I Will ^NOT Be Supporting the Amendments to the Liberal Constitution
It is ridiculous. They shall set a date? For a leadership vote? Which is not the same as the leadership vote will occur sometime between Nov 1, 2012 and February,…
May 2011
another (canadian) athlete speaks out for equal marriage
It comes as no surprise that NBA great - and peace-loving Canadian - Steve Nash supports same-sex marriage. But it's damn great to hear him say it. Does anyone know…
Fact Check: NDP Largest Opposition in Years
I'm seeing some pundits take Jack Layton to task for claiming his NDP opposition caucus at 103 members is the "largest ... opposition in 31 years". Notwithstanding insinuations to the…
A matter of national security
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Canada is on the verge of imposing sanctions on Syria. Since the Americans, along with the EU, have already moved in that direction…
Bradley Manning: The Angry Gay Soldier
On Thursday it will be one year since Bradley Manning was arrested by the U.S. military and accused of leaking classified documents and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks.The massive leak revealed…
Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality
In observing Stephen Harper for the past 20 years, I have often been reminded of the line from Shakespeare: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Replace…
Exiting from the Crisis
“Exiting from the Crisis: Towards a Model of More Equitable and Sustainable Growth” is a new book (over 270 pages) now available on line. This volume of essays from global…
What’s Going on at BCNDP HQ?
I was recently asked by my local BCNDP Riding Association president to present a proposal for a new E-Communication strategy for our riding. Happy to oblige, I first took to…
What’s Going on at BCNDP HQ?
I was recently asked by my local BCNDP Riding Association president to present a proposal for a new E-Communication strategy for our riding. Happy to oblige, I first took to…
Canadian Mining in Africa
While Canadian miners have expanded to all continents, Africa now accounts for about 17 percent of Canadian mining assets abroad, up from 11 percent in 2001. Next to South African…
Harold Camping: Excellent Advice
I thought this comment from one of the readers is worth posting. Excellent advice from Penn Jillette to Harold Camping.“My reply to Harold Camping and all the Judgement Day phonies/delusionals…
Petition: Feminist Demand Let Justice Be Done
Just received word of this international petition that was written "to unite people in support of the alleged rape victim of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former director of the International Monetary Fund."…
NeoLiberalism and the inevitable pushback
What we are seeing in places like the Mid East,North Africa, Europe and even the States is the inevitable push back against NeoLiberalism . I say inevitable because NeoLiberal policies…
End of the World: Harold Camping’s new prediction
May 21st was the spiritual rupture. The real rupture is coming up on October 21st. This is free speech gone wild. This old man is causing havoc for millions of…
More police brutality in Ottawa
I find this story quite disturbing. Bad enough that the police are beating up on women and drunks and people in custody, but kids too? The 15-year-old kid, on the…
Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption
Inspired by this story: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-ranked-worst-of-g7-nations-in-fighting-bribery-corruption/article2032347/
New Resolution: A Resolution Regarding the Prevention of Cancer
A Resolution Regarding the Prevention of CancerProposed by Ken Ranney, Peterborough, OntarioDate: 24/05/11Whereas we are currently facing an epidemic of cancer and other diseases whose cause is unknown; andWhereas a…
OK, I’m back
I thought I would have more time. I wasn't planning to write again until July, but I see the ante has been upped, the party is organizing a new special…
Blog notes – Tuesday, May 24th
For the life of me, I can't come up with a blog post title that expresses that I just want to include a number of items, briefly and that has…