I don't know whether Stephen Harper will turn up for Question Period today, because he didn't bother or dare to attend the Throne Speech.And people are starting to call him the invisible man. The man who can't be seen, or dare not show hi…
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Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading.- Louis-Philippe Rochon highlights why we need governments at all levels to be working on stimulating Canada’s economy, not looking to cut back:The bank was referring to what economists call “secular stagnation”…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why the Con Media is Wrong About Justin Trudeau
From the moment he was sworn in the Con media has gone after Justin Trudeau like a pack of rabid rats.They have attacked his wife, they have attacked his children.They keep claiming that his honeymoon is over. But sadly for them they don't seem to …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Justin Trudeau and the Death of the Harper Cons
It was the most magical throne speech I've ever seen. The new leader stepping forward. the old one rotting in the shadows.The promise to take our Canada back.Justin Trudeau is signalling that his government will make a clean break from the policies…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Tom Bawden notes that inequality is as much a problem in our relative contribution to climate change as it is in so many other areas of life. And Steven Rosenfeld lists some of the ways in which the increasingly-weal…
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: COP21: 140 Physicians Demand Bold Canadian Action Against Climate Change
More than 140 Canadian physicians and medical students have signed a letter demanding bold Liberal action on climate change after the COP21 conference.
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LeDaro: Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau at the Climate Change meeting. He looks like a kid amongst all the old leaders. I am sure he did well. It is good to know that he believes in global warming and willing to take appropriate actions.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rona Ambrose and the Madness of the Cons
I always knew Rona Ambrose's claim that her Cons would be different and better than Stephen Harper's Cons was a hollow boast.And that she would not be able to resist the tempting target of Justin Trudeau's children.I knew that a woman who w…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Media Goes After Justin Trudeau’s Children
It couldn't be more of a disgusting or more cowardly move.The Con media which despite its best efforts has failed to damage Justin Trudeau's popularity, or destroy our hopes for a better future.Is now trying to do both by going after his child…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Justin Trudeau and the Magic Honeymoon
Ever since Justin Trudeau was sworn in, and our enchanted fall began, the Con media has been attacking him like they never attacked Stephen Harper.They denounced his decision to stop the bombing after the Paris massacre. They said it was a BIG MISTAKE …
Continue readingLeDaro: TRUDEAU’S PLEDGE TO CLIMATE FUND
It is great to see Canada playing a productive role on the World stage.The Trudeau government’s pledge of $2.65 billion dollars to help developing countries with sustainability is important. It shows Canada takes climate change seriously. It is imp…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Justin Trudeau Left Stephen Harper in the Dust
For years Stephen Harper attacked Justin Trudeau as only a bully and a political pervert could.Smearing him in every possible way, distorting his words, questioning his masculinity, and trying to brainwash us into believing that he was just not ready…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rick Mercer and the Refugee Lifeline
As you know, I believe the challenge of settling thousands of Syrian refugees in this country is a gift not a burden.A chance to show that after the darkness of the Harper years, we still remember what it means to be a Canadian.So although the Con medi…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Justin Trudeau and the New and Better Canada
Isn't it great that after all the challenges he has had to face since he came to power, and the way the corporate media has gone after him, that Justin Trudeau is still incredibly popular. In Canada and all over the world. Have you seen the news…
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Alberta’s climate-change strategy: Rachel Notley builds a coalition of big business, environmentalists and civil society
PHOTOS: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley with leaders of the remarkable coalition on climate change her NDP government has built (Government of Alberta Photo). Below: Brian Jean, Alberta’s complaint-of-the-day Opposition leader; Gary Doer, three-term ND…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Who said what about the NDP’s ambitious Made-in-Alberta Climate Change Plan
Pigs continued to fly in Alberta politics today as energy industry leaders and environmental groups joined Premier Rachel Notley and Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips at a press conference to release Alberta’s much anticipated plan…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Roderick Benns interviews Scott Santens about the effect of a basic income:Benns: Why is the concept of a basic income guarantee so important at this point in our societal development? Santens: We’re living in a pa…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Media’s Insane War on Justin Trudeau
As you know the Cons, led by the flying chicken hawk Jason Kenney, have been trying to use the massacre in Paris to go after Justin Trudeau.Accusing him of letting down the side, or siding with the terrorists, for his decision to end our bombing campai…
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Trans-Pacific Partnership Leaders Statement
The White House has released the following statement on behalf of the leaders of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
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In-Sights: "Cause I don’t feel like having to shoot people…"
The Trudeau government will alter Canada’s harsh tone on international affairs to emphasize conflict resolution and peacekeeping. The Prime Minister said when deploying our men and women in uniform, the case must be made openly and transparently and “there must be a clear mission and a clear role for Canada.”
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