The Liberals: From Natural Governing Party to the Political Wilderness
There is much to be said about the utter failure of Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal Party during the recent election campaign. Here I’m going to look at the demise of the…
May 2011
The Liberals: From Natural Governing Party to the Political Wilderness
There is much to be said about the utter failure of Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal Party during the recent election campaign. Here I’m going to look at the demise of the…
First-past-the-post creates a conservative English Canada vs. a progressive Quebec
The NDP scored a number of firsts for itself in the 2011 election: the first time with seats in the triple digits, the first time as Official Opposition, the first…
The Liberals: From Natural Governing Party to the Political Wilderness
There is much to be said about the utter failure of Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal Party during the recent election campaign. Here I’m going to look at the demise of the…
Market calm as uncertainty ends
^NOT^ The Conservatives won the election, right? With a majority? So what the fuck is happening to the market? I thought all of the business papers said that such an…
MayDay 2011 Aftermath: Let the Distractions and Deflections Begin
Constantly lampooning the NDP for having the only youth in their party may provide a short-term distraction from the crimes of the Cons, but it ain't gonna last.
Come Back
Thanks to everyone who read my last piece, by the way (even if you didn't leave comments). Here's what I have to add today. The way for the Liberal Party…
Pension Reform’s Opponents
Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti has written a good article entitled Canadians betrayed on cpp reform that discusses the need for reform to the Canadian Pension Plan and how…
Iggy says teaching gig = end of political life
Ignatieff says U of T teaching position to mark 'end of my life as a politician'.http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ignatieff-says-u-of-t-teaching-position-to-mark-end-of-my-life-as-a-politician/article2011390/?service=mobileHe *still* doesn't ...
Pushing Back Against the Climate Change Deniers in the Media, Government
This is a copy of an unpublished letter to the editor of the Sudbury Star, submitted on April 21st in response to an article written by Sun Media's Monte Sonnenberg…
Shorter
Shorter Republican presidential debate:Still crazy after all these years.
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold
My friends, there's no denying the impact of the past couple of days. The way it stands now, we're going to have to live with a Harper majority for the…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-06 01:08:00
CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT MONTRÉAL:THREE REQUESTS FROM THE MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR:The premier anarcho-event of the year, the Montréal Anarchist Bookfair, is coming up on May 20 to 22. Here are three…
Oil Spills: The beavers do it better.
Media scan: David Suzuki - Alberta’s biggest oil spill in 30 years is a call to action for Canadians BBC - Oil spill in Canada’s Alberta ‘biggest in 35 years’…
A prairie literacy test
Does the word coop have one or two syllables?
In which it is possible that David Herle may be wrong
A couple of days ago, former Liberal organizer David Herle was asked by the CBC to set down his views on the desirability of a merger between the Liberal Party…
Barak Obama – The Great White Hope (less)
In many Black circles he’s known as an Oreo (black on the outside, white on the inside). In his home state of Hawaii he’s known as a Coconut (brown on…
Ruefrontenac Shuts Down Print Weekly
Searching for Honest Journalism: ruefrontenac.com A rather unique model of alternative journalism, ruefrontenac.com is the creation of the 253 members of the Syndicat des travailleurs de l'information du Journal de…