Gangster Capitalism: Same as it ever was?
If you are going to read one thing and just one thing on the financial crisis and how it is working itself out you need to read this blog post…
November 2011
Friday night
I go with Avicii's Levels this week. Huge song this year. Also recommend this and this, good ones from the week. Have a good night!
Is Bill 33 discriminatory?
The Victoria Confederacy of Parent Advisory Councils (VCPAC) has taken the position that Bill 33 is discriminatory. In addition, they lobbied the Greater Victoria School District to refrain from publishing…
Canadians in Attawapiskat live in the Third World
I am saddened on this day of remembrance. We honour those that went to war, were peacekeepers, went to Afghanistan, the ones killed, the ones who returned. I am saddened…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Sexy Back
Seen on Facebook: This was, according to my source, taken at Occupy Austin. No word on whether that’s a real tattoo or just penned on for the protest’s duration, but…
Remember: Conservatives Are Guilty of Election Fraud
Like all Canadians who respect the rule of law and the importance of firm law enforcement against reprobates, I was disgusted by yet another case of activist judges and left-wing…
TVO’s The Agenda: Liberalism of Conviction and of Convenience – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
The 20th century began as the age of the dictator. It ended with liberalism having come of age as the ascendant political philosophy across the world. Yet liberal parties everywhere…
TVO’s The Agenda: Liberalism of Conviction and of Convenience – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
The 20th century began as the age of the dictator. It ended with liberalism having come of age as the ascendant political philosophy across the world. Yet liberal parties everywhere…
No Comment: Self-Styled Pro-Life “Feminist”
In this occasional feature, we present the best of amusing anti-choice nonsense, found online and elsewhere. In this case, I’m not discounting this woman’s experience with abortion; it is not…
Friday night Blues Brothers blogging
No reason in particular other than that they cheer me up. Welcome to another Friday night. This is "B" Movie Box Car Blues....
Remembrance Day: comparative poetry
The poppies, the poems. I've gotten yelled at before about this, and this topic very rapidly leads to a proof of Godwin's Law, but here goes anyway.
A Report on Abortion Services in Ontario
A few weeks ago, Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario. (an agency of the provincial government), released a report on the state of abortion access in the province. A detailed…
A lot of good that ‘ethical oil’ business did for Keystone, eh Ezra?
Hehe. OTTAWA — The stunning Obama administration decision to put the brakes on a major pipeline expansion project linking Canadian oil to Texas refineries suggests the federal government needs to…
Thoughts for Remembrance Day, and Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) figures out the #Occupy movement
It's a big man who can start a national column with an admission that he got it wrong.This little corner's been relatively silent on the whole Occupy thing, but now…
7 reasons city slickers should support the Canadian Wheat Board
I received this letter from the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board. I think it speaks for itself. The Attack on the Canadian Wheat Board: Seven Reasons Non-Farmers Should Care…
With friends like this
As anybody who follows Canadian politics should know, NDP MP Thomas Mulcair is MP for École Polytechnique. As an NDP leadership candidate, Mulcair has just been presented his first big…
Primaries and mustaches
As promised earlier, I've written about the Liberal executive's open primary leadership election proposal. You've got to go over to Macleans.ca to read it though; I'll be occasionally writing for…
Fatal Flaw in the Liberal Party Renewal Plan Primary Election of new Leader
The devil is in the details, and Peter Wrightwater of the blog Paper Dynamite Online has just unearthed a major defect in the Liberal Primary Election plan which could have…
Tim Hudak Still Won’t Admit To Gay Bashing During Election Campaign…
We're still talking about that flyer that got them into so much trouble in October: On Friday the PC Party held firm and refused to apologize. “We addressed this during…
Why Culture Matters: Prosperity Mine’s Impacts on the People and Land of the Nemaiah Valley
Editor's Note: In the wake of two major developments regarding the highly controversial proposed Prosperity Mine - the Harper Government's decision to provide Taseko Mines a new environmental review for…