Last weekend, I mentioned my intention to introduce NDP leadership rankings. Before getting to the rankings themselves, though, let’s make clear exactly what the below is intended to reflect. First,…
James Morton has blogged about his discussion with a Saskatchewan Liberal. His interlocutor seems to think that the solution to Western alienation is to retain the Liberal Party’s provincial and…
Last week, I was in Yellowknife, where I released results of new research on affordable housing in the Northwest Territories (NWT). The research project was sponsored by the Social Economy…
Earlier this week, David Climenhaga seized on the ludicrously suggestive “freedom of information” campaign being waged by conservative forces in this country (CBC and unions should have to open their…
The recent BC Supreme Court decision upholding Canadian laws criminalizing polygamy is disappointing and dangerous. The much-quoted summary paragraph of Chief Justice Robert Bauman’s decision contained a surprising clause: the…
AllTheShameThatFits Lotusland After all, if you are the newly-minted (not)Premier of a government that has given the province of British Columbia the worst child poverty rates in Canada for eight…
You can feel Globe and Mail journo Gary Mason’s relief as he turns from the amorphous #Occupy movement, which he frankly didn’t get, to more familiar ground: youth involvement in…
I’m wondering why Arianna Huffington aimed the Canadian version of her blog towards a right-wing perspective. Not just any conservative viewpoint but a decidedly Sun Media version. Now, Huffpo Canada…
Plenty of others have already commented on Elections Canada’s National Youth Survey Report. But I’ll take a moment to highlight a couple of the findings that look particularly significant as…
The annual circus round of global climate talks starts on Monday in South Africa. I wish I was feeling more optimistic about the possibility of elected politicians to come to…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Stephanie Larocque highlights the Cons’ gall in hanging onto federal reimbursements from their own ad scam even after having admitted their guilt: You…
Don’t expect to read anything good about this in your lamestream English media. And don’t expect to see these pictures, either: Citizens of Caracas hold up a banner thanking President…
Never an advocate of violence, I have been recently thinking of the power of its opposite, non-violence or passive resistance, especially in light of the contemptible yet very casual pepper-spraying…
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission These days, there is a lot of talk in charismatic circles about whether there will be great shortages of food and…
I had a long chat with a Liberal from Saskatchewan. His major concern was the structure of the Liberal Party and making sure that the PTAs and Commissions should continue…
Things are moving in the right direction. Despite the evictions of protesters from public spaces across Canada, Linda McQuaig writes that the Occupy Movement has managed to “change the public…
‘Quantitative easing” explained, more or less in words of one syllable. Thank you! Next, with any luck, a little X-rated anime: Asian options, cliquet and pin risk, for those not…
Four former Vancouver mayors recently called for the end of prohibition on pot. The current mayor also weighed in, agreeing with the other four. Their arguments are reasonable and prudent.…
