Doug Saunders nails it: Tax the Crooks!
Doug Saunders Still wondering what the Occupation Movement is protesting about in New York, thousands of other American cities, and now hundreds of cities throughout the world?Then read the article…
October 2011
Occupy NB Moncton – Results
We had a good crowd of about 500 people in Moncton, which is quite large for a city this size (the same proportion would be 20,000 people in Toronto). Zero…
Real Canadian Politics is now Copper Roof Politics
Hello. Real Canadian Politics is now Copper Roof Politics.This change extends beyond the name however. Readers will notice the same great content from the same authors, in a much more…
Will the Anchor Hold?
With each passing day the Occupy Wall Street movement, in New York and elsewhere, grows more resilient. It shows itself to be more than a mere protest, the standard venting…
Welcome to our new website
Welcome. Real Canadian Politics is now Copper Roof Politics. This change extends beyond the name however. Readers will notice the same great content from the same authors, in a much…
Air Canada union wants deal on essential services
CUPE makes a fair point. Either the relationship is the normal one with a strike as an option or it is essential services where there is arbitration etc. Leaving everything…
Mostly competent government
Since the end of the federal government's fiscal year 2010-11 was in March, you would think that a government run by the party touted for its competence in managing our…
Big Media’s Search for the Meaning of the Occupy Phenomenon
#BigMedia 's search for coherence, for an articulated purpose or clearly enunciated demand, for the "real meaning" of the #occupy movement is amusing if not characteristic. ("What do they want?"…
In leadership news…
...Justin Trudeau won't run, but Thomas Mulcair will.So this sets us up for a Mulcair-Topp battle for Stornoway. All early indications are that Topp and Mulcair will play nice with…
From October 15th forward, occupy and dream together
Let a thousand flowers bloom. The quote, I learn, is a mixed up paraphrase of Mao Zedong’s quote from 1935 (‘let a hundred flowers blossom’), but it does get to…
If all the Occupy movement accomplishes is…
If all the Occupy movement accomplishes is to remind a public that protests and activism aren’t merely something that “fringe activists” do, and If all the Occupy movement accomplishes is…
A Country For The Young
John Ibbitson, in the Globe and Mail, worries about declining voter turnout. In all recent federal and provincial elections, turnout has gone south:Ontario set a grim new standard last week,…
Occupying Montreal
On this rainy morning avec une gout de grippe I reluctantly picked up the phone and canceled the STM transport that was scheduled to get me in my motorized chaise…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Nycole Turmel sums up what Canadians should rightly expect from their government - but figure never to get from the Harper Cons:Canadian families aren't…
Irony, thy name is Johnny…
Or Steve…This article on the MotherCorp site is all about Ukraine’s imprisonment of the main Opposition Party leader… and how the PM is a tad worried about it. But this…
Taking Hope From Right-Wing Ridiculousness
I almost never spend any time reading material from the right-wing blogosphere — I can appreciate that understanding the discourse of various categories of opponents is worthwhile, and I respect…
At long last, a "churchie la femme" has been busted …
Finally, after more than a quarter of a century, a Roman Catholic bishop in North America may finally be held to account in the courts -- the legal courts, not…
Tory Taber, fresh off Hoeppner tribute, soars the friendly skies with Lisa Raitt
Jasmine honey, get the fuck out of the way. I've got a new assistant. Hi, Jane!It never ends with our little Jane Taber. Her job as she knows it is…
An excess of chutzpah: pollster attacks colleagues over methods, accuracy #nlpoli
Corporate Research Associates president Don Mills is criticising his professional colleagues for their use of online surveys to conduct opinion polling. CRA uses telephone surveys. In two election polls released…
Happy Birthday to Me!
Here are a few things you can do to celebrate my birthday today! The Fabric Flea Market – at the Glebe Community Centre from 10:00 to 2:00. All proceeds go…