And the provinces have become, in effect, the triple “e” Senate, why on earth do we need that useless body in Ottawa?
Continue readingArt Threat: The fight to sell or save water – Friday Film Pick: Water on the Table
New DVD release of Water on the Table, a doc beautifully showcasing the public-vs-private fight over water.
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Bargain basement prices on BC public lands?
Monday, June 27, 2011
Attention Alpine Resort developers! Beautiful Public B.C. mountain rea…
Continue readingRedBedHead: Why Rob Ford Won’t Be At Pride: Because He’s A Bigot
Bourgeois politeness, and perhaps fear of lawsuits, prevent the mainstream media from calling right wing politicians by their proper names. I’m less concerned given my “circulation” and lack of advertisers to please. So, I’m happy to answer the questio…
Continue readingAt Least Ruth-Ellen Brosseau Knows the Difference Between a Lockout and a Strike
I’ve been following the marathon debates on forcing the locked out Canada Post workers back to work on the CBC page live feed since last night and observing the debates on Twitter. The rookie NDP MPs have been actively participating and have, in my opinion, all been quite articulate. Sure some of them . . . → Read More: At Least Ruth-Ellen Brosseau Knows the Difference Between a Lockout and a Strike
Continue readingkirbycairo: A Few Lugubrious Thoughts for Friday Afternoon. . . .
– I would like to thank and congratulate the NDP caucus for their opposition to the back to work legislation concerning the Postal Workers. It is an important, if symbolic, gesture of solidarity which reminds us that there is someone opposing the corpo…
Continue readingKiwi CEO: no equal pay for women because “once a month they have sick problems”
Alasdair Thompson of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) in New Zealand is unapologetic about his recent comments on why women should not receive equal pay. In fact, he’s a bit peeved at the media and the way his perfectly-clear words were taken.
But during the 22-minute segment, Mr. Thompson did not apologize for . . . → Read More: Kiwi CEO: no equal pay for women because “once a month they have sick problems”
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Who Holds the Family Purse-Strings?
Statscan have released an interesting paper, “The Income Management Strategies of Older Couples in Canada.” It looks at who controls the family finances in couples with one partner aged 45 and over. (They used the age cut off because a special question was added to the General Social Survey which is restricted to that age […]
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 3876…Happy Fete La Belle
Happy Fete Nationale/Ste. Jean Baptiste Day.Remember it is not a party til someone falls in the bonfire.WFDS
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The Great Canadian Standoff
The NDP are filibustering, presenting their 20 minute speeches, delaying the vote on the back to work legislation, that would force postal workers back on the job, for less money than originally offered.I don’t know if Lisa Raitt finds union busting as…
Continue readingCathiefromCanada: Great line of the day
Orwell’s Bastard discusses the Toronto police pity-party G20 report: So Bill Blair’s had some time to reflect on last summer’s G20 clusterfuck, and good and loyal servant he is, he’s graced us with a report. Among other things, he praises his officers …
Continue readingConvicted felon Conrad Black puts the Con in Conservative
A con can always con a Con but not everyone is a Con, as Conrad Black has found out. Back to the slammer, Mister.48 months and $125,000 fine. Has 16 months remaining. Two years supervised release. Perhaps no jail time?Amiel collapses.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Plenty of observers have noted the Cons’ complete lack of a reasonable explanation for standing in the way of a global consensus to at least ensure that asbestos is accurately labeled as a hazardous substance. But yo…
Continue readingFetus Billboard Boy Would Rather Go To Jail Than Take Down His Billboard
Remember that gawd awful image below? Is it just me? Or does he really look diabolical? He looks like he’s about to devour that invisible baby.
Yes, #gregfultzisacreep, that billboard boy has been ordered to take down his billboard immediately.
But Fultz’s attorney said his client is adamant about protecting his . . . → Read More: Fetus Billboard Boy Would Rather Go To Jail Than Take Down His Billboard
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Now available in Canada
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission. GOD TV isn’t available on your cable TV, but if you’re a Canadian with a satellite dish, you may be able to arrange to watch the network now. GOD TV has … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: OJ Simpson: the never ending story
OJ Simpson. The althete. The rental car spokesperson. The wife beater. The trial of the centry that started Reality TV. Slow speed car chase. El Blanco Bronco. The Dream Team Lawyers: Kardasian. F. Lee. Bailey. Johnnie Cockrane. The procecutors Marcia…
Continue readingImpeaching Ahmadinejad
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameni, has a problem. He wholeheartedly supported incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the 2009 presidential election, and now it turns out the flaky Ahmadinejad is being a bad boy. Allies of the president and his chi…
Continue readingWinnipeg Jets it is!
Winnipeg has a new NHL team and now it has a name – Winnipeg Jets. The only name it could be.And now if Ottawa would only name its CFL team the only name it can have – Ottawa Rough Riders!
Continue readingAmericans tire of war spending
Americans have for some time seemed to have an insatiable appetite for military spending. Defence was the sacred cow of their federal budget. Now it seems they are losing that appetite for at least one form of military expense—waging war.The Afghan w…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On maturing processes
Let’s take a look at a couple of final issues from #vancon2011, starting with the series of machinations around resolutions ruling out merger or non-compete agreements with the Liberals.As I noted at the time, the convention planners gave a prominent p…
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