BC Premier Christy Clark took a break from bullying teachers yesterday to back the idea of elections to Canada’s Senate. If the private member’s bill introduced by Liberal John Les passes through the Legislature, which with the Premier’s support it almost certainly will, British Columbians could wind up voting this
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The mercenary qualities of liberal economists
Here is Mankiw circa 2007: Thursday, July 19, 2007 The Taxation of Carried Interest Several people have asked me my views on the taxation of carried interest. It is a complicated issue, and I don’t pretend to be an … Continue reading →
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: Reading the NDP Tea Leaves
Any good pundit (for is that not what I aspire to become?) must dispense with caution and modesty from time to time and, in godlike fashion, attempt to predict the future. It is a virtually risk-free enterprise. If my prediction turns out wrong, no one will notice or care, because
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Continue readingPeggy Nash or Bust
OK time to get off the fence. There are presently two visions of social democracy at play within the NDP. One that wants to drag the NDP further to the neoliberal centre and one that wants to take a pause … Continue reading →
Continue readingStop closing your model
The classical theorists resemble Euclidean geometers in a non-Euclidean world, who discovering that in experience straight lines apparently parallel often meet, rebuke the lines for not keeping straight—as the only remedy for the unfortunate collisions which are occurring. Yet, in … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy and Jymn rub The Globe’s nose in #RoboCon | #cdnpoli
RoboCon: Journalism Failure at the Globe – UPDATED | Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: “And what’s the reason that John Ibbitson, a professional journalist for a national newspaper, treats Giorno with so much respect and kid-gloves that he talks him up as some sort of non-lying politician, while a nobody blogger in
Continue readingthe woodshed: Dumb and Dumber
Who is a clumsier liar and stupider spin merchant – Dean Del Mastro or Maurice Vellacot? In this corner….IT WAS THE LIBERALS! Conservative demand Liberals release phone records, but won’t release their ownDean Del Mastro, the parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister, blamed the Liberals over and over again during
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Tough Choice…
Who to despise more – the callow attendees of the Conservative Youth Conference lapping up wisdom “from senior staff from the winning 2011 federal campaign” or the reckless bunch of would-be anarchists affiliated with the so-called Anti-Capitalist Convergence protesting outside the event this past weekend? Sex Pistols… Really? That is
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: A small bit of advice for Stephen Harper
If you’re going to send a spokesperson out to the media and talkshows to defend/obfuscate against robocalls and whether or not your party engaged in voter suppression, I’d suggest Dean Del Maestro isn’t the guy to keep sending out there. He’s an accident that’s happening (the Liberals were calling their
Continue reading350 or bust: Canada’s Decline: Election Fraud & PetroState Politics
Wow. Where does a progressive Canadian climate blogger get started on this Monday morning? Political developments in this wonderful country have been snowballing into a bigger and bigger mess for the ruling Conservative party, which has been ruling by decree rather than consensus ever since it gained a slight majority
Continue readingthe woodshed: Why Stephen Harper really wanted those pandas
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Continue readingRppe.org under attack
For those trying to access RPPE.ORG the site has been temporarily suspended do to an attack. It appears the attack was directed at the parent host. I knew something was up as I have had boat load of hits coming … Continue reading →
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Understanding the Current Canadian Political Situation
So much is going on in the Canadian political landscape, I really didn’t know where to start. That said, this article tries to cover a lot of the problems that are emerging as a result of treating Canadian voters like commodities to be traded and bought (or suppressed) using modern
Continue readingwmtc: sunday, march 11: toronto rally for democracy
Yesterday the rallies kicked off in Vancouver. Next Sunday is Toronto’s turn. Demand a complete, public inquiry into election fraud in the 2011 election. Demand a by-elections! Toronto:Sunday, March 11, 201212:00 noonYonge-Dundas SquareOn Facebook Facebook pages for other cities where rallies have been confirmed:CalgaryMontrealOttawaSaskatoon As more cities have information, they’ll
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Analyzing Nathan Cullen’s Joint Nomination Plan
NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen has staked his bid to be the next Prime Minister of Canada on an unconventional electoral strategy. He would allow so called joint nominations where, at the riding level, riding associations for the Liberals and the NDP (and in principle other parties) could opt to
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Conservative Robo-Fraud Update
With the latest meme from the PMO in hand, Conservatives under hostile fire in Question Period, uniformly downplay the “robocall scandal” as nothing but an “unsubstantiated smear campaign”… Well, at this point in time, the Conservatives are right – at least, technically speaking. Opposition critics don’t presently have the necessary
Continue readingThe Equivocator: The NDP Leadership Foreign Policy Awards – 2012
The evening of the Academy Awards a good friend and I were reviewing the foreign policy platforms of three NDP leadership candidates, Tom Mulcair, Brian Topp and Peggy Nash. Here are some awards we created for each of the three candidates’ policies: Most impressive foreign policy recommendation: Peggy Nash –
Continue readingwmtc: avaaz petition to rcmp and elections canada to broaden investigation
This petition from Avaaz calls on the RCMP and Elections Canada to expand their investigation beyond the one riding in Guelph, to third parties, including all robocall contracts, and all ridings where misconduct is suspected. Sign here.
Continue readingHarper and the electoral fraud scandal | #cdnpoli
You know, I really want to believe this thing will grow uglier and get out of control. Massive, systematic and coordinated misinformation, all with the express purpose of disenfranchising voters? If this doesn’t throw the results of last May’s federal election into doubt, then God knows what will. Alison’s been
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