Here’s To The State Of The Golden Era….Verse 4
.Here's to the Land of the People Rising...Who see the Golden Era....Now is cached with rust...Who stared down the Leader...Iron fist soon turned to dust..."Is it ironic, or just plain…
October 2011
Harper’s Unearned Economic "Credibility"
It's one of those "truths" in politics that is beyond questioning, like the "necessity" of an independent (i.e. free from democratic controls) central bank, but which, like everything else has…
Herman Cain and his 9-9-9 song or plan
I watched the GOP presidential candidates’ debate on October 11, 2011. Herman Cain was at it again. This time he got his song of 9-9-9 right,, or is that his…
Are Members of the Religious Right Christians or Pagans?
I came across a piece from 1967, written three years after extremists began taking over the Republican Party, with the nomination of Barry Goldwater to run for president. He took…
A new PSA from the pro-Internet community targets online spying
Check out the latest citizen-made audio PSA, which has now made its way to our Stop Online Spying resources page. Pro-Internet community member Chris recorded this 30-second spot in response…
The Reverend Mr. Harper
Stephen Harper is a dreadful prime minister. But we would have made a superb minister -- the kind who stands smugly in a pulpit. He truly believes he is a…
The fine art of cabinet making #nlpoli
One of these people will replace Shawn Skinner as Capital City’s man in cabinet: Tom Osborne John Dinn Dan Crummell - srbp -
Democracy doesn’t end on election day
At first I was a bit sceptical of the Occupy Wall Street movement. It’s not that I wasn’t sympathetic or that I wanted it to fail. I didn’t even really…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Chantal Hebert wonders whether the Libs have reached the point of no return, while Stephen Maher also points out that the NDP is…
Learn about gay and trans kids? No. Have them protest abortion? Okay.
A group of parents in B.C. are adamantly opposed to the Burnaby school district enacting an LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying policy. Catholic school districts in Ontario want to ban rainbows and Gay-Straight…
New column day
Here, on how Saskatchewan's election campaign pits a party pushing instant gratification against one basing its policies on an appeal to voters' altruism.
140 Law – Legal Headlines for October 13, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Stricken ship's captain arrested as crack appears -http://goo.gl/S7Jde Herpes sex case charge questioned - CBC.ca - http://goo.gl/lXfjQ Labour &…
Quebec Poll Is Good News For Canada
A new poll of Quebecers has some welcome findings. Among them is this: per cent believe the repatriation of the Constitution in 1982 was a good thing and 88 per…
Media Links: Taking Back the Internet
Image by balleyne on Flickr Canada has an Internet "openness and access deficit." That was the starting point for OpenMedia.ca's "Casting an Open Net" report published earlier this year. The…
Sun News: The comedy branch of the Conservative Party? by John Doyle
Columnist says that for both Sun News and the Conservative Party of Canada, attacking the CBC is a handy tool for gaining attention and raising funds.
Spending money on patriotism initiatives isn’t a bad idea, but Tories are doing it half-assed
Photo courtesy of the Huffington Post Canada. URL http://i.huffpost.com/gen/375296/thumbs/r-HARPER-large570.jpg There are many things that the conservative Harper government is currently doing that get on my nerves. The introduction of the…
More Debates – PROTEST!
October 14, 2011 Friday 5:30 p.m. in front of CBC Saskatchewan, Broad St., Regina, SK Help me take back control of our political system from media executives who pre-package our…
Some Day the Sun Will Shine: Oil and the End of Newfoundland History #nlpoli
Some Day the Sun Will Shine: Oil and the End of Newfoundland History Time: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.Location: Hampton Hall, Marine Institute, Ridge RoadDescription: The Newfoundland Historical Society will hold a…
Sign the petition: Hands off our CBC by Bob Rae
The Liberal Party of Canada launches a petition in support of the CBC.
The Truth About The Garda Screeners’ Dispute At Pearson Airport
While the mainstream media has uniformly reported that the job action delaying so many passengers recently at Pearson International is over scheduling conflicts, to my knowledge only one source has…