Will global civilization avoid collapse?
I consider myself a lucky man. I was born in the right place at the right time to enjoy what may well be the peak period of civilization. Never has…
2011
Rendition flights and Gander #nlpoli #cdnpoli
A story moving on Tuesday about aircraft logs, Gander and rendition flights reminded your humble e-scribbler of a post around these parts from 2005 titled “Even spies contract out”: A…
Dany Morin recaps his fall session
Carrying on with my roundup of queer MPs, I caught up with NDP MP Dany Morin late last week after QP. Q: What was the highlight of the fall session…
Comox Valley Ready for Civil Disobedience as "Insane" Raven Coal Mine Review Pushed Forward
A little over two years ago we held a town hall meeting in Fanny Bay, where a standing room only crowd discussed the proposed Raven Underground Coal Mine Project. It…
Comox Valley Ready for Civil Disobedience as "Insane" Raven Coal Mine Review Pushed Forward
A little over two years ago we held a town hall meeting in Fanny Bay, where a standing room only crowd discussed the proposed Raven Underground Coal Mine Project. It…
Battle of the Wages study dispels myths about public sector wages
A comprehensive study released today by CUPE shows there’s no evidence public sector workers are paid consistently more than those in similar jobs in the private sector. Instead, overall average…
Dismissal of summary judgment motion is not always interlocutory
Almrei v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 ONCA 779, released today, is a rare example of when a dismissal of a motion for summary judgment is a final order: In many…
Neither Deleveraging nor Further Leveraging of Household Debt Works
Canadian household debt hits record high Okay, so Stats Can tells us today that Canadian household debt has reached a record high 152.98%, a level relative to income that surpasses…
Attawapiskat: Minister Dum-dum the Red Cross won’t swallow your spin.
A quick observation. In the media Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Dumdum wanted to convince reporters that he and his staff - who were so incompetent that they didn’t know there…
Attawapiskat: Minister Dum-dum the Red Cross won’t swallow your spin.
A quick observation. In the media Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Dumdum wanted to convince reporters that he and his staff – who were so incompetent that they didn’t know there…
Attawapiskat: Minister Dum-dum the Red Cross won’t swallow your spin.
A quick observation. In the media Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Dumdum wanted to convince reporters that he and his staff - who were so incompetent that they didn’t know there…
Attawapiskat: Minister Dum-dum the Red Cross won’t swallow your spin.
A quick observation. In the media Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Dumdum wanted to convince reporters that he and his staff – who were so incompetent that they didn’t know there…
Haikus in NYC for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
City of New York Makes streets safe with poety Haikus may save lives!
Prime Minister pulls out of Kyoto, treaty feels emotionally frustrated
OTTAWA – Reading from a teleprompter, Minister of the Environment Peter Kent announced that the Prime Minister is pulling out of Kyoto. Former meat puppet Kent added that Canada would…
Bookstores Comeback
Whoo-hoo! Sales are up 10% over last year in brick and mortar bookstores! Facing economic gloom and competition from cheap e-readers, brick-and-mortar booksellers entered this holiday season with the humblest…
Turns Out We Do Have Information On Alastair Miller
We had this poster sent to us. The poster can also be found being discussed here. Obviously, at least for members of the community, Blood & Honour BC has been…
Site migration underway
We have started the process of migrating this wordpress hosted blog to our new ORG domain and independent hosting service. http://rppe.org/ Filed under: Canadian Politics
Harper Government Pulls out of Kyoto: Time to Get Serious about Who Should be the Leader of the Opposition
This morning there is only one question for anyone in the NDP: Who will be the best leader to unite the left and leftish, not just in the party but…