One of the most obvious sources of cynicism in politics – which the NDP should be seeking to combat at every turn – is the presence of issues where opposition promises turn into government inaction or even abuse. And the Cons have sadly offered a case in point when it
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 2 – From Hatred to Brotherhood
Marxism is a child of the Enlightenment. It was born of the revolutions in politics, philosophy and economy that shook Europe and America from the 17th Century through to the 19th Century. As such it was tempered in part in the polemics and struggles against religious authority. After all, religion
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 2 – From Hatred to Brotherhood
Marxism is a child of the Enlightenment. It was born of the revolutions in politics, philosophy and economy that shook Europe and America from the 17th Century through to the 19th Century. As such it was tempered in part in the polemics and struggles a…
Continue readingRedBedHead: Marxism & Religion: Part 2 – From Hatred to Brotherhood
Marxism is a child of the Enlightenment. It was born of the revolutions in politics, philosophy and economy that shook Europe and America from the 17th Century through to the 19th Century. As such it was tempered in part in the polemics and struggles against religious authority. After all, religion
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: #mtlqc13 Priority Resolution – International Affairs
The NDP’s position on trade policy has of course been a hot-button issue both inside and outside the party – making it the area I’d see needing some discussion in Montreal. And while a number of other resolutions deal with the issue, one offers a particularly neat means to add
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: April 11: I’m actually beginning this on April 10 because…
…..I’m quite sure that Brunswick News won’t have the story even though it’s now well over a week old. Remember that racist flyer from MP Williamson of St. John about cracking down on First Nations? I posted it, and speculated the federal Conservatives were targeting First Nations to appeal to
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Spring?
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Continue readingLeDaro: 3D Printer can "print" guns
What will they print next? Mini nuclear bomb? How are governments going to control that? We humans are becoming expert on how to destroy ourselves.
Continue readingThe HB-Log : NDP Policy Issues Run Deeper than their Constitution
This editorial effectively communicates the opinion within the New Democratic Party that the Constitution should not be changed to eliminate hardcore socialism Now, I am quite indifferent to this question, and even if I were a card-carrying member of the NDP I can’t imagine I would feel differently. I argued in my last post that while I think the concept of socialism (at
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on how the Wall government is extending purely individual rights such as the right to privacy to corporations – and how that could lead to yet more corporate abuse in the future. For further reading…– The Hansard record from March 18 featuring Gord Wyant’s approval of corporate secrecy in
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thomas Walkom adds another piece to the picture showing the Cons’ efforts to shift both jobs and wealth offshore, pointing out that lax visa rules have only encouraged RBC-style outsourcing schemes. Craig McInnes recognizes that a cheap, low-rights worker strategy is a
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, April 11, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 11, 2013: Kids hit hardest in nasty divorces Suit contends law firm barred female and male lawyers from being alone together 50 Shades of Neutrality: A Review of “Professionalism” Are Litigants With “Funds and Audacity” Hampering
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Ministerial responsibility is dead; Peter MacKay hides behind the troops (again)
It was shocking and troubling news when it broke two days ago: the federal government (it’s only called the Harper Government when it’s doing positive things) announced it would be ending the danger pay allowance for Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The baffling news from a government supposedly all about
Continue readingCalgary Grit: How I’m Voting
Unlike past leadership contests where I’ve been fighting on the front lines for my candidate, I’ve watched the federal race largely as a spectator. Being away from a campaign offers a different vantage point, and I’ve enjoyed blogging my opinions candidly, as I slowly made up my mind who to
Continue readingThings Are Good: Measure Food in Exercise, Not Calories
Yesterday we looked at labelling gas nozzles and today here’s good news about a better way to label food. A series of studies add up to the conclusion that if people were aware of how much walking it would take to burn off food they eat less. Calories can be
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Maybe its time to begin thinking about withdrawing our patronage from all retailers and services that offshore labour
“Yes, the Conservatives are focused on what they call the economy. But their economy is a ruthless, inhuman task-master. It demands that the very profitable Royal Bank be even more profitable. It demands that 45 highly trained people lose their jobs. It demands that Canada’s visa system allow all of
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Maybe its time to begin thinking about withdrawing our patronage from all retailers and services that offshore labour
“Yes, the Conservatives are focused on what they call the economy. But their economy is a ruthless, inhuman task-master. It demands that the very profitable Royal Bank be even more profitable. It demands that 45 highly trained people lose their jobs. It demands that Canada’s visa system allow all of
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Maybe its time to begin thinking about withdrawing our patronage from all retailers and services that offshore labour
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*English is indeed the language of business and global commerce thanks to U.S. imperial control of global finance, but the cultural differences, the nuances, the subtexts, the connotations, the rhythms among English language speakers are significant when it comes to communication efficiency – which is what a call centre should be all about. An English-speaking German really doesn’t speak the same language as an Indian or Texan. This is why offshoring call centres in the interest of profit and wage cost cutting is a failed business practice. It frequently if not always alienates clients. The neoliberal habit of displacing domestic workers is also of course in and of itself morally reprehensible.
Warren Kinsella: JT: inspiring
Here’s a real poll, from a real polling agency, unlike the detritus the Star regularly publishes. What’s it mean? It means Justin Trudeau is for real, in the words of my friend at Ipsos, Darrell Bricker.
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: The open government report
On Monday’s agenda, council received a 21-page report from the clerk on the nature and mechanics of open government in Collingwood. This comprehensive report, titled the “Accountability and Transparency Policy,” because it also introduced a revised, formal policy, listed all of … Continue reading →
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