Canadians’ racist neglect of our first people’s seems unshakable. We had Davis Inlet, and we didn’t wake up to any systemic problems. That was just a one off? And now Attawapiskat? Perhaps it was just a tragedy of homelessness that happened in the last few weeks, so we couldn’t expect
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South Africa on slippery slope?
Normally, I’m wary of slippery slope arguments but when an African government acts to limit freedom of speech, I suspect such an argument may be valid. Unfortunately, South Africa has done just that. A law, ostensibly to protect state secrets, has been approved by the South African National Assembly. The
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Together, we can do it
In October, TCU Place in Saskatoon played host to the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s 56th annual convention. This year’s convention was another overwhelming success with 500 to 600 delegates in attendance. Convention delegates were treated to a number of presentations by a variety of accomplished speakers, some of whom you
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: That Annoying Twitter Access
I’ve seldom seen a journalist whine so much about politicians who are too accessible to the public. Look no further, you can find them in the Calgary Herald. Mayor Nenshi has even replied to a tweet from me, and I don’t even live in Calgary, so obviously he must be
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: Occupy: Why Voting Isn’t Enough
Overhead view of the Occupy Toronto encampment, St. James Park (from Torontoist)Al Gore’s book, “The Assault on Reason” is one of the best treatises on American democracy I’ve ever read. Written almost five years ago, the book goes into great detail ab…
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: Occupy: Why Voting Isn’t Enough
Overhead view of the Occupy Toronto encampment, St. James Park (from Torontoist) Al Gore’s book, “The Assault on Reason” is one of the best treatises on American democracy I’ve ever read. Written almost five years ago, the book goes into great detail about the many ways in which that democracy
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: Occupy: Why Voting Isn’t Enough
Overhead view of the Occupy Toronto encampment, St. James Park (from Torontoist) Al Gore’s book, “The Assault on Reason” is one of the best treatises on American democracy I’ve ever read. Written almost five years ago, the book goes into great detail about the many ways in which that democracy
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Fixing Vision Vancouver’s Democratic Deficit
Now that Vision Vancouver has self-actualized as a political party, it’s time to see if they’ll now address some longstanding democratic deficits. The complexion of the city changed markedly last night as Vision elected all its candidates, the Greens got a seat on council, the NPA increased its representation and
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Liveblog – BC Civic Election Returms
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Continue readingHellberta: November mid-month round-up: Occupy dies, the New World Order is born, the revolution begins
The Occupy movement is dead. Seriously. In it’s place however is the new American revolution. They look similar, and the new American revolution is still calling itself Occupy, but they are very different. I’ll point out this difference for you in a very simple contrast of thought:1) Occupy: When it
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: No Engagement – Occupy Regina to be Occupy City Hall
Mayor does not want to engage the protestors Mayor Pat Fiacco maintained on CJME’s Morning News on Monday, he would not engage the protestors. “We’re busy, we’re very, very busy and we’re doing what City Hall is supposed to be doing,” Fiacco said. He acknowledged some people wish the City
Continue readingHarpercons Cut Debate, Behave Like Dictators And The Biggest Story These Media Hacks Can Come up With is Pat Martin Tweeting the F-Bomb?
Oooh! Shiver me timbers! Pat Martin used the word “Fuck”. Wow! Not like he the first politician to use it publicly. Remember Senator Nancy Ruth’s shut the fuck up moment? And another, more forgettable moment from John the pitbull Baird? Yes, we do let them slide, don’ t we? But not
Continue readingThings Are Good: United Republic: Creative Organization Grows from OWS
Democracy takes time, and it’s rough and tedious work, so it’s amazing that in the two short months since the Occupy Movement began an organization has sprung up that will help the movement. United Republic aims to support the Occupy Movement by championing the idea that political decisions should be
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: You Can’t Evict An Idea
(Written Nov. 14 or earlier, I thought it was posted, but it was not.) Saskatoon and Regina’s respective City Halls are both going to try to proceed with illegal evictions of peaceful protesters from public parks. This creates a huge problem for our democracy, and the several homeless people living at the Occupy Regina protest […]
What’s The Hurry, Stevie? Planning To Shut The Place Down, AGAIN??
We all have been hearing that Stevie Spiteful and his puppets have been doing all to curb debate on the motions they’ve been pushing in the House of Commons since their majority. Everything from scrapping the Canadian Wheat Board to that hideous…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: October 25, 2011
Tuesday, October 25 saw another day of discussion about the Canadian Wheat Board. But this time, the topic of debate was set on the opposition’s terms, as the proceedings focused on Niki Ashton’s motion calling to allow grain producers to vote for them…
Continue readingtheKrellant.ca: Krellant Special Report on Occupy Toronto
In this episode of The Krellant Evenings News, Cat Reporter infiltrates the Occupy movement and learns of their secret plans to take over the world. Oh, and Frank has a new reason to freak out.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: A step in the right democratic direction #nlpoli
One New Democrat is fighting the re-count in Burin-Placentia West on grounds that the special ballot provisions of the provincial Elections Act are unconstitutional. Let this be the first measure to turn back the anti-democratic current of the past ei…
Continue readingThings Are Good: Canadians Like the Occupy Movement
Even the right-leaning Canadian press can’t disagree that the Occupy Movement is a positive thing in and of itself. A new poll reveals that almost 60% of Canadians view the movement in a positive light, while some others tend to have problems because it is “leaderless”.
It’s great to see Canadians (who have not suffered […]
The Progressive Economics Forum: Federal Post-Secondary Education Act
Last month, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) released a document entitled Public Education for the Public Good: A National Vision for Canada’s Post-Secondary Education System. I found the document to be quite informative, filled with a lot of useful statistics. For example: -Enrolment is rising in colleges and universities across Canada. Since the late 1990s, full-time enrolment has […]
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