Why Write About Gender and Sexuality?
Here’s the situation: A year and a half ago I finished my first go at writing a book. How it might get published was unclear at that point, but I…
September 2011
Unfunded mandate galore, courtesy the Fed Cons
No surprise that the Cons reintroduced, yet again, their "omnibus" crime bill. And no surprise, again, that the Cons refused to say how much it will cost to implement --…
Parliament In Review: September 19, 2011
With the start of the fall session of Parliament I'll plan to resume taking a daily look at what happens in the House of Commons - with a particular focus…
The Ontario NDP Platform
Pollsters tell us that Ontario’s New Democrats may double their seat total in next month’s provincial election. It’s also entirely conceivable that they could be part of a coalition government…
Bush, Tyndale and the dilemmas of Christian leadership
Our family moved to the U.S. shortly after September 11 and experienced what it meant to be foreigners under the George W. Bush administration. We had lived there in the…
Wild thought on NDP leadership
The NDP leadership will soon get very interesting. Brian Topp has been out there now for awhile. He has two big and i mean BIG endorsements. Thomas Mulcair is still…
Noise and Nonsense: Setting the record straight
There has been a lot of silliness in the media recently about the Green Party of Vancouver - and myself in particular - in an alliance with other civic parties.…
Rebranding the Tar Sands
Reluctant as I normally am to say kind words about Ezra Levant, I have to admit that his campaign to re-brand the Alberta oil sands from what environmental activists in…
Let’s play political football with Kitimat
BC Government Online Newsroom, British Columbia to develop liquefied natural gas industry, Sep 19, 2011: "Premier Christy Clark today announced British Columbia will take four key steps to create a…
The Future of Corporate Sustainability: McKinsey, PwC
Recent reports by McKinsey and PricewaterhouseCoopers find more companies are managing sustainability to improve process and pursue growth instead of focusing on reputation alone. In this article, guest contributor Venkat…
Saudi Arabia and Ethical Oil Group Go Head to Head Over Ads
20110729-ethical-oil-campaign.jpg The controversial Ethical Oil ads, which enjoyed an exclusive run on the Oprah Winfrey Network at the end of August, have earned a new enemy: the ...
Randall Garrison previews his fall plans
With the House back, I'm making the rounds with our gay and lesbian MPs once again. First up is NDP MP Randall Garrison. Q: How did you spend your summer?…
A rhetorical question
One of the pieces of legislation that has been rolled into the government's omnibus crime bill was previously known as the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and is described…
Dulce bellum inexpertis – War is sweet to the inexperienced (Erasmus)
Litigation is also an exciting lark ... to those who have never been to Court!
Gary Mar is the Man
After Saturday's first round of voting, it seems all but certain that Gary Mar will be the next Premier of Alberta:Gary Mar: 24195 (41%)Alison Redford: 11129 (19%)Doug Horner: 8635 (15%)Ted…
Rob Ford Surrenders to People Power
He blubbered, he bubbahed, he pouted, and then he surrendered.In a significant concession to public opposition and to queasy council allies, Ford voted at the end of a 20-hour executive…
Canada third best country to be a woman
I’m not sure why but this one caught me by surprise. I guess it shouldn’t since every boss I’ve had in Canada has been female. The part about the paucity…
QP: Why aren’t we doing what Obama does?
With a number of MPs wearing blue-striped prostate cancer awareness ties and scarves, a few of them giving statements about Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, the Layton mentions were frequent. Nycole…
Canada: third best country to be a woman
I'm not sure why but this one caught me by surprise. I guess it shouldn't since every boss I've had in Canada has been female. The part about the paucity…
Gloom and Doom from the IMF
Further to my earlier post on Recession Ahead?, the IMF have today sharply revised down their forecasts of Canadian growth – from 2.9% to 2.1% in 2001, and from 2.6%…