When Stephen Harper won a majority in the federal election he did this first and foremost by attracting a large body of voters who had not voted for him in the past and may not in the future. Discussions of the political seppuku committed by Liberals a…
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Wise Law Blog: Remembering Jack Layton
CBC’s 22 Minutes fondly remembers the late NDP leader:
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Continue readingMake Jack Layton’s legacy mean something
Jack Layton, federal NDP leader from 2003 until his passing yesterday, has rebuilt the party. Its a contender again just as it was under Ed Broadbent. Probably more of a contender as the NDP replaced the Liberals as the second party in Canada. But its …
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Aw, shit.
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” A letter to Canadians, from Jack Layton
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Book Review "Broken Words" Understanding the grip Neo-Cons have on evangelicals
As the author of a blog I get occasional emails asking me to review a book or promote a particular cause. In most cases I decline, and I’ve never agreed to review a book before…until now.
The book I was asked to review is entitled ‘Broken Word…
Canadian Soapbox: Jack Layton’s passing, let’s leave the analysis for another day….
So what does the passing of NDP leader Jack Layton mean?
Let’s forget about that for now and just take a bit of time to admire the man for his energy, his convictions and passion. They say a candle burns brightest before it goes out, and …
Scott's DiaTribes: Thanks, Jack.
Thank you for contributing to Canadian politics. Thank you for showing Canadians how to be courageous when fighting an election campaign even with a disease like cancer. Thank you for your good-bye note – it was sad to read, but also a message of…
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: Jack Layton: 1950-2011
I truly believed that Jack would be back. That’s what he’s best known for: being a tireless fighter and ultimately overcoming. And usually against the most imposing of odds. He did, after all, overcome prostate cancer and campaign while recovering from a hip injury, hone a message that resonated with English and French Canada and 
350 or bust: Jack Layton: Let Us Be Loving, Hopeful, and Optimistic. And We’ll Change The World
A letter to Canadians from Jack Layton, leader of the NDP and the leader of the Official Opposition in the Canadian Parliament. It is dated August 20, two days before his death today from cancer. Former Governor-General Michaëlle Jean said in a postin…
Continue readingbastard.logic: RIP Jack Layton: His Death Is Only The Beginning
by matttbastard In the end, we should have known it was fanciful, even selfish, to expect Jack Layton to make it back to Parliament in the Fall. The man who, weeks ago, stood before a stunned nation to announce he was … Continue reading →
wmtc: jack latyon 1950-2011, with love and thanks
I learned the terrible, shocking news of Jack Layton’s death a bit late, and only because friends texted and emailed me. I tend to be in a news bubble on Monday mornings. I’m heartsick. We all are.My heart breaks for Olivia and all of Jack’s family, an…
Continue readingJack Layton dies
My condolences to his family and friends. Filed under: Canadian Politics
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: Kathy Shaidle Whines About Not Having A Column
Five Millimetres of Integrity blogger Kathy Shaidle is upset that she doesn’t have a column, but an actual journalist (who happens to have a transsexual history) does. Well cry me a river. When we last saw Shaidle, I was sort of stating the obvious on this blog, that Ezra Levant and Spin SunTV– along with 
Progressive Proselytizing: Ontario Election 2011: Candidate Overview for the Riding of Parkdale Highpark
This post is intended to fill a void on Google that does not, as yet, have a non-partisan summary of the basic facts about the candidates running in the Parkdale-Highpark riding in the 2011 Ontario Election. I will not offer any commentary here but sha…
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Who NOT to bully
We’re going to continue where we left off yesterday on the theme of Conservative bullying. Yesterday it was Madame Supreme Court Justice Beverly Mclachlan who made it clear she wasn’t impressed by Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney’s attempt to bully the judiciary into being cowed into ruling for Harper’s policies. Today, the Conservatives are figuring out that perhaps trying to threaten and bully a widow isn’t such a great idea.
This lady and her cause against Canada exporting asbestos (which killed her husband) was wallowing in obscurity until the Conservative Party decided to try and bully her into taking down a party logo she was using on her […]
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Mandatory Sentences Really Mean Mandatory
Canada’s top legal group, the Canadian Bar Association, was not exactly kind to Harper’s approach to crime in its recent annual conference. It identified many issues from overcrowding to the rates of mentally ill in the prison system. But the issue tha…
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Picking and choosing who to try and bully
This happened yesterday, but I’ll still comment on it. You might have seen the story where the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court took the unusual step of publicly (albeit indirectly) supporting the rebuke of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney for his suggestion a few months back that judges weren’t being deferential enough to the Conservative government:
“I was certainly — and I think all judges were — very pleased when an issue arose earlier this year when a Minister of the Crown seemed to suggest that some judges were insufficiently solicitous to government policy. We were very, very gratified to see your president writing a powerful public letter to […]
Continue readingDebt Refinancing, the Federal Government and the Provinces
Ok this post is in the form of a naive question. And it goes like this: If the Federal Government can borrow (OK MMTers don’t vide your back-end here, I know they do not have to go to the bond … Continue reading →
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Another neck and neck poll in Ontario
More unsettling polling news for the Ontario PC’s and their leader Tim Hudak:
With less than eight weeks to go before Ontarians head to the polls, the race between the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals has tightened, with the Tories five points ahead among decided voters, a new poll suggests. The Nanos Research poll — conducted between August 10 and August 13 for CTV, The Globe and Mail and CP24 — found the Liberals are on an upswing, closing the gap slightly with the Tories. According to the poll, support sits at 42.1 per cent for the Progressive Conservatives, 37.6 per cent for the Liberals, 16.2 per cent for […]
Continue readingThe Wandering Joe: A curse for Doug Ford
… with apologies to all of my Christian friends, and Laurence Stern. Yes, I know I recently offered this on Facebook with Stephen Harper’s name inserted, but I’m beginning to hate Doug Ford with the same level of intensity. Here goes:
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