In a huge upset win last night, Alison Redford pulled ahead of favourite Gary Mar to win the Progressive Conservative leadership and became the next premier of Alberta. Mar was a powerful minister in Ralph Klein’s cabinet and had hoped to used that connection to his advantage. Nearly the entire PC caucus had endorsed Mar. […]
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Trashy's World: On October 6…
… vote for an MPP who stands with a party that will NOT GUT CHILD CARE in Ontario! But if you want Harris redux and the cuts to child care, education and health care that went with it… then by all means mark an “x” for Tim and Randy. Who needs schools and hospitals, anyway? […]
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The role of public relations in the military
Canada’s top military figure, Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Walt Natynczyk has gotten media attention recently since it was revealed that he spent over a million dollars on government aircraft to fly to such things as “Military Appreciation Nights” at NH…
Continue readingA History of Corporate Whining
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. I think a good cartoon is worth at least five hundred. In that spirit, I give you five hundred words by Deutsch on the history of corporate responses to regulation. Your thoughts?
Continue readingPop The Stack: Advice to Ontario Leaders about Minority – Stick to the Issues
There is talk now that Ontario may elect a minority government in the upcoming election. My advice: leaders should avoid making promises about what they would or would not do to form government. Once the people have spoken and the seat counts are settled, only then can the parties know what
Continue readingPop The Stack: Advice to Ontario Leaders about Minority – Stick to the Issues
There is talk now that Ontario may elect a minority government in the upcoming election. My advice: leaders should avoid making promises about what they would or would not do to form government. Once the people have spoken and the seat counts are settled, only then can the parties know what
Continue readingTrashy's World: Two stories…
One about an ex-Harris henchman who now toils for a guy who pulls levers behind the curtain at 24 Sussex… And the other about a guy that is so blasted partisan that we will cut the reference to his own country and one of the greatest PM’s who ever lived – because he was from […]
Continue readingEdwin Current: Real Change to Help Ontario Alternative
It’s actually feels cold in Toronto today for the first this this fall. Nuit Blanche is tonight which is always a great event but it is also a reminder to me that summer really is over. But I look forward to fall sweaters, bundling up in th…
Continue readingEdwin Current: Real Change to Help Ontario Alternative
It’s actually feels cold in Toronto today for the first this this fall. Nuit Blanche is tonight which is always a great event but it is also a reminder to me that summer really is over. But I look forward to fall sweaters, bundling up in the winter and embracing
Continue readingEdwin Current: Real Change to Help Ontario Alternative
It’s actually feels cold in Toronto today for the first this this fall. Nuit Blanche is tonight which is always a great event but it is also a reminder to me that summer really is over. But I look forward to fall sweaters, bundling up in the winter and embracing
Continue readingtheKrellant.ca: Suzy Citizen, Episode 1
The people who brought you The Krellant Evening News have a new project: The Continuing Adventures of Suzy Citizen. Produced for Student Vote by Wildrun Productions, the web series follows a precocious ten-year-old as she discovers what it means to be politically active. Hilarious and heartwarming!!
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: Why I Am Liberal: Paul Pryce
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Continue readingTerahertz: Bad media: Smart Meters
I joined Angus Reid Forums a while ago as a way to do two things I like: Making money and giving opinions. One survey that has come up a number of times for me has been about BC Hydro’s Smart Meter program. The goal is to install these meters in every house so that the […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Got Paradox? – How Nutastically Schiztophrenic The Republicans Have Become.
Liberal Viewer, with the help of Bill Mahr and Steven Colbert poke at the fetid miasma aka the Republican Primary debates, and attempt to find coherence. Good luck with that.
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Continue readingWhat the Liberals Do
A picture is worth a thousand word. A cartoon, maybe five hundred. In any case, I think this is a great illustration of the talk versus the results of conservative political philosophy. Your thoughts?
Continue readingcmkl: Sending good vibes to my former colleagues
I am really hoping that the negotiators for my former colleagues can reach a fair settlement with their employer this weekend. As my wonderful, hardworking and ravishingly beautiful partner still works there, I have an interest in the settlement too.
Continue readingTerahertz: More Conservatives hate women
This morning’s ruling was so promising, I thought we might sneak into the weekend without the need to get angry. Too late: Two more Tory MPs are taking swipes at the International Planned Parenthood Foundation. One claims the group conned the government when it applied for and got a federal grant of $6 million over […]
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Victory for Insite
The Supreme Court’s decision that Insite must remain open is a tremendous victory for reason over ideology. Canada’s Conservative government sought to close a safe-injection site in Vancouver, despite physical evidence that it reduced drug use, re…
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