Hudak will do this in Ontario
Six American states have defunded Planned Parenthood. By promising to cut LHINs Tim Hudak and his gang will do that here, too.
2011
A not so clever move in a broken political game
Previously: A clever move in a broken political game Unlike a couple weeks ago, the Aug 2nd deadline really, really, is approaching fast. There was a time when playing empty…
Unequal interest
In my column this week, I pointed out the need to combat poverty and inequality in order to achieve better outcomes in all kinds of areas even if we're not…
QOTD
Tabatha Southey's column today addresses the claim that we should run a country as if it was a household. A country's debt can, in complete fairness, be passed along to…
Free Water for Fracking: B.C. Government Gives 20-Year Withdrawal Permit to Talisman
Screen shot 2011-07-30 at 6.12.22 PM.png British Columbia is providing the gas industry with 78 million cubic meters of free water each year, according to a recent CBC article. That…
Promises and Problems: EnergyNOW! Releases Special Video Report on Fracking in the Marcellus
Screen shot 2011-07-30 at 3.33.03 PM.png Energy politics tend to have a socially galvanizing effect. In production zones, big industrial producers promise massive social incentives to locals who ...
Ramadan Mubarak!
For the year of 1432 Hijri, the first day of Ramadan was determined to be August 1, 2011."Kul 'am wa enta bi-khair!"("May every year find you in good health!")
Robert Reich – Obama Falling Into Republican’s Economic Death Spiral
One of the few, coherent voices on America's political-economic morass has been Robert Reich, the U.C. Berkley public policy professor who earlier served three White House administrations. Reich has argued…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your long weekend.- Thomas Walkom highlights the message being sent to students as to what workers should expect in the years to come. And it's well…
Saturday bits
I read all the papers this morning so you wouldn't have to.1. The National Post of all places, provides a pretty good rebuttal to all those right wing commentators eager…
3959…Wheels Falling Off For Governor Hudak
Buffalo's own Tim Hudak has had a good news/bad news week.The good news for the man who wants to govern all of Ontario is that the NFL is back and…
Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Team TorontoEmerg. First, I’ve been working like a rented mule, and secondly, a colleague whom I trusted and respected sandbagged me with…
Anti-Muslim Blogger: Slain Norwegian Teens Were ‘Hateful, Privileged Brats’ | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center
Anti-Muslim Blogger: Slain Norwegian Teens Were ‘Hateful, Privileged Brats’ | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law CenterAnother look at the far right in all its glory.
Kitler: Rebirth of Hitler?
"'Kitler' -- as the six-week-old cat is known -- has been passed over by prospective owners and the animal shelter officials in Godmanchester think it's because she has a patch…
Doug Saunders takes on the architects of right wing extremism
Actually, he takes on the authors of books that inspire extremism. He notes that while these right wing authors are not responsible for the actions of a Anders Breivik, they…
The NDP will survive
A fair number of commentators have been suggesting (albeit usually sub silento) that Jack Layton is history and the NDP will fade into the mist. Now, I do expect we…
Hudak experiences shrinkage
And they thought the abortion issue would never gain traction… The Tories have seriously underestimated how strongly pro-choice women (and pro-choice men) feel about protecting reproductive freedom, and access to…
Ontario NDP still rising in the polls
Hudak’s lead shrinks, poll shows - thestar.comAll the polls since Jan. 2011 have shown the Ontario NDP steadily rising (Nanos, Ipsos, Forum) from a low of 13% in January, to…
Jury pools and aboriginals
On Friday the Court of Appeal decided to hear arguments about whether the apparent systemic exclusion of aboriginals from juries led to an unfair trial in a specific case. I…