After reading a recent post by resident cranky old man of Sun News Network Charles Adler I decided to take Adler’s advice; write a letter to the PM. I’ve of course done this before, but never in this vein. I decided to go with my most honest and sincere voice,
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With Thanks to Jamie Calder…
A new site popped up recently that I must pass on. It’s aptly named Sorry World and expressed the following sentiments held by many of us on the left/cener-left Sorry World. We messed up. We know you look to us as one of the last great strongholds of common sense
Continue readingFrom a First Nation contrarian: Breaking the spell, a call for unification NOW | rabble.ca
From a First Nation contrarian: Breaking the spell, a call for unification NOW | rabble.ca. Filed under: Aboriginal Issues, Media Fail., Progressives
Continue readingMurray Dobbin Repost: This Year, Put the Country Ahead of the Party
As we enter the new year, the prospects for defeating the Harper government in 2015 seem uncertain at best. And yet if those who care about the country were musing over a new year’s resolution, that would be it, a dedication to this single overarching purpose. Even if Harper is
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: In the US, ‘progressive’ is the king of all political labels
Here is some good news for you progressives in Canada and elsewhere in the world. Americans dig the term “progressive”. A new poll from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press shows that …Read More
Continue readingBrian Topp Sinks to a New (Conservative) Low
What was it that most attracted people about the NDP campaign in 2011? Was it that we offered a social democratic alternative to the hard edged ideology of Stephen Harper? Was it that we actually planned to implement our platform unlike numerous Liberal governments and could therefore be trusted?
Continue readingLittle girl rails against pink stuff and gender stereotyping | rabble.ca
Check out this insightful commentary from a little girl who refuses to be pigeonholed. Filed under: Progressives
Continue reading#STAYCLASSYEDMONTON, You’re Only Representing Our Country!
So you rarely if ever see me post about sports. The players are paid entirely too much, customers who actually go to watch games pay far too much and I’ve just never been one to sit in a chair drinking beer (in my case more likely coke) while spending an hour watching
Continue readingThe Year That Was: Canadians Politics in 2011
What a year 2011 was. Who would have thought in January that the Conservatives would, by May, have a majority government? That the Bloc, so long a dominant force in Quebec, would be reduced to numbers not seen since the early 1990′s? That the Liberals would be reduced to third
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Quote of the year: “We are the 99 per cent”
Fred Shapiro, associate librarian at Yale Law School has declared “We are the 99 per cent”, the political slogan of the Global Occupy movement, the heavy weight champ of the quotes for 2011. It’s another unavoidable …Read More
Continue readingHarper’s Canada and Iceland’s President Olafur Grimmson
There was an excellent Globe editorial by Gerald Caplan focusing on how Harper has changed Canada in today’s paper. Give it a read. It’s good to remind ourselves what progressives are fighting for (and against). Near the end of the piece Caplan mentions an interview on CBC’s The Sunday Edition
Continue readingSister Sage’s Musings Repost: Truth in Journalism
A truly brilliant post from a fellow British Columbian. Kim’s writings are always spot on and this is truly no exception. I really appreciate to how she wrote at the bottom that the citizenry will be four square behind the CBC if they are truthful and honest and don’t cower
Continue readingIt’s Your Turn PMO
It seems that the NDP has given the Conservative government a well deserved slap in the face. After weeks of hounding CBC to produce documents about their internal operations, likely to give competitors an inside look at how the Crown Corporation operates, a question has now been put on the order paper
Continue readingThe New Politics Initiative vision statement of 2001: Open, sustainable, democratic | rabble.ca
This month marks the 10th Anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, a coalition of individuals and organizations that called for the formation of a new and more activist progressive political party in Canada. The NPI was concerned with the relationship between progressive social movements and progressive parties, trying to better
Continue readingProgressive Blogger Panel
Today I will be moderating a progressive blogger panel with Dr.Dawg, Impolitical and CK from Sister Sage’s Musings. We will be covering a variety of issues from the Keystone XL pipeline to the Occupy Protests, from the attack on unions to the persistent use of closure/time allocation by this Conservative government. I want
Continue readingNo Grassroots Support…No Problem
Guess what folks, you can buy your official Made In The USA Obama merch now. Have a birther friend who you just cannot find a gift for. The Made In USA mug is your best choice. You can also get it in this stylish t-shirt. So don’t worry if your
Continue readingIt’s Not About Freedom, It’s About Power
I applaud the decision of the BC Supreme Court to uphold Canada’s polygamy laws. This long fight in the souther interior of BC, regardless of what Winston Blackmore would like you to think, is not about freedom; it’s about power. Here is the crux of the issue, the main point
Continue readingOdd Happenings in Mont-Royal
So imagine this. You are an MP of a riding in the middle of Montreal. You’re not any MP, though, you are a Liberal MP. Your party has held this riding since 1940 and not only that, the first time you ran for this riding, you won it with 91%.
Continue readingDismantling Isn’t Giving Up!
I continue to be skeptical that the Occupy Canada protests really are relating to any of the middle class, regardless of how many facts there are on the ground. I support the message of ending wage inequality and I support the idea that corporations have had it too easy for
Continue readingTories relent after opposition parties filibuster on mega-crime bill in House Justice Committee | hilltimes.com
Tories relent after opposition parties filibuster on mega-crime bill in House Justice Committee | hilltimes.com. Filed under: Progressives
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