Both Lawrence Martin and Linda McQuaig have columns well-worth reading today on government misdeeds both present and past. McQuaig suggests that it is only our national modesty that prevents us from likening the voter suppression crimes to Watergate, while Martin chronicles misdoings of the past and concludes that what the
Continue readingAlmost one in 10 Albertan men say it’s OK to physically assault a woman
Words fail. On the one hand, some of the responses are cause for optimism — for example, 56 per cent of men say they are more aware of domestic violence issues than they were five years ago, and 91 per cent say they would intervene if they knew someone in
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Sixth Estate rounds up the party and organizational affiliations on Canada’s major opinion pages. And in case anybody was wondering why our political dialogue so often has nothing at all to do with the public’s real concerns about inequality and instability: I
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4339…In PM Harper’s AB It’s Okay To Hit Women
That is what almost one in ten men in Stephen Harper’s stomping grounds in Alberta say. Amanda Stephenson at Postmedia News and The Calgary Herald reports that “The telephone survey, conducted in February by Leger Marketing, quizzed 1,000 Alberta men about their attitudes on gender equity and domestic violence.” Over
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4338…30 Rock Is Doomed
The NBC show 30 Rock is now officially doomed. Russell Barth, the prolific Nepean based social critic, has turned on the Emmy winning show because one of the stars, Alec Baldwin, Tweeted that he is not in favour of legalizing pot. I am going to miss that show. WFDS
Continue readinggritchik: Wait, it’s 2012, right?
A recent survey revealed that nearly one in ten men believe it’s okay to hit a woman. One in ten!. Not only that, but also 48 per cent of men agree that “if a woman wears provocative clothing, she’s putting herself at risk for rape.” Alberta’s female premier, Alison Redford,
Continue readingMichael Sona speaks out. UPDATED: It appears to be a hoax.
UPDATE: @saskboy advises this video is a fake. @PopeShakey provides the photo evidence: “I have a lot more dirt than this and it’s all going to come out now.” “By the way everybody, there are worse and more disturbing Robocalls to come.” H/T: @PopeShakey
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Vitamin D – Where the "D" Stands for Awesome Weather
Good morning fair readers…and how are you feeling this morning? I bet I know the answer: you’re feeling great!Most of my audience is Canadian, and so they are right now, as I write this, taking part in a hallowed and honoured Canadian tradition: the realization that while winter may suck,
Continue readingRebekah Brooks busted again. When are they coming for the Murdochs?
The Murdoch scandal keeps growing and evolving into an epic HBO movie. So far, the people at the very, very top – James and Rupert Murdoch to be exact – have remained relatively unscathed. That’s to be expected. This dynamic duo is too smart and too rich to be caught.
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, March 13, 2012: The U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Out! Dick Cheney cancels Toronto trip, says Canada is too dangerous Florida ethics committee rules no proscription against judges blogging. Yahoo sues Facebook over patent infringement –
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2012 Roundup
Followup commentary from the final NDP leadership on Sunday, as well as a couple more days worth of developments in the campaign. – Most of the post–debate coverage focused on a Thomas Mulcair-vs-the field contrast, while Quinn and Adventures in Socialism offered a few more interesting observations. – Niki Ashton
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Pulp friction: Edmonton Journal quits toothless Alberta Press Council; Calgary Herald to follow
The future of the press in Alberta, what’s left of it? If you didn’t shoot that angel, your only option is to sue. Below: Edmonton Journal publisher John Connolly. If you have a problem with something written in the Edmonton Journal, you can forget about seeking help from the Alberta
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: An extraordinary day in the life of Occupy Toronto
It’s hard to create a community based on love and compassion in the middle of a society based on greed and fear. The hippies tried it without much success even in the backwoods. We tried it in the women’s movement but even in all-women groups, the training we received in
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: What’s In a Name
When Stephen Harper and Peter MacKay agreed to their marriage of convenience nine years ago, they dropped the word “Progressive” from the party brand. It was a momentous omission and a harbinger of things to come — particularly the roboscam scandal. It signalled that everyone outside the party’s narrowly defined
Continue readingArt Threat: Animals in the Hen House – Interview with Our Hen House executive director, Jasmin Singer
Back in January I posted an article highlighting a video about Sue Coe’s art that was produced by Our Hen House, a “Multimedia hub for people who want to change the world for animals.” Jasmin Singer, one of the founders of Our Hen House, immediately stood out as someone who
Continue readingWhen the right whines about ‘free speech’, what do they want to say they can’t say now?
Conservatives on both sides of the border love to wail about how their right of ‘free speech’ is being curtailed. Yet it’s not clear to me at least what they are talking about. What is it that they want to say they can’t say now? Reading Conservative blogs one can
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Canadian Conservative – The Anti-Science Crusade Continues…
Hey, you in the lab coat. Stop your filthy science right now, I have policy to fabricate! If Steven Harper was a puppy, he would be getting a firm “NO” and a being ignored right now when it comes to his views on science and the dissemination of scientific knowledge
Continue readingThomas Mulcair Explains Youth Strategy
In this brief video from Huffington Post Canada Thomas Mulcair gives some insight into his strategy for not just increasing the parties presence among progressive voters but also details briefly how to get the youth demographic more engaged. Filed under: #ndpldr, Canada, Progressives Tagged: Thomas Mulcair
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Toronto Too Frightening A Venue For War-Mongerer
Suggested twenty-first century update for that old grade-school primer: See Dick Run Recommend this Post
Continue readingeaves.ca: Want to Find Government Innovation? US Military is often leading the way.
When it comes to see what trends will impact government in 20-30 years I’m a big fan of watching the US military. They may do lot of things wrong but, when it comes to government, they are on the bleeding edge of being a “learning organization.” It often feels like
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