June 2011

On ripple effects

I've noted before that the main advantage for incumbents - and thus the main obstacle to substantial change - is the perception on the part of potential challengers that it's…

Sunday Morning Links

A variety of content for your weekend reading.- The Lethbridge Herald nicely points out who figures to have a problem with Stephen Harper's decision to have the Canadian public pay…

Pound The Table

I'm not sure why we never really seem to have a national conversation about First Nations, whether it's because of collective shame, indifference or elements of racism, but the relative…

Higher standards

I have to disagree with my blogging colleague Jymn over his way about the different ways the Democratic Party and Republican Party handle scandals. I’d rather a party not lower…

The Tail Now Wags The Dog

Angelo Perischelli writes in today's Toronto Star that Stephen Harper has led a " ten year revolution." It has been, Perischelli claims, a quiet revolution:Harper’s changes are like the hands…

On Studied Ignorance

As the Conservatives drift off to sleep, after an orgy of self-congratulation, they would do well to look at the following paragraph: The Canadian middle class is in crisis. Each…

"Innovative Technology"

From the Star: Conservative fundraiser Senator Irving Gerstein says “innovative” technology is directly responsible for electing 40 MPs – a margin that handed the party its majority victory. “Yes, you…

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