Primary Colours (Are Dark And Foreboding)
On May 13, John Ibbitson wrote a column suggesting the Liberal Party adopt an American style primary system for selecting its next leader.The Liberals might want to think about going…
July 2011
Expert Warns That TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline Assessments Are Misleading
money-pipeline-235x300.jpg An independent analysis performed by University of Nebraska professor Dr. John Stansbury, an environmental engineer, claims that TransCanada's safety assessments for th...
Setting aside an administrative dismissal
Aguas v. Rivard Estate, 2011 ONCA 494 deals with setting aside an administrative dismissal under Rule 48.14. The test requires four matters to be considered (1) and explanation for the…
Cozy
Feeling down about the prospects for the nation under a Harper majority? Wondering if progressive forces will be relegated to the sidelines as a new dynasty takes hold on the…
The Marvellous Meltdown Of Murdoch’s Media Machine
It couldn't, to paraphrase, happen to a nicer newspaper. After 168 years the British News of the World has closed down in the face of a momentous scandal regarding phone…
I Guess Now It’s P-I-I-G-S
Until now, the EuroUnion states teetering on insolvency were sometimes referred to as PIGS - Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain. Now it appears that Italy, the EU's third largest economy, may…
Irregular Climate Episode 21: Ironic frozen deniers
On this episode: German nukes, safety nukes, underwater nukes and jelly nukes, another pseudo-scandal in a teapot, the true cost of gas, GHG emissions reach record breaking levels and the…
Netweeper Inc. – A Canadian Company That Facilitates Internet Censorship Abroad
In an age when regulation of shoddy business practices seems to be rapidly eroding, the ethos today being that anything that inhibits growth is bad, it may not come as…
Sound familiar? Murdoch’s UK empire targeted Gordon Brown. Bank account, tax info hacked.
While Murdoch defenders wallow in their claims that the phone hacking perpetrated by the News of the World is an isolated incident, news today that former UK PM Gordon Brown…
Afghanistan War: Canadian Accomplishment
The following cartoon says it all.
The Science of Astroturfing
astroturf.jpg Here at DeSmogBlog, and around the environmental and liberal political blogosphere, there is great concern about “Astroturf” organizations—groups that pose as real...
Is BC about to drop a new carbon bomb?
Any day now the BC government should be releasing the latest greenhouse gas data for the province, and we will see if any progress is being made towards a legislated…
Lessons in Organization in the Calgary Region: Three Things We’re Doing Right
As per rule #9 of my 10 Rules for Liberal Debate, I’m going to spend this post complimenting and bragging about what Calgary is doing on the federal Liberal scene.…
Austerity Leads to Suicide Rate Increase
Friday’s Vancouver Sun had a short item that you might have missed, “Suicides up, road deaths down due to recession.” It’s in the bottom corner of page B5: Suicides rates…
Ford continues to nickel-and-dime while Toronto burns
City bosses face buyout offer in Ford's quest for cuts - thestar.comRob Ford continues to make little cuts here and there while ignoring the elephant in the room of his…
Forecasting the fall
Pick up a sharpened pencil. Now take a clean, white sheet of paper from the computer printer. Close your eyes and make a small round mark on the paper with…
On class dynamics
Doug Saunders' post on the political role of the middle class is certainly worth a read. But I'd think the core theory demands some significant tweaking in figuring out how…
What’s grey and red and eats ears?
Oboe and Simon on the boingIn my experience, parrots are very well-behaved and sweet when you first get them. They don’t want to do anything that might upset you, because…
Australia Steps Up Climate Fight, U.S. Republicans Step Back In Time
With the announcement yesterday of a new carbon tax proposal, Australia is set to become the world leader on addressing climate change. Right now, Australia leads the world in per-capita…