Ice Delay Possible at Dave Barr Arena
Installation of ice at the newly renovated Dave Barr Community Centre may be delayed until October 27, a few weeks beyond the originally scheduled Oct. 11 date. Improvements to the…
September 2011
Saudi women will gain right to vote… sort of… later…
But, of course, they’ll have to be driven to the polling stations. Saudi King Abdullah announced on the weekend that Saudi women will be allowed to take part – vote…
Just Say No – It’s Time For Canada To Wean Itself Off Its Addiction to Tar Sands Crude
This hour protestors are gathering on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, to show their opposition to the Alberta tar sands, and specifically the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline that could be built…
Parking taxes and road tolls: the politics of misdirection
I have an important announcement for all political parties – not every comment made by every individual opposition candidate can or should be used as a stand-in for opposition policy…
Southwest Edmonton NDP AGMs coming up
Thursday, October 6 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm Southminster-Steinhauer United Church 10740 – 19th Ave Edmonton, Alberta GUEST SPEAKER: Elisabeth Ballermann, President of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta Edmonton-Leduc Federal…
Southwest Edmonton NDP AGMs coming up
Thursday, October 6 · 7:00pm - 10:00pmSouthminster-Steinhauer United Church10740 - 19th AveEdmonton, AlbertaGUEST SPEAKER: Elisabeth Ballermann, President of the Health Sciences Association of AlbertaEdmonton-Leduc Federal NDP Edmonton-Whitemud Provincial NDPEdmonton-Rutherford Provincial…
Southwest Edmonton NDP AGMs coming up
Thursday, October 6 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm Southminster-Steinhauer United Church 10740 – 19th Ave Edmonton, Alberta GUEST SPEAKER: Elisabeth Ballermann, President of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta Edmonton-Leduc Federal…
Clark’s Answer to Deepening Debt: Pretend Shipping Tar Sands to China Means "Jobs" for BC
Christy Clark, aka Premier Photo-Op, has a big mess on her hands - but, fear not, she’ll let us all muck about in it. The government is in deepening debt…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- This blog's current tagline highlights the importance of asking cui bono? when it comes to public policy choices. On that front, points for chutzpah…
blue man group plans to unite the right in alberta.
Aiming to ‘unite the right’ in Alberta by mending fences in Alberta’s conservative political camps, a new “Alberta Blue Committee” has been formed by long-time conservative strategist Ken Boessenkool.…
Letter to Toronto City Councillor, Mary-Margaret McMahon (Ward 32)
Dear Councillor McMahon,I am a resident of Ward 32, and am writing to express my concerns regarding the service-cutting fiscal plan proposed by Mayor Rob Ford. As I am sure…
Arrest Dick Cheney!
If war criminal Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney sets foot on Canadian soil next week, it is nothing less than a civic duty to place him under immediate arrest. If the…
Whodathunkit #nlvotes #nlpoli
Former Tory premier Tom Rideout, also former member of the House of Assembly for Baie Verte told a west coast Morning Show audience early in September that the public mood…
Tous les matins du monde on Tuesday Afternoon: Elin and Madeleine Owen in Concert
Elin and her friend Madeleine Owen (theorbo and baroque guitar will be giving a most interesting concert Tuesday, September 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the Maison d'arbre of Montreal's Jardin…
Neck-and-neck Ontario race favours McGuinty three weeks in
http://bit.ly/nbrc8X With less than two weeks to go in Ontario's election campaign, voters remain split on who should form the province's next government. But that is good news for the…
Not Seeing The Trees For The Forest
Paul Krugman's analysis of the European Debt Crisis, in this morning's New York Times should be required reading -- not just for the movers and shakers in Europe, but for…
Rally for Respect against the Silencing of Toronto
“Regular Programming in Dufferin Grove Park will be cancelled during the day time hours on Saturday, September 10, 2011 due to an anticipated, large, unpermitted event.” (sic) - Sign posted…
Rally for Respect against the Silencing of Toronto
“Regular Programming in Dufferin Grove Park will be cancelled during the day time hours on Saturday, September 10, 2011 due to an anticipated, large, unpermitted event.” (sic) – Sign posted…
Rally for Respect against the Silencing of Toronto
“Regular Programming in Dufferin Grove Park will be cancelled during the day time hours on Saturday, September 10, 2011 due to an anticipated, large, unpermitted event.” (sic) - Sign posted…