Yes, plenty of key websites will be going dark today – and for good reason based on the U.S. legislation being protested. But today also marks one month from the February 18 membership deadline in the NDP’s leadership race. So today may be a good time to sign up to
Continue reading350 or bust: Conservative Party Of Canada’s Unethical Ties To Pro-Tar Sands Lobby
A picture is worth a thousand words: Graphic via Matt Price: Six Degrees Of Separation Between Ethical Oil and Conservatives
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Jurors rounded up off streets of London
Wow! Now this is an odd story! http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1117245–jurors-rounded-up-off-streets-of-london?bn=1 They were going about their business on a bleak January morning. Hurrying to appointments or perhaps to work. But in downtown, London, Ont., on Tuesday, 20 people had their plans change suddenly, when they were yanked off the street for jury duty.
Continue readingNew Blog affiliates
Please welcome as new affiliates to Progressive Bloggers: 1) Random Ranting, Raving and Ratings 2) The Political Roadmap You’ll see their posts pop up sooner or later, I’m sure.
Continue readingMeat to Barking Dogs
Cruising through Memeorandum this morning, this item caught my attention: Michelle Obama’s Birthday Restaurant Has Occupy-Themed Burger Menu. The restaurant of her birthday festivities features a “99% Patty Melt” on Wonder Bread for $9.99, and a “1% 8 oz Kobe burger” decorated with gold leaf. Because Michelle Obama drives righties insane
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: An ironic observation
Results of a new study from Concordia University recently reported by The Gazette show that most Canadians still aren’t eating enough fruits and vegetables every day. The study also found that the Québécois significantly eat more fresh produce than other Canadians.I wasn’t overly surprised by this finding. Having shared many
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: An ironic observation
Results of a new study from Concordia University recently reported by The Gazette show that most Canadians still aren’t eating enough fruits and vegetables every day. The study also found that the Québécois significantly eat more fresh produce than other Canadians.I wasn’t overly surprised by this finding. Having shared many
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: An ironic observation
Results of a new study from Concordia University recently reported by The Gazette show that most Canadians still aren’t eating enough fruits and vegetables every day. The study also found that the Québécois significantly eat more fresh produce than …
Continue readingZorg Report: Jim Flaherty Urges Lower Mortgage Rates; Insists Banking Sector Needs Freedom from Government Constraints
Jim Flaherty Urges Lower Mortgage Rates; Insists Banking Sector Needs Freedom from Government Constraints November 13, 2014 (CP) – Daniel Zorg Former Ontario and Canada finance minister Jim Flaherty today announced that Canada’s banking sector must be able to operate with complete freedom, without any government meddling. Having left office
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Wind Concerns Busted!
A prominent anti-wind-power group is under fire amid accusations it broke election financing by running a negative advertising campaign against Liberal candidates last fall. […] They say Wind Concerns Ontario failed to comply with the Election Finance Act by allegedly spending over the $500 threshold on political advertising during the
Continue readingTrashy's World: Way to go, OC Transpo!
What a great idea! As reported by the O dot, Ottawa’s bus service will soon included an executive fleet! I’ll like not having to step over the vomit while exiting the 95 at Hurdman! OC Transpo President Gilles DuMont hails the new transit option as a breakthrough in city transit
Continue readingInnovation without leadership
The premiers have emerged from their meeting in Victoria saying that they want to create an innovation working group, so that we can start harmonising our 13 different healthcare jurisdictions, and talking to each other about best practices and all of that. Which is great. But usually the federal government has
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Tom Flanagan, Founder-Worship, and the Canadian States’ Rights Movement
Tom Flanagan has published what apparently passes for a wise think-piece from a tenured professor, celebrating the dismantling of the Canadian healthcare system on the grounds that it gets us back to the vision of limited federalism that the founders of the country really wanted us to live under. It
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Why Canadians Should Participate in the SOPA/PIPA Protest
Michael Geist: Why Canadians Should Participate in the SOPA/PIPA Protest
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Net Benefit
“Rio Tinto and Caterpillar Electro Motive are newly minted Canadian corporate citizens who have locked their workers out to freeze and starve. These corporate muggers were allowed into Canada and encouraged in their anti Canadianism by the Harper Junta. It’s going to be a cold winter and a hot summer
Continue readingBuckdog: SOPA and PIPA
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Continue readingLet Freedom Rain 2012-01-18 01:15:00
http://sopastrike.com/ Image by A Creative Revolution (H/T Dawg’s Blawg)
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Liberal voting reform endorsement reduces chances of NDP-Liberal merger
The question of a Liberal-NDP merger was something that was discussed quite openly following Harper’s ascent to a majority. Such poltical heavyweights as Jean Chretien even weighed in on the idea, and Jack Layton (an opponent or merger) has now passed away. It is thus worth noting, given recent events, how such
Continue readingCathiefromCanada: Sigh
The Harper Cons say its critical that Canada sell its oil to the States. And they’re also saying its critical that Canada sell its oil to Asia.No wonder the Harper Cons abandoned Kyoto — our government won’t be interested in energy conservation until Canada hasn’t got anything more to sell.
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