Troubling questions about CETA ‘s impact on municipalities
As negotiations between Canada and the EU near their completion we still don’t know many of the details as our government only sees fit to brief business interests on them,…
November 2011
My Horrible, Rotten, No-Good Day
It started this morning when the sound of rain woke me up. First I thought, “It’s raining outside, not inside.” I listened. Then I thought, “Nope, it’s raining inside too,”…
QP: Accounting for Attawapiskat
With Nycole Turmel off in Attawapiskat with Charlie Angus to assess the situation there for herself, it was up to Peter Julian to once again carry the torch during QP,…
Streamline? Or gut like a fish?
The Globe and Mail‘s headline on yesterday evening’s story was “Ottawa wants to streamline environmental reviews”. After some discussion about eliminating inefficiencies and duplication, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver summed…
Ladner v. Spam-A-Lot….The Cage Match Continues
What’sTheBusinessYeah Don’tTakeMyBikeAwayVille We can’t read his screed in its entirety because it is hidden behind the family subscription wailing-wall at Business Vancouver, but Bill Tieleman is reporting that Peter Ladner…
Because it’s not really Christmas until your baby gets to play with a machine gun
I will never understand these people.
Canadians’ attitudes toward the CBC and public broadcasting in Canada
A new major public opinion research study shows continued strong support for the CBC and that more Canadians trust the Conservative party than any other to handle matters of national…
CBC Smackdown angers former wrestler by Kris Sims
Bret “The Hitman” Hart says if someone like Vince McMahon were to take over the CBC, “it might be the answer to their prayers, they might start making some money.”
Poll: Canadians’ views towards the CBC
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting commissioned a major public opinion research study on Canadians’ views on public broadcasting.
Much to the chagrin…
… of the faith-based and evidence-challenged right! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Le gouvernement conservateur perdrait sa nouvelle crédibilité en matière culturelle si Radio-Canada subissait des coupures
Le parti Conservateur a réussi à s’attirer la confiance des citoyens en ce qui a trait à la culture canadienne et à la Société Radio-Canada, mais cette confiance pourrait rapidement…
Poll: New Conservative traction on culture and CBC could slip with budget cuts
New survey finds the Conservative Party is gaining the trust of voters when it comes to Canadian culture and the CBC, but that trust could quickly evaporate if forecast cuts…
Do right-wingers live in a “delusional universe”?
Agreeing with the title of this post isn’t a stretch for many progressives, but today’s news is that the man behind the Norwegian massacre is clinically insane. Specifically, psychiatrists have…
Lest we forget: today is The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a United Nations sponsored event, has been observed every year on November 29th since 1977, 30 years to the day after…
Using Food to Better the World
The West End Food Co-op in Toronto is looking to incorporate food production and consumption into bettering their local neighbourhood. The West End Food Co-op has 500 members so far,…
Nunavut kicks off three-day poverty summit
Premier Eva Aariak wants a plan “that will lead us down a path to a better life” SARAH ROGERS About 50 participants will spend the next three days at Nunavut’s…
Conservatism: not a politics
…but a diagnosis. Naming no names, but Anders Behring Breivik isn’t the only right-winger who “lives in his own delusional universe.” His ideas, said one European cabinet minister, “are in…
Wind Mobile backer latest to take aim at Big Telecom’s grip
Unless the CRTC takes steps to ensure that Big Telecom can’t shut out the competition, upstart company Wind Mobile won’t be participating at the upcoming wireless Internet spectrum auction. That’s…