The smoking gun is visible
If the linked article had been written by almost any other journalist in the province, one might wonder if it involved exaggerated criticism of a disrespected government. But, since the…
October 2011
Autism and ABA Translated: Jacobson, Mulick and Green 1998
The fight to ensure that children with autism disorders receive treatment for their disorders engages many different people with many different priorities. Autism advocates do meet political leaders and civil…
Occupy Oakland and the Power of Peaceful Protest
The backlash against the Occupy Movement has begun. With this assault on Occupied Oakland...And tonight the wounded protester in that video, Veterans for Peace activist Scott Olsen, is in critical…
Thomas Mulcair in Vancouver
While I didn't manage to get a picture, tonight I did get to meet Thomas Mulcair, leadership candidate for the federal NDP, deputy leader, and Quebec MP. Mulcair was a…
Tim Hortons Blenheim – public display of affection
Once this story hit the internet this week, all heck broke loose. It’s become a confusing story about reactions. Tim Horton’s issued a statement on Facebook apologizing to the two…
Gary Mar for prime minister of Canada? Don’t giggle: It could happen
Canadian Prime Minister Gary Mar, at left, converses with the leaders of the NDP Opposition in Ottawa, circa 2025. Future Conservative prime ministers, of course, may not be exactly as…
Dissecting Spin 101 and Parsing Ezra Levant on Occupy Toronto
Here’s a quick lesson on the human microphone. Because voice amplification in public spaces is banned in New York, where Occupy Wall Street (#ows) began, the large crowds attending have…
Ridiculous
Sorry, but regardless of what some professors say and what Quebecor thinks, Toronto mayor Rob Ford looked ridiculous running away from Mary Walsh.
Why Iceland isn’t in the news nowadays
Michael Hudson has some hints: More at The Real News Basically, it has a lot to do with fucking those who have fucked you, and using a splintery broomstick to…
War of words heats up between CBC, Quebecor by Chantaie Allick
CBC is accusing Quebecor of “using its newspapers and more recently its Sun News Network TV licence to pursue a campaign against CBC/Radio-Canada” and distorting the truth in that reporting.
A dislike of Islam and muslims most prominent among conservatives?
I have to begin by saying that I have no conclusive evidence that shows that disike of Islam and muslims in general runs highest among conservative ranks. That people on…
Tories conclude that gun licensing is unnecessary in its entirety
As Bill C-19 is slated for an inevitable approval in Parliament due to the Tory majority Harper has achieved in the last federal election, Conservatives are now arguing that firearms…
The lawsuit over the Canadian Wheat Board
The claim is that s. 47.1 of the Canadian Wheat Board Act bars the abolition of the Board without approval from farmers. I think such approval ought to be obtained…
It’s so the cops know what’s on the other side of the door
...when they respond to the domestic violence call.
Did Thomas Mulcair Lie To The Globe & Mail?
Take a look at this:In an interview with The Globe, recounted how he informed the Canadian national director of the Steelworkers, Ken Neumann, that he opposed a reserved voting block…
Isolation in the midst of a crowd
Campbell and David McLean The bubble of power mentioned in the preceding story suffocated Gordon Campbell. Gradually, he became isolated, surrounded chiefly by people desperate to please. Track his administration…
NDP Blogging site goes Offline. . . .
I was very sorry to see the NDP Bloggers site go off line. It seems odd that at a time when the NDP has never been stronger, their primary online…