4053…Sarah Palin No Go In ’12
Me be thinking '16.Hillary Clinton versus Sarah Palin.C'est fun.WFDS
October 2011
Notes for the Election Report to be made at the Edmonton-Leduc NDP AGM
Election result – 11,488 and 19.3%. Best for the party in the riding’s history. Best for non-Tories since 2004. NDP 1st in 4 polls (1 in Brander Gardens, 1 in…
Notes for the Election Report to be made at the Edmonton-Leduc NDP AGM
Election result – 11,488 and 19.3%. Best for the party in the riding’s history. Best for non-Tories since 2004. NDP 1st in 4 polls (1 in Brander Gardens, 1 in…
Notes for the Election Report to be made at the Edmonton-Leduc NDP AGM
Election result – 11,488 and 19.3%. Best for the party in the riding’s history. Best for non-Tories since 2004. NDP 1st in 4 polls (1 in Brander Gardens, 1 in…
4052…Perhaps North Korea Would Be A Better
Place for CFRA talk show host Mark Sutcliffe to live.Mr. Sutcliffe, who is sandwiched between the highly rated CFRA morning show with Steve Madely and The Island of Sanity with…
Power Workers Union caught astroturfing
I believe PWU official John Sprackett when he tells Postmedia that social media is new territory for the PWU. It's a plausible form of denial given how bad unions are…
A letter from Ann Phelps, General Manager, Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival
Dear Paddlers and Supporters,On October 6th, at 2 pm, Vancouver City Staff will present the newest Northeast False Creek planning recommendations to Council for approval. The report includes a list…
How to read economic language for bias: “wage inflation” in Newfoundland and Labrador
Sometimes we read things and we get that gut feeling that we are being subtly manipulated. Economics is of course full of this subtle manipulation. Words like “choice”, and “efficiency”…
Sexism knows no political boundaries
While typically seen as the domain of regressive fundamentalist Christians who believe a woman’s place is in the kitchen, subservient to her husband, left-wingers are not immune to the issue.…
Joseph Stieglitz occupies Wall Street
The Nobel prize-winning economist addresses the multitudes gathered near Wall Street. The scene was surrealistic: megaphones are banned in this corner of the Land of the Free, so an “echo-chamber”…
NDP is Wrong for Ontario
Bill Kelly, Hamiltonian, TV and radio Talk show host has taken a position on tomorrow's election. Here's his blog from this morning NDP Is Wrong For Ontario Posted 10/5/2011 6:39:00…
Governance of Hastings Park debated by Vancouver politicians
Straight, Publish Date: October 5, 2011 Hastings Park is a park, so it falls under the jurisdiction of the Vancouver park board, right? Well, it’s not, and Coalition of Progressive…
Ontario Election Predictions Oct 2011
My predictions (based on riding projections from 308.com, recent polls, polling trends, individual riding polls) Liberals 50 seats (minority government) PC 31 seats NDP 26 seats threehundredeight's predictions LIberals 57…
It’s the thought that counts
While I’m not generally an NPA-supporter, I support good ideas regardless of where they originate. And Jason Lamarche, an NPA candidate for Vancouver City Council, has a good idea. The…
96-year-old Tennessean woman denied voting rights
Why? Because she can't locate the new paperwork required to vote as a result of Republican voter suppression tactics.Why, really? She's African American.Dorothy Cooper, who worked her whole life as…
New Federal Report Says Gulf of Mexico Cleanup Needed “Urgently”
oil water.jpg A preliminary report released Wednesday by the federal Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force says that cleanup is needed for the Gulf of Mexico “urgently,” in orde...
Hey Mr. Jobs!
Thanks. Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- Erin compares the stimulative effects of Ontario's election platforms:A multiplier is the amount by which a dollar of budgetary outlay increases Gross Domestic Product…
New Facebook page re: BC Place/Terry Fox: "Take the Giant Screen Down Now"
I wrote the other day about the massive television screen outside BC Place, dwarfing Terry Fox Plaza. Not only is the screen an eyesore and a blast of light into…