An ebbing tide may beach many yachts
In the preceding article, I quote Robert Reich from the New York Times. The words are worth repeating for emphasis because Reich's points are so little understood but so important…
September 2011
McGuinty promises 30 per cent tuition cut, as Liberal platform unveiled
www.ontarioliberal.ca Dalton McGuinty unveiled his long-awaited platform for the Oct. 6 election with a massive new pledge worth up to $1,600 a year for full-time university students. "We're taking…
Jay Leno Interviews Dick Cheney
This interview brings out the real Cheney than any other interview Cheney has given to media. :)
Monday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Needless to say, yesterday's result was a much-needed change from what the Saskatchewan Roughriders have produced through most of the 2011 season. But it's worth noting that the differences between…
Stupid, stupid, stupid
Tim’s tiny Tories get all whiny about not being let into the Liberal platform launch, and try, disingenuously, to garner sympathy from Ontarians this fine Labour day. People don’t give…
LabourDay’s May Yet Come Again
I'm always shocked when I hear people - frequently working class and rural Canadians but many middle-class business types - rail against unions and, because they're unionized, public servants as…
On domino effects
Olivia Chow's announcement that she doesn't intend to run for the NDP's leadership looks to bring the race into much sharper focus. With Chow deciding not to run, there's a…
Saskatchewan People Set to Celebrate Labour Day – 2011
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saskatchewan People Set to Celebrate Labour Day On Monday, September 5th, people across Saskatchewan, of many backgrounds and traditions, spanning several generations, and representing a…
Blog is Back Up!
I've resolved the problems I was having, this blog is back in business; I will not need the new one, I'll still be posting here. Thanks for your patience.
Epilogue: The Tao of Politics
Having taken a break from writing this blog over the summer, I have had the time to reflect over the texts that I have read and written over the last…
Dalton McGuinty And The Politics of Education
I just made this posting on my other blog, but thought it might be of interest to some readers of this blog, as it really deals with the politics of…
Can We Take Toronto-Danforth! part (1)
Toronto-Danforth is going to have an election very soon in order to fill the vacancy. This riding has only voted NDP since 2004 when Jack Layton just after Jack Layton…
Mug with broken handle
Filed under: art, digital, drawing, painting Tagged: art, broken, coffee, cup, mug
New Blog
I am having problems with this blog so have set up a new one at http://ledaro2.blogspot.com. In due course I will transfer all the information from the old blog to…
Stupid Sex Tricks: Only in France?
Zut alors! Sexual abstinence could cost you dear. Jean-Louis, 51, found that out the hard way after his divorce. According to Le Parisien, the Niçois was sentenced in May 2009…
It Felt Like a Kiss
And now for something completely different… This “documentary” by British filmmaker Adam Curtis is a story about America and how, starting in 1959, it set out not only to remake…
Paul Krugman on Jobs This Labour Day
As usual Paul Krugman's column in The New York Times is right on the money and particularly appropriate this Labour Day. As usual what he has to say has implications…
Happy Labour Day
Enjoying your long weekend? Thank a labour union. Meanwhile, here’s Johnny Cash with a “song for the working man”:
Labour Day – Canadian heritage moment – Rerun
First published here in 2009 I was flipping the radio dial on Labour Day and noticed that CKNW's Christy Clark featured a guest who seemed a strange choice. It was…