Come on. The NDP leadership race is really down to four front-runners at this point: Thomas Mulcair, Brian Topp, Paul Dewar and Peggy Nash. Three of them are MPs: one (Topp) is not. Topp attracted some initial support, most notably from former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, the powerful Steelworkers Union,
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4147…This Indian Thing
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I am not supposed to call them that. So I will call them whatever they want to be called and I will also stand alone and say that they are not getting screwed so much by the Canadian government and that they historically are getting screwed by
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: JDL Off To Quebec…
…to picket Stephane Gendron’s office. Gendron is mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec and a small-time radio shock-jock. His most recent comments re Israel’s right to exist, when seen in their full context, are not as awful as have been portrayed, but the guy more generally comes across as divisive rabble rouser. And in any case,
Continue readingA Finn-tastic tribute to India on Republic Day
The cabin crew of a Finnair flight from Helsinki to New Delhi went a little Bollywood today. Om Shanti Om! (And on that note, I’m adding two more new categories that were lacking up to now: A Passage to India, and Cool Beans.)
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: NCC "Grand" "Massive" Greenbelt Expansion More Wish List Than To Do List
According to the Ottawa Citizen: OTTAWA — The National Capital Commission brought forward a massive expansion Wednesday of the Greenbelt that will see the “emerald necklace” grow by 2,400 hectares in a bid to cement Ottawa’s reputation as one of the world’s greenest capitals. (View Greenbelt expansion in a larger
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, January 26, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines for Thursday, January 26, 2012 from Wise Law on Twitter: Legal setback for Ontario aboriginals taken from their families during the “Sixties Scoop” Gingrich claims marital infidelity makes him ‘more normal’ | The Raw Story Info czars tell Tories to place ‘integrity’ at heart
Continue readingRecreating Eden: When Documentary Becomes Art: Uprooted, a Video about Suburbs
Artist Isabelle Hayeur says: “I’ve been exploring landscape issues ever since I started working with video. Through the moving image I am investigating environmental, urban planning and social concerns that I’m working on at the same time in photography. I mainly engage with altered landscapes, suburban areas and tourist sites.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: AG Report–Government Liabilities #nlpoli
The latest report by the province’s Auditor General has some information to bear in mind as we talk about Muskrat Falls. Note that total liabilities went up from the end of March 2010 to the end of March 2011. It now stands at more than $13 billion. But… Financial assets
Continue readingArt Threat: Is Enbridge using art to greenwash the Northern Gateway?
Enbridge Landscape, an illustration by Harpy. Protests voicing opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines Project are quickly expanding. Public hearings on the controversial tar sands oil transport route — attracting hundreds of participants on the first day and igniting incendiary statements by Conservative politicians — provide evidence that political
Continue readingThe Catholic church and pedophilia: life imitates satire
Nearly two years ago the satirical online mag The Onion announced that the Pope had formally forgiven molested children for tempting priests into sin: “We must send a clear message to these hundreds—perhaps thousands—of children whose sinful ways have tempted so many of the church’s servants into lustful violation of
Continue reading350 or bust: Dear Mr. Oliver: I Am Not a Member of a “Radical” Group
Today’s guest blogger is Jason Hildebrand. A so-called “radical” Canadian opposed to the Northern Gateway Pipeline, Jason is employed in the IT field, is married with two young children, and is an active member of his church. Jason has allowed me to share his recent letter to Natural Resources Minister
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Sun TV attacks don’t faze CBC chief Hubert Lacroix by Greg Quill
CBC president Hubert Lacroix says he doesn’t believe there’s a conspiracy between Sun Media and Conservatives in Ottawa.
Continue readingeaves.ca: Algorithmic Regulation Spreading Across Government?
I was very, very excited to learn that the City of Vancouver is exploring implementing a program started in San Francisco in which “smart” parking meters adjust their price to reflect supply and demand (story is here in the Vancouver Sun). For those unfamiliar with the program, here is a
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Lots of Pictures
This week’s summit between First Nations chiefs and the Prime Minister played out according to Stephen Harper tightly scripted wishes. It was all pictures, good wishes and no substance. Harper works very hard to stage manage his appearances; and this summit was supremely stage managed. There was no mention of
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Ah, Laundry – What Women Do Best.
Watch how TV helps women garnish the yummy shit sandwich of patriarchal norms. Thanks Clorox, because we need more vectors of misogynistic oppression, not less! Bleh! Filed under: Education, Feminism Tagged: Crappy TV, Feminism, Patriarchy on Parade, things that vex me
Continue readingROAR!: Resolution #58 Ghiz, Casey and MacAulay – Day 9
Silence!Day 9 Since PEI NDP called on Premier Ghiz and Liberal MP’s Sean Casey and Lawrence MacAulay to tell Islanders how they voted, if they voted and what they thought of Resolution #58, passed at the recent Biennial Convention. Still a wall of silence from our Liberal Party on PEI.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Following up on this morning’s roundup, I comment here on how the NDP’s group of leadership candidates includes loads of possibilities to take up Jack Layton’s mantle of negotiation and cooperation. As a brief bit of further reading, it was Dan Gardner who asked whether Stephen Harper had ever engaged
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Regg Cohn’s Thoughts on Catterpillar Inc.
I don’t have too much time this morning, but I highly recommend Martin Regg Cohn’s piece, which offers, amongst other things, a contrast between how long-serving Conservative Ontario Premier Bill Davis treated labour, and the current do-nothing philosophies of Dalton McGuinty and Steven Harper: The former Tory premier of Ontario
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Small story from Pang
Fish from ice fishing in Qikiqtarjuaq are coming in about three weeks earlier than usual. That's good locally — more local jobs — but a sign of the changing climate.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2012 Roundup
Yes, Alice comes as close as one can to distilling the entire NDP leadership race into a single post. But there’s still plenty going on as the field becomes official – so let’s take a look at what’s new over the past couple of days. – Niki Ashton released a
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