Regressive Bloggers?
Progressive Bloggers has always been a fairly tribal, divided site, bordering on periodic bursts of nonsensical. As a blogger, I'm not really afraid, or give much concern to stepping on…
June 2011
‘Jobless Paddy’ resists emigration trend
With the Irish Republic in tough economic straits these days, large numbers of Irish graduates have been going abroad to seek employment opportunities.Féilim Mac An Iomaire decided to go the…
Illinois Has a Lot More to Go
As of today homosexual couples will now have some of the rights as a heterosexual couple does, but it is no were near enough. It may be a step in…
Watch: San Francisco Giants "It Gets Better" video
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants became the first professional sports franchise to release a video for the It Gets Better Project. Featuring pitchers Barry Zito, Sergio Romo, and Matt…
Bruins bite the big one: Canucks triumph; TSN’s all about "the bite".
Just came back from Granville, giving fives to hundreds of hands, elated by 19 seconds left. TSN is full on BITE BITE BITE. Weird. At the time, announcers on CBC…
Myth-busting the Internet: The truth about throttling, congestion and usage-based billing – New report offers scathing critique of Canadian telecoms industry
A new report challenges claims made by Canada’s largest telecommunication companies in recent disputes over Internet billing and governance. Casting An Open Net: A Leading-Edge Approach to Canada’s Digital Future,…
Perfesser Dave explains Alberta’s new minimum wage law
Alberta wait staff: Americans will flock here when they learn they need tip only 35 cents per hour! Actual Alberta waiters may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Perfesser Dave,…
Molly’sBlog 2011-06-02 02:06:00
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR IVORY COAST:FREE BASIL MAHAN GAHÉ:Free Ivory Coast union leader Basil Mahan Gahé! ********************The following appeal is from the international union confederation the IUF.*******************On April 26, Basil Mahan Gahé,…
Stephen Harper and the Humble Pie Show
Well I see it was Glorious Majority Day at the Con caucus today. A buoyant Prime Minister Stephen Harper, fresh off a majority election win, returned to Parliament Hill Wednesday…
Reader George asks for updates on Peter Youngren
Hi George, thanks for your email, I don’t have an addy for you so I’m responding to your questions publicly. What was the outcome of the Finnish investigation of Youngren?…
why running barefoot is better than wearing shoes
Filed under: Interesting Tagged: running video
Well, she asked for one…
PREMIER DUNDERDALE: Mr. Speaker, if somebody can name a reason why this government would not want Kiewit to be successful in this contract earning thirty-five years of work for people…
C’mon, You Have to Do Better Than That
What's in a name? Iran has just unveiled its latest surface-to-surface missile. It's been given the unfortunate name, Qiyam which, in English, means "Resurrection." Can we quit with the Apocalyptic…
What Did I Say?
Conservative senators balking at Senate reform.Seriously, who could not have predicted this? I sure did. To get appointed, you say yes sir yes sir Mr. Harper sir I will sir:…
The Platform of the Socialist Party of Ontario
The Platform of the Socialist Party of OntarioOur Vision:The Socialist Party of Ontario believes that the labour power and natural resources of a society should be used in an ecologically…
Pakistan Said to be Gearing Up for Nuclear War
The people who assess the risks of nuclear war spend a lot of time casting bones and reading entrails. Right now they warn that Pakistan is seen readying to "cross…
Hudak’s Solution To Rob Ford’s Contracting Out Problems?
...and, I would note, the fat guy in the photo will steal a well-paying, unionized job off your local garbage-man. Is this some kind of deal between Rob Ford and…
Doesn’t Anyone Just Bomb Any More? The US Moves to Militarize Cyberspace
America's military/industrial/civilian warfighting complex must be running out of countries to bang away on. It's hard on a true warfare state when you run short of wars and begin suffering…
Blatchford back where she belongs
Into the belly of the diseased jaws of Conrad Black yellow journalism, where she once held court and can now once again discard any pretence of objectivity and balance that…
Canada supports 1967 borders after all despite blocking this position at G8
Faced with significant pressure, Harper's Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has affirmed that Canada does, in fact, support Obama's position of using the 1967 borders with land swaps as a…