Signed up for membership in the NDP a couple of weeks before the voting deadline for the party’s leadership. Was my first time ever being a member of that party. People who have read my previous writing will know of my membership flirtations with the BC Liberals (to select Campbell’s
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: NDP Leadership Race: New member weighs options
Signed up for membership in the NDP a couple of weeks before the voting deadline for the party’s leadership. Was my first time ever being a member of that party.
People who have read my previous writing will know of my membership flirtations with the…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Huh?
The robocall blame falls at the feet of Elections Canada? Seriously? What has this guy been smoking? “I suspect that at the end of the day, if Elections Canada has the resources to do a proper investigation, they’ll find they’re themselves significantly responsible, that tech issues with marrying EC lists
Continue readingAny Calgary folks going to the Patrick Rosspalooza tomorrow at Calgary Court Centre?
Curious to see if any progblogging buddies will be heading down to court tomorrow at 10 a.m. Calgary time for Patrick Ross’ day in court. You many remember Canadian Cynic successfully sued the Conservative blogger to the tune of $85,000. Because Ross ignored the suit and refused to abide by
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Canada’s ‘Newspaper of Record" Continues Its Defense Of Harper
The Globe’s John Ibbitson says the Harper regime wasn’t behind the voter suppression crimes because, well, because Guy Giorno and Stephen Harper say they didn’t do it. Seems like it isn’t just the Conservative Party that has contempt for the intelligence of Canadians. Recommend this Post
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Growing Alarm
Growth, conventionally defined as the ever increasing flow of goods and services on the market, is a mantra that continues to be embraced by nearly the entire political spectrum, even though, in the contemporary period, the biophysical, social and economic “limits to growth” have been identified as an urgent problem
Continue readingFrom Orangutan: Dear Marc Jacobs,
Even though no law or regulation forces you to provide basic provisions for your models in the United States, would you please find the goodness in your heart to pay them with money?
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Human Numbers in 2050 – 9.2 billion+: What of Nature and Future Generations?
A compelling analysis of some of the key challenges that face our planet and future: human population and economic growth: “In the 21st century humanity will, ever more frequently, face environmental impacts and risks. Climate change to an unknown future is one of the clearest signals of this. These changes
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Government moving forward on proposed unsolicited credit card cheque ban
The government announced that it will be introducing legislation to ban the practice of Credit Cards sending unsolicited “cheques” in the mail. I’m all for that! First the cheques themselves are treated like cash advances and begin accumulating interest as soon as they clear so it is better… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Government moving forward on proposed unsolicited credit card cheque ban
The government announced that it will be introducing legislation to ban the practice of Credit Cards sending unsolicited “cheques” in the mail.
I’m all for that! First the cheques themselves are treated like cash advances and begin accumulating inte…
Random Ranting Raving and Ratings: Government moving forward on proposed unsolicited credit card cheque ban
The government announced that it will be introducing legislation to ban the practice of Credit Cards sending unsolicited “cheques” in the mail. I’m all for that! First the cheques themselves are treated like cash advances and begin accumulating interest as soon as they clear so it is better to… ..
Continue readingConservative war on truth escalates
The Conservative government made another assault on the gathering of facts with its announcement that it is closing the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Lab (PEARL) in Canada’s High Arctic. Its timing was impeccable. A climate scientist, Dr. Richard Peltier, has just been announced this year’s winner of the Gerhard Herzberg
Continue readingLeDaro: Panda to Stephen Harper: Bye-bye Steve
As you might know, Stephen Harper brought two pandas from his recent trip to China. One of the Pandas is saying bye-bye to Harper. Does he know something that we don’t?
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A New Tory Fantasy Excuse For Robocalls
He may not have anything else going for him, but at least Conservative backbencher Maurice Vellacott has a rich imagination. Recommend this Post
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Prairie Bible Institute – send a clear message
The recent conviction of former Prairie Bible Institute attendee Mark Archibald for indecent assault and the lame public defense of Archibald by a former colleague, highlights the tendency of evangelicals to focus on forgiveness at the expense of victims. Calgary Herald: Perhaps it’s not surprising, then, that victims and their
Continue readingConservatives play Whack-A-Mole with Robogate blame game. First it was the Liberals. Now it’s Elections Canada.
“Take my wife. Please.” I hope comedians around Canada are paying attention. The jokes from the Conservatives during the Robogate scandal keep on coming. Only thing is, these jokers don’t realize how funny they really are. I can only hope that Maurice Vellacott was auditioning for the Just for Laughs
Continue readingReprise: is Elections Canada up to the job?
Unprecedented voter suppression tactics, now identified in over seventy ridings, are being investigated by Elections Canada in two of them, Guelph and Thunder Bay. I have already expressed scepticism that anything but a full-blown public inquiry will get to the bottom of things. Alice Funke, of Pundits’ Guide, disagrees—and she
Continue readingMy journey with AIDS...and more!: So three lawyers walk into the Ontario Legislature…
…but this is no joke! There’s a friendly exercise each morning that the Ontario Legislature sits when Members have the opportunity to introduce guests seated in the gallery – family members of one of the high school student pages, perhaps a visiting township reeve, or dignitaries representing other governments, be
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: …fairness and balance for all the people of our province… #nlpoli
Excerpts from remarks by Clyde Wells, Leader of the Opposition, in the House of Assembly, in reply to the Speech from the Throne, March 10, 1988: …We will vigorously oppose that which should be opposed. We will criticize that which should be criticized. We will examine and question everything. It
Continue readingeaves.ca: Let’s Hack data.gc.ca
In just under two weeks data.gc.ca will celebrate its one year anniversary. This will also mark the period that the pilot project is officially supposed to end. Looking at data.gc.ca three things stand out. First, the license has improved a great deal since its launch. Second, a LOT of data
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