Beautiful Attawapiskat Christmas Carol
The song is Jesus Ahatonia, written by St. Jean de Brebeuf in 1643. Absolutely beautiful.
2011
CCLA: Three principles for any new ‘lawful access’ legislation
From the Canadians Civil Liberties Association: The writing is on the wall (or in this case perhaps it’s the homepage) – it is only a matter of time until the…
"Anything goes!"
Shorter Conservative Speaker Andrew Scheer. The notion of Parliamentary privilege becomes a nullity, and Canada edges closer to becoming a de facto one-party state.
Regifting
The Liberal Party’s Million Conversations campaign to raise a million dollars has featured almost daily e-mails from current Liberal MPs, past Liberal greats, and Paul Martin. These letters have taken…
Inequality and Climate Injustice: A Durban Post-Mortem
The United Nations climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, ended 2011 with a whimper. After a year in which climate disasters rolled across the globe, major polluting nations like…
Message to Police Boards: Join Us
Should police be defending the people that are cutting their benefits and pensions? Or should they join us?
Fix the teacher? What about society
One of the five items in the BC education plan is to improve “teacher quality”. Evidently Minister Abbott, after his many visits to schools and conversations with teachers, has come…
De Beers decision to dump sewage into Attawapiskat played role in current housing crisis
In case you missed it, see the full APTN story here.I just note I think it's an important story because of all the haters on the Globe and Mail and…
De Beers decision to dump sewage into Attawapiskat played role in current housing crisis
In case you missed it, see the full APTN story here.I just note I think it’s an important story because of all the haters on the Globe and Mail and…
De Beers decision to dump sewage into Attawapiskat played role in current housing crisis
In case you missed it, see the full APTN story here.I just note I think it's an important story because of all the haters on the Globe and Mail and…
De Beers decision to dump sewage into Attawapiskat played role in current housing crisis
In case you missed it, see the full APTN story here.I just note I think it’s an important story because of all the haters on the Globe and Mail and…
Competitive corporate taxation does not guarantee deficit reduction
The nerve displayed by the rich and their largely conservative backers both in the U.S. and Canada can reach staggering proportions at times, from in your face taunting through their…
Our supporters spoke up; here’s what they had to say!
The future of the Internet is in your hands! Don’t be tricked into thinking that Big Telecoms is writing the script. Canadians have a say in it too, and we’re…
Fantastic cross Canada support for Alexandra Mendes!
Check out what great Liberals from across Canada are saying about Alexandra Mendes! http://www.alexamendes.ca/en/blog/2-endorsements-appuis Support for Alexandra Mendes is growing in every province. Liberals are choosing Alexandra because of her…
Fraser Institute’s New Report on Healthcare — More of the Same
The Fraser Institute has released its regular survey of healthcare wait lists in Canada, and it says the results aren’t good: wait lists are too long, an average of 19…
Stephen Harper’s war on Christmas
Why does Canada’s PM hate Christmas? Cheap, too.
How the UK PM David Cameron blew the EU negotiations
This summary of the incredible ineptitude of the Cameron Downing Street team comes from the Financial Times. Cameron lecturing the EU on the City’s rights … It seems that the…
Rumour management and Twitter #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Via crisisblogger.com comes a link to a Guardian feature on the role Twitter played in rumours about riots in London. The site gives seven specific rumours and tracks the life-cycle…
The Incredible Lightness Of Ms. Clark’s Being…
AllTheEmptyLedesThatFit WurlitzerVille From the mouth of the (not)Premier: “Premier Christy Clark admits the global economy and the HST referendum are factors which have delayed a final decision on a site…
Autism Parents: Take the Time, Make the Time
The photos that follow show my walk from my home to my office in beautiful Fredericton, New Brunswick a place I am happy to call home, a place that allows…