I initially had a vague plan for this post but have decided to go with whatever comes to mind to create an election commentary medley of sorts. Actually, it more resembles a rather large balloon filled with statistics and cynicism and it keeps growing! The Conservatives have won a majority government and this ensures their […]
Continue readingA voice from Riverbend: "News & Views" with Artem Medvedev, week of May 9th
Part One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BkNVzf1xy0
Part Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d_3WI7-v9M
Looking forward to your feedback!
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Half an Hour: The OER Debate, In Full
Over the last couple of weeks I participated in a debate on whether OER projects should favour commercial use. The debate, available on the WSIS Community Platform, was quite an interesting debate, but there were numerous complaints from people who wan…
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Majority Conservative Government Ushers in New Era of Economic Stability
“The choice for Canadians is crystal clear,” said Harper. “Continuing our low-tax plan to complete the recovery and create jobs, financial security, stability and certainty for Canadian families and businesses. Or the high-tax, reckless-spending Ignatieff-NDP-Bloc Québécois agenda that will stall our recovery, kill jobs and produce political instability and economic uncertainty by re-opening constitutional debates. […]
Continue readingWant to Help Rebuild the #LPC? Stop Talking Policy.
Nothing clarifies the mind like getting your ass kicked. I am seeing more passion about the Liberal Party now than I have seen in years. Forums, websites, Facebook, email: All are alive with grassroots Liberals wanting to participate in the rebuild…
Continue readingWant to Help Rebuild the #LPC? Stop Talking Policy.
Nothing clarifies the mind like getting your ass kicked. I am seeing more passion about the Liberal Party now than I have seen in years. Forums, websites, Facebook, email: All are alive with grassroots Liberals wanting to participate in the rebuilding of this great party. Right now, that energy is unfocused. I am seeing lots […]
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Sean Avery endorses marriage equality with video
“I’m Sean Avery, and I’m a New Yorker for marriage equality. I treat everyone the way I expect to be treated, and that applies to marriage.”After New York Rangers left winger Sean Avery declared his support early in 2011 for any hockey player who m…
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Something Wicked
In the same week that Canada’s political pundits hailed Stephen Harper’s “remaking of the political landscape,” — the week that Micheal Ignatieff resigned as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and headed to the University of Toronto — Andrew Coyn…
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Sun TV ratings tank – Nobody is watching
I used to like the Toronto Sun newspaper, certainly before they were gobbled up by Quebecor and became just another corporate mouthpiece. Then they got rid of some of their best columnists, guys like Mathew Fisher, Greg Weston and Eric Margolis,
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The Adventures of Diva Rachel: Interim Leader: pending failure or sign of change 2 come?
Why is the LPC taking queues from a former PM from 10 yrs ago? Isn’t Jean Chrétien retired? Why would his advice be more valuable than that of Paul Martin or Stéphane Dion?Why are we even going there? Why isn’t anyone worried about engaging the grass…
Continue readingIf Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: Revenge is a dish best served cold
Revenge is more satisfying as a considered response enacted when unexpected I have been somewhat silent for a while due to a busy work and personal life. I also had trouble rousing myself for an ongoing spate of blogging when the impact seemed so futile. The die was cast. If
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Research After the DSM5? At Least Grinker Will Be Happy
Will the DSM5 render meaningless all autism research to date? Will the DSM5 make it impossible to determine whether autism disorders are increasing or whether they are triggered or caused by environmental factors? The odds are good, given the diffi…
Continue readingSo How’s That Neo-Liberalism Thing Workin’ Out For Ya ?
For the past 30 years or so in Canada we have seen a steady succession of neo-liberal governments, each telling Canadians that we have to tighten our belts while cutting taxes and regulation on corporations. Well the evidence is in and we now know what…
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: How Much Will Harper Cut?
Some progressives worry that the new Conservative majority will dismantle the Canadian state. Hard-nosed economic conservatives like Andrew Coyne and Terry Corcoran worry that the Conservatives will not actually cut government spending. I have suggested that the Harper Conservatives will cut, but not as much as the Chretien Liberals. This debate would benefit from some […]
Continue readingWe need thicker skins NDP
I am still getting over the huge success of our party in this election. My first thought was that the NDP did great but if you take Quebec out we just got by. That’s wrong however. We increased our seat count and if we are to look at the big citi…
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: So you sent him packing….
Now he’s gone and you rejoice in your victory. You have politically destroyed a man who’s only failings seemed to be that he was a decent and intelligent person. And that scared you. A man whose credentials were undisputed and recognized globally you d…
Continue readingCathiefromCanada: Trivial
As usual, the media seem to be focusing on trivialities, like how young some of the new NDP members of parliament are:Canada’s problem for the next four years is not going to be the age of the people sitting on the opposition benches:
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Did NDP Sectarianism Screw Canada? Part 2
On Saturday, May 7, The Toronto Star, published a front-page “Exclusive” article entitled “What Really Sunk Ignatieff and the Liberals”, written by veteran reporter Linda Diebel. You can read it here: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/987422–exclusive-what-really-sunk-michael-ignatieff-and-the-liberals?bn=1 Among the reasons it cites for the Liberal’s demise was the fact that during the April 12th leaders’ debate, NDP leader Jack Layton […]
Continue readingALTAVISTAGOOGLE: Ruth Ellen, The Mona Lisa of Our Time
1 photo. How does a politician, no less a photogenic one that took InternetMarketing as part of her Marketing Diploma at Kingston’s SaintLawrence College, have a grand total of 1 picture of herself on theInternet?To date, she has granted a grand total of 1 interview. And it was byphone! Today she also made and an audio recording, in French thistime, that was auto-called to Berthier-Meskinon…
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Reflection on the Election
Poring over the entrails leads me to a couple of observations. First, as is usually the case, the change in the distribution of seats which commands headlines is an imperfect reflection of the change in the distribution of votes. The NDP breakthrough in Quebec was remarkable and historically important and unprecedented, but so was the […]
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