Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Jeffrey Simpson has a bit of trouble recognizing that inequality applies at all rungs of the income ladder, not merely as a matter of resolving poverty. But otherwise his latest is well worth a read:Th…
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Accidental Deliberations: Deep thought
I know I can’t think of a higher priority for Canada at the moment than to declare war on citizenship.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Sixth Estate examines which party’s candidates have violated the Canada Elections Act in recent elections. And it shouldn’t be much surprise that Canada’s supposed law-and-order party doesn’t have much respect f…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On stretches
Shorter Barbara Yaffe:Of course we can find good news for Liberals – just as long as we get creative in defining the term!Update: Actually, there’s a serious point to be made here. While it’s disingenuous enough to conflate the B.C. and Quebec Libs wit…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Only part of the story
Yes, it’s absolutely appalling that federal prison costs have already shot up by 86% under the Harper Cons (by well over a billion per year), and only figure to escalate further. But let’s keep in mind that today’s news only covers a relatively small p…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading…- While I agree with Murray Dobbin’s latest to a point, I’d think it’s worth clarifying exactly what kind of fight we can and should expect from the NDP over the next four years. To the extent one consid…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Erin alerts us to the possibility that one of the most appalling aspects of the TILMA might soon be law across Canada with virtually no discussion if we don’t make an issue of it:The most important objection …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On value debates
Yes, Bruce Anderson’s latest has already been duly mocked. But it’s particularly worth contrasting Anderson’s claim that no party should date to criticize the Cons as overly right-wing against what Canadians themselves actually want done from a policy …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted material for your weekend reading.- Paul Wells puts his observations about Stephen Harper’s inexplicable warnings about Canada’s eventual disappearance into column form. But I have to wonder whether Harper is really just taking the logical nex…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On innumeracy
Yes, we know that math isn’t Deficit Jim Flaherty’s forte. But could it be that he’s still less numerically challenged than the rest of his cabinet colleagues? Let’s check in with someone who’s supposed to be one of the Cons’ brightest lights…”We don…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Open to change
It’s absolutely for the best that Paul Dewar is planning to reintroduce his bill to ensure a truly independent Parliamentary Budget Office. But what’s most significant in determining whether the bill has a chance of passing is that even the Cons haven’…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jay Bryan weighs in on dangers of increasing inequality and corporate greed:Of course, the corporate mantra is that top executives are making millions because they’re possessed of a unique genius that enriches their …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Armine Yalnizyan follows up on the Conference Board of Canada’s recognition that growing inequality is a serious problem for Canada by noting the similar observations around the globe:There is a growing awarene…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: A bridge to know-nothingness
Shorter Denis Lebel:Ignorance is bliss. And we’re hard at work making sure Canadians are nothing less than euphoric.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: June 21, 2011
Issue of the DayMuch of the day’s debate was taken up with the final debate on the Cons’ budget legislation, with the NDP particularly highlighting provisions to subsidize private mortgage insurance – while the Cons responded at times by insisting that…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Janyce McGregor’s article on the perils of Senate reform is well worth a read in general. But let’s particularly highlight an issue I’ve raised before – if one which is no less glaring in the absence of …
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Assorted content to start your week.- Trish Hennessy’s latest Numbers consist of a comparison between Canada and other OECD countries…featuring some great news on the social front:84Percentage of Canadians, on average, who report the highest communit…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On top priorities
Of course, a national energy strategy could be a huge plus if it includes some recognition of environmental issues and other concerns beyond immediate profits. But let’s just say there’s not much reason for optimism in the reason why the Cons are just …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Still hard at work
In case there was any doubt whether the NDP’s hard-earned reputation as the most productive caucus in Ottawa would change as the party moved into its new role as Official Opposition, LEGISInfo provides a handy comparison for the bills introduced in the…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted material for your weekend reading.- He’s a bit too shy in pointing out exactly how thoroughly the Cons’ position on the Canadian Wheat Board has been rebuked in CWB elections for ages. But Bruce Johnstone nicely describes the PR blitz designed…
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