Music for a Rainy Day: Debussy’s Jardins sous la pluie
It is a wet day with rain soaking the fallen leaves. Perfect for listening to Debussy's Estampes, a charming piece of music.The heroine of my novel River Music, I'm discovering,…
November 2011
Here’s an Awesome Way to Get People to Vote
The Liberal Party is always in need of new ideas, and let this ad from Vladimir Putin's United Russia party show us how it's done:And the tagline, you ask? "Let's…
Rick Perry’s brain fart at CNBC debate
“Dumber than Dubya” Rick Perry continued to fortify his reputation as the goofiest candidate on the GOP primary slate last night at the CNBC debate, when he was unable to…
Akaash Maharaj – Globe and Mail: Eric Lamaze and the Death of Hickstead
All horsemen know the proverb that for every rider there is one horse, and for every horse there is one rider. The death of Hickstead, the Canadian Equestrian Team’s Olympic…
Breaking: State Department Delays Keystone XL Decision Until 2013
Obama tar sands.gif The State Department announced today that they would “seek additional information” about the Keystone XL pipeline, meaning that they will take another 12 months at...
TEXT: Building A Modern Liberal Party by Alfred Apps
Here’s a link to the entire 79 page document.Building A Modern Liberal PartyIn the wake of the Canadian federal election of May 2, 2011, the Liberal Party of Canada (“LPC”…
Can’t Trespass On Your Own Land
The Occupy Regina protesters in Victoria Park have been told by the City of Regina that they must get out. The City is wasting tax money and resources by creating…
Elephants and escaped steers: Huffington Post blogs
Some exciting news – I’m now a contributor to the Huffington Post Canada! Law school has kept me busy enough that there’s not much time to blog on here, but…
2013: The Sask NDP’s Lucky Number?
To state the obvious, Saskatchewan’s provincial election result was not good for progressives. I was especially surprised by the NDP’s loss of constituencies like Regina Douglas Park (where I grew…
Is Iran Next in WWIII?
Iran is the next target. When will it happen? Soon, I bet.
Montreal Gazette: Bell and Videotron alone do not a competitive marketplace make
By Jason Magder for the Montreal Gazette Only in Canada, would you have increased competition resulting in higher prices. That appears to be exactly what’s happening as Bell Canada Enterprises...
Pig Penn
Very puzzling, but markedly less infuriating than the sexual abuse and cover-up scandal shrouding Penn State University, is the thoughtless, pigskin-headed response last night by student mobs to the sackings…
The four-wheel fetish: moving beyond the car | #mobilityTO #moveTO
Back to the whole War on the Car thing. A recent post at All Fired Up suggests that driving cars essentially turns people into sociopaths. Perhaps I'm not giving the…
Living large in la ville de Québec
I am settling in nicely here in what is probably the most historic city in Canada. This blog is of course suffering from a dearth of new material, something that…
Oh LPC Exec, How You Fill Me With Hope
If you haven't yet read "A Roadmap to Renewal," the document laid out and published by the National Board, you need to. Because it's important, it's intelligent, and above all,…
Park crime riles Vancouver neighbourhood residents
By Sandra Thomas, Staff writer Vancouver CourierNovember 10, 2011 10:49 AMSome Champlain Heights residents say neglect of their neighbourhood's parks and trails by the park board is leading to increased…
McGunity has Money for every Liberal MPP
It's Christmas in November, it is if you are a Liberal MPP in Ontario. 52 of the 53 Liberal MPPs were appointed as either a Cabinet Minister or Parliamentary Assistant…
Oil Companies Need Some Patience
The U.S. is still somewhat of a democracy. Obama knows that he has to act like an environmentalist for another year. The oil companies will get their way, I am…
Oil Companies Need Some Patience
The U.S. is still somewhat of a democracy. Obama knows that he has to act like an environmentalist for another year. The oil companies will get their way, I am…
Oil Companies Need Some Patience
The U.S. is still somewhat of a democracy. Obama knows that he has to act like an environmentalist for another year. The oil companies will get their way, I am…