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Environmental issues rank at or near the top for the first time in BC’s history. This could well be the difference when the Provincial Election ballots are counted, May 14th. Adrian Dix has greened up. Christy Clark had donned brown and it could cost her not
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Sunday’s Sun: Angry Tom is no PM
The precise moment at which Thomas Mulcair became unfit to be prime minister of Canada is hard to pin down. It arguably came in 2005, when his party adopted what has become known as the Sherbrooke Declaration — in which the federal New Democrats accept that is possible to break
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Ipsos Reid BC Poll: 45% NDP, 35% BC Liberal
Likely to be the last in a string of polls we’ve seen come out this week (because of the debate, I guess? I dunno), Ipsos Reid has released its newest poll for British Columbia’s election campaign, sort of confirming the broader trend of Liberals up, NDP down, though with a
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Saturday night video madness. Train in Thailand passes through poor region.
Wait until the end.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Independent Economist: Site C Dam Numbers Don’t Add Up
Independent economist and Common Sense Canadian contributor Erik Andersen’s open letter to the leaders of BC’s four major political parties on the eve of the May 14 provincial election. “On the evidence there seems no case for the development of Site C. Hydro is financially crippled because it not only
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Alberta Tar Sands: The Royalty Rip Off [VIDEO]
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Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harper Cons and the War on Truth
He's spending millions of dollars attacking Justin Trudeau in the foulest way possible.Trying to brainwash people into believing that Trudeau is not a real man. Now he's preparing to spend millions more of OUR tax dollars trying to brainwash Canadians into thinking he's a real economist. Read more »
Continue readingNot an Official Green Party Canada Site: Trudeau’s ‘Call to Action’ needs to focus on building the Riding Associations.
In the very few weeks since Justin Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, there have been some pretty big things going on. I guess the most obvious, and I mean IN YOUR FACE obvious is the launch millions of dollars worth of ‘attack ads’ by the
Continue readingCanadian Trends: How do you put a price on insanity, exactly?
There’s an article put out by The Economist a couple of days ago which is causing all kinds of debate. It raises the question of what’s seen as a bit of a contradiction, that either government’s are not serious about climate change or that the oil companies which continue to
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Pam Geller Implicates Jason Kenney
The Queen of the Wingnuts has weighed in on getting turfed by the York Region Cops from her speaking engagement at the Chabad Flamingo Synagogue. Naturally, she is unhappy about it. She says, among other things, this: The police also told the rabbi that Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Glimmer Of Principle
Laurie Hawn, Alberta Brent Rathgeber, Alberta Kevin Sorenson, Alberta Mike Allen, New Brunswick Joe Daniel, Ontario Larry Miller, Ontario Stephen Woodworth, Ontario What do all of the above M.P.s have in common? In addition to being members of the federal Conservative caucus, each, it seems, has some surprising integrity. Each
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Glimmer Of Principle
Laurie Hawn, Alberta Brent Rathgeber, Alberta Kevin Sorenson, Alberta Mike Allen, New Brunswick Joe Daniel, Ontario Larry Miller, Ontario Stephen Woodworth, Ontario What do all of the above M.P.s have in common? In addition to being members of the federal Conservative caucus, each, it seems, has some surprising integrity. Each
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