Can Len Simms be far behind?
Ross Reid quit his job as deputy minister of the Penny Rowe department and a short time later picked up a new gig as the provincial Conservatives’ campaign manager for…
June 2011
Edward Wegman: The Retraction
The following is the Elsevier retraction statement that will appear shortly. Retraction notice This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor in Chief and co‑Editors, as it…
Middle East: Globe & Mail incompetence
At least, I think incompetence is the word—but add a possible dash of ideology, a politically-induced conflation, and a bit of nostalgia to the pot. There’s a legitimate story here,…
Sandy Hill Spring Fair
For those of you in the Ottawa area this Saturday, drop by the Sandy Hill Spring Fair. From 9am until 2pm the Bettye Hyde Co-operative Nursery School will be putting…
Metro – Vancouver : Video : No place to go: Caring for the mentally disabled
This heart wrenching video is the latest in a series by Michael Tutton of the CP exploring Canada's lack of decent, appropriate residential care for mentally disabled adults including people…
Today in Rae
Today marked the return of Parliament with the election of the new Speaker this afternoon. Life in the Harper majority era is formally beginning. Just want to note a few…
If Canada Were To Become A Theocracy…
Not surprisingly, abortion rights would be the first to go. According to one of my least favourite online reads, Life Site News, the Knights of Columbus (read: old white men)…
Who the %$&# needs unions anyway? We all do that’s who
There is much animosity toward unions out there which isn't surprising given the relentless assault waged against them by populist politicians and their mouthpieces in the corporate media, I even…
Good news for Iranian union leader Mansour Osanloo
Once in a while there is good news to share on the political prisoner front, and this is one of those times. Mansour Osanloo, a bus driver and president of…
Does Capitalism Save Lives?
I was watching CNBC and happened to see this panel about how the number of Americans killed by natural disasters has declined over time. It was also noted that, in…
3823…Frank Sinatra And Me
Have a whole lot in common.First off we are both World Famous.Secondly, according to his widow Barbara, we have the number 12 in common.In her new tell all book about…
Hangover 3: Canucks fan’s lost day in San Jose
Yep, that's a hospital gownA must read for anyone's who's been on a bender in a strange town. You can't make this shit up. Funny and sad and everything that…
Stopping Debate – Again!
Under the current government, the BC Legislature seems to have become a necessary evil to be used sparingly or otherwise avoided.In the Liberals first term, Premier Campbell introduced a sweeping…
Cold Fusion Zombie Returns From The Grave Eats Fossil Fuel Capitalists’ Brains Then Solves World Energy Problems
I've been following this story in the geek-singularity press for a little while about the development of a new form of cold fusion out of Italy that is, apparently, on…
"We need to rip open our party. Think about making it almost open source."
Mark Holland gave a barn burner speech at the ALP convention on Saturday night that had the entire crowd buzzing - I'll be sure to post it if I can…
The Winnipeg Jets vs. U2: This is why we can’t have nice things
So the Jets are coming back (I refuse to believe they’ll be called anything else), and that is good. I have found memories of the Jets games, from getting hit…
New column day
Blogging may be on hold for the week, but columnizing isn't. Here's my latest, on the Cons' disaster response and the broader question of what we expect from our elected…
On Parasites
Much has been made in Canada of Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir comments that Royal newlyweds Will and Kate are "parasites". This upset many Canadians who feel a strong bond with…
Gardening Upside Down
We live in a topsy-turvy world where far, far more money is spent on guns and making war than on educating children and feeding the starving, and where the richest…
Speaker election first task for MPs
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/02/pol-speaker-election.html