How to Project Quebec?
I’m coming across a bit of a quandry when attempting to project the province of Quebec’s seats that takes into account a proper, regional balance of the Coalition Avenir du…
2011
Is there a precedent for an Attawpiskat win in court?
A few people have asked us if a First Nation has ever successfully used the courts to kick out a Third Party Manager before. The answer is yes. In 2001…
Is there a precedent for an Attawpiskat win in court?
A few people have asked us if a First Nation has ever successfully used the courts to kick out a Third Party Manager before. The answer is yes. In 2001…
Is there a precedent for an Attawpiskat win in court?
A few people have asked us if a First Nation has ever successfully used the courts to kick out a Third Party Manager before. The answer is yes. In 2001…
Is there a precedent for an Attawpiskat win in court?
A few people have asked us if a First Nation has ever successfully used the courts to kick out a Third Party Manager before. The answer is yes. In 2001…
The ear of government and the mouths of the oil industry
Friday, December 16, 2011 With French-language CBC reporting that Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent is meeting far more often with the oil and gas industry than with environmental organizations, we…
Dog rescue rejects Zoom and GC because of blog post
Yesterday’s blog post, Should we adopt this puppy? has had some completely unexpected and bizarre repercussions. Someone forwarded the post to Kim Knapp, founder of Friendly Giants Dog Rescue, and…
What would Peter do?
The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation has recently been uncovering some rather embarrassing expenses incurred by the Minister of National Defence, including $3,167 for flights to Boston to attend a “seafood show”.…
Strategy sharing from Occupy Portland…
Occupy Portland Outsmarts Police, Creating Blueprint for Other Occupations by Lester Macgurdy The Portland Occupation stumbled upon a tactical innovation regarding occupying public spaces. This evolution in tactics was spontaneous,…
Dampier: Internet even more inaccessible in Rural Canada thanks to Rogers
By Phillip Dampier for Stop The Cap Rogers Communications has mailed letters to rural Canadians announcing it will cease operation of its Portable Internet wireless broadband service effective March 1,…
rajey.
Following up on my previous post with the NDP video from the Press Gallery Christmas Party, here is the Liberal Party video shown at the annual party: (thanks to Earl…
Not a cool time to be Canadian – Friday Film Pick: Everything’s Cool
On Monday the Canadian government officially announced the very unpopular decision to withdraw from Kyoto, furthering Canada’s status as eco-pariah on the international stage while reinforcing the massive chasm that…
Québec solidaire struggles to define its space in shifting political landscape
MONTRÉAL – About 400 members of Québec solidaire met here December 9-11 in a delegated convention to debate and adopt positions on major social and cultural questions. The convention capped…
For the record… #nlpoli
Liberal leader Dwight Ball’s remarks on taking on the leadership: The Liberal Party has a rich history in Newfoundland and Labrador and I’m proud to be a part of it.…
Real, unvarnished anti-Semitism
…from right-wing culture hero Andrew Breitbart. No doubt we’ll soon hear condemnations from the Usual Suspects, so fond of tossing the A-word around at critics of Israel. What, he’s done…
The invisible dead Iraqis
U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the Iraq war over. While he proclaimed what he once termed a “dumb war” a success, he lamented the heavy cost. “Over 30,000 Americans…
LPoC Doesn’t Want Bloggers
…covering its convention. Its Taylor, so he could be bullshitting…I mean, exercising his right to free speech…but if not then this doesn’t really sing out “renewal” to me.
Countdown to Christmas…Herring and Trees
An expedition of sorts this morning: Elin and Jeanne accompanied us to the Jean Talon market to buy a Christmas treet and to a fish store to get salt herring…
Mocha in Muskoka
(with apologies to Merle Haggard) We don’t vote for Dippers in Muskoka We don’t take our trips with LPC We party with the party that delivers, And our borders are…