Hey Guys, Is This Warning Clear Enough for You?
By "guys" I'm referring to the 'day late, dollar short' Liberals who seem intent on taking a well-deserved dirt nap.It's a warning. From the International Energy Agency. It couldn't be…
November 2011
It’s Hard to Make Priorities
Mayor Fiacco could use a little more tact. It’s hard to be personable though, when you’re out to violate citizens’ Charter right to free assembly. It’s funny how the occupation…
The tone deaf Christmas tree tax
The US Department of Agriculture has announced it is imposing a fifteen cent tax on all live Christmas trees. The 2 million raised from this tax will be spent to…
Occupy Canada movement remains unscathed following phoney attack by MACLEAN’S
The right-wing Canadian media establishment unleashed one of its loudest barking dogs this week as Maclean’s Andrew Coyne tried to tear a strip off the Occupy Wall Street movement in…
Must Be A Slow News Day
No less than three progressive blogger types are arguing over whether the Sunshine Girl should be phased out and yet none of them have provided a picture of the girl…
Wireless service complaints on the rise in Canada… but so are Big Telecom profits
Hey Canada, it’s time for more competition Canadians have been speaking out about their wireless services in growing numbers. In fact, complaints about services from Big Telecom companies such...
New Nordic Documentary Cinema – Identity and belonging made visible
To describe the topic of Nordic documentary cinema as unexplored would be an understatement.
"But anybody can do that." – Jim Flaherty
Oh dear, this must hurt... The Conservatives have not liked how the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has been doing his job. They have gone so far as to limit the…
Too Much Success? Nope, Just a Reason to Put More Money in Transit
More and more people in the Montreal region are using public transit, a report by the group Transit says. In 2006, Quebec set out to increase use of public transit…
The Future of North American Politics
Today the Globe & Mail opened its commentary on the American 2012 election with a column by Pittsburgh journalist David Shribman. Shribman presents a bizarre description of the American election…
There’s Debate A-Stirrin’
Both Warren Kinsella and Gritchik as (well, state in the latter): is the Sunshine girl offensive, or are people making a mountain out of a mole hill?Obviously, that relates back…
Just Say "No"
The Liberals seem to be scraping the barrel trying to build their membership numbers. There's a sense of desperation to it. E-mails from the national, provincial and riding offices in…
3 Peas – McGuinty, Hudak and Drummond
Ontario's Minority Government looks to be getting the backing of the Hudak Conservatives. Some of you may see that as a surprise. I for one am not at all surprised…
david heap, freed from israeli prison, is coming home!
Three days ago, I posted that David Heap, a Canadian professor and activist who was on the Tahrir, which was attempting to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, was being…
Misapprehension of evidence
R. v. Mahmood, 2011 ONCA 693, released today, gives useful guidance on misapprehension of evidence at trial. Not every failure at trial renders a decision subject to appeal. Misapprehension of evidence, when advanced…
New Anti-Mankiw Blog and some alternative introductions to economics
There is a new economics blog on the nets dedicated to an analysis of Mankiw’s blog. Reminds me of the anti-Samuelson text book which served as one of my textbooks…
Republican attack on collective bargaining halted
There is a certain paradox in what just happened in Ohio. Thanks to the provision in some states for direct democracy as opposed to a singular reliance on representative democracy…
Souvenirs de Cannes
I was in Cannes last week with CLC President Ken Georgetti for the G20 Labour Summit. (I know, tough job.) This event was arranged by the International Trade Union Confederation…
Punished for Overreach
The number one crippling tactical flaw of the American Republican party is a tendency to drink their own kool-aid. Over and over they make the same mistake, confusing what they…
Is Toronto Lost?
Has Toronto lost its way? That's been the word on the street, and pretty much everywhere else, since Mayor Ford took office a little less than a year ago.But as…