Within two months Canada’s ruling Conservative Party rejected government intervention in one labour dispute and leapt at the chance to intervene in another. In January a manufacturing plant owned by Electro-Motive Diesel, a private company that had received millions in government tax breaks announced it was laying off 450 employees.
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Blood & Honour Associate Found Dead
When we posted the photos of Shawn Macdonald on the blog after his arrest, he was often found along side another Blood & Honour member. We learned today that he was killed during a home invasion. Another individual was also injured: Surrey stabbing victim ID’d CBC News Posted: Mar 19,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The NDP and the Arrival of Spring
What with the fog hanging over the island, and the usual run of depressing stories, it hasn’t been too easy to write about politics in Harperland this week. Or even celebrate the arrival of Spring. But isn’t it great to see the Con fluffer John Ibbitson begin his day with
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Jason Kenney Misspells
I guess the spellcheck only works in English? @kenneyjason: Nowruz pirooz to all Canadians of Persian origin! http://is.gd/XpujMm Joyeuese Nowruz! http://is.gd/OalyAZ The adventures of a Franco Ontarian Viz Min Woman in Ottawa.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4371…Just When I Thought It Was Safe To Get TV
Like reconnected, I got a bit behind on my Rogers bill, like 1,800 dollars or something and the pricks cut it off. Yes Rogers has no soul. Anyhow, just when I am ready to rejoin the living and get me some real TV I read this quote from Jeff Foxworthy
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Robocalls, schmobocalls, said Ipsos Reid a mere 10 days ago—Harper’s still the man: Tom Clark, Global’s chief political correspondent and host of the network’s weekly political affairs program, The West Block, says the poll exemplifies that the robocalls scandal hasn’t really hurt Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s popularity. “If they liked
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Breezehill Development: my comments
Today is the deadline for your comments on the proposed 28 story Claridge development at Breezehill and Somerset. Although Melanie Knight, the planner who will report and make recommendations on the development, has said she will take comments beyond the deadline, so it’s not too late to get your thoughts
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Aveos: Denis Lebel More Or Less Says Chuck Strahl Lied To Parliament
Denis Lebel’s formal salute to union workers involves another finger. When Air Canada passed off its maintenance jobs to Aveos in 2011, there was a significant outcry about the move. Nobody at Air Canada wanted to go to Aveos which had financing issues as late as 2010. They were told
Continue readingcmkl: So we still have a land line
Apparently to turn your phone line into a dry loop, a technician has to actually come to your house. And do what I don’t know. It would have been great if someone like maybe Freenet, had told me that. I missed the date. I just thought it was a switch-over
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Poll: CPC 30%, NDP 30%, LPC 20%
I'm not crazy about the numbers but one thing is sure — the Conservatives have dropped at least ten points: John Ibbitson – The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/GFTNwn The New Democrats will begin their leadership convention on Friday with a remarkable wind filling their sails. For the first time in
Continue readingHellberta: Where’s the vision? Where’s the dream?
Where’s the vision? Where’s the dream? No seriously, where is it? In an unusual twist today I’ve decided to write 2 (yes 2!) blog posts. This post just occured to me now as I read the op-ed’s rolling in about Harper’s latest attack ad. They all seem to have a
Continue readingArt Threat: Le 22, on ferme! – Artist-run centres across Québec support the student movement
Over the last month and a half, students across Québec have been mobilising against the dramatic tuition hikes being imposed by the Charest government and education minister Line Beauchamp. Emerging out of the 2005 student movement that successfully (if controversially) challenged the Liberal government’s proposed cuts to the loans and bursaries
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: S-92 incident: March 2012, Newfoundland offshore #nlpoli
From the offshore regulatory board, March 21, 2012: The C-NLOPB has been notified that on approach to the Terra Nova FPSO, Cougar Helicopters experienced a #2 Input Module Chip Light illumination. On deck the crew discussed the matter with Cougar’s Maintenance Control Centre (MCC). It was decided to shut the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Election Stockholm Syndrome
Conservative Canadians are sympathizing with their captors. Just happy to have finally kicked the pesky 2 year election cycle with a Conservative “stable” majority government, the fact that it was tainted (more correctly “stolen“) by rampant electoral fraud doesn’t seem to sway everyone into calling for justice. Fortunately there are
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Landmark ruling on prostitution laws coming Monday
I predict: overruled: http://bit.ly/GJnlJ2
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: ALEC Climate Change Denial Model Bill Passes in Tennessee
alec-exposed-600x400_0 (2).jpg The month of March has seen unprecedented heat and temperatures. A rational thinking, scientifically-grounded individual could only posit, "Well, hmm, I bet climate change has something to do with the fact that in Madison, WI, it is 80 degrees in mid-March. Sometimes it's 60 or 70 degrees colder
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The C-word: Refreshing honesty from NDP’s Nathan Cullen
Remember when Michael Ignatieff turned himself into a pretzel while trying to respond to the simple question whether he would or would not enter into a coalition with other parties if the Tories did not get a majority? It seemed that every day he had another answer, with the latest
Continue readingBetterParks for Vancouver: What’s driving Vision to change rules on naming parks?
Stuart Mackinnon March 21, 2012 City Caucus.com If we rename a Strathcona park, philanthropist Milton Wong might top the candidates list Guidelines approved in 2007 give community a voice over elected officials on naming parks. Monday vote will change that. Names are important. They are how we identify ourselves, each
Continue readingSudbury Steve May: Tom Mulcair and the Tar Sands: One Step Forward, One Step Back
I’ve had the opportunity to consider New Democratic Party leadership contender Thomas Mulcair’s article, “Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Country” published online in Policy Options Magazine. It’s an excellent article by Mulcair, who was Quebec’s Environment Minister prior to resigning from the provincial Liberal Party and
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: I love the new Copyright Math – TED Talks Rob Reid
I’m thinking we may need to investigate the MPAA’s claims about piracy and copyright… Oh and we get redefine terms as well: Filed under: Internet, Media, Technology and Computers Tagged: Copyright, Humour, MPAA, MPAA Histronics, Piracy
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