watching the watchers: ipsi research day today
The project I've been working on - my summer position as a research assistant - is in the spotlight today, as two of the IPSI research teams give a public…
2011
Liechtenstein referendum delivers equal rights for gays and lesbians
In a referendum on June 17 and Jun 19, voters in Liechtenstein overwhelmingly backed a new law that gives gay and lesbian couples the right to formally register their partnerships.…
Liberals, we must commit to using this time for rebuilding
Well over 2000 Liberals spent a few hours Saturday afternoon taking part in an extraordinary convention via teleconference to make a few decisions about the path forward for our party.…
Will Bob Rae and Jack Layton Attempt to Filibuster Back to Work Legislation?
Jack Layton has vowed to filibuster Conservative back to work legislation, and Bob Rae is standing in solidarity with postal workers.Harper is being Harper, siding with management and throwing in…
“Brothers and sisters, you can take socialism out of the preamble but you can’t take socialism out of the NDP”
Well, of course you can. Parties evolve over time -- today's Conservatives would hardly elect Joe Clark, for example. Still, I was struck how, during the election in Oshawa, the…
Crossroads Television System (CTS) – another CBSC breach of ethics
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has found that CITS-TV’s broadcast of Sid Roth’s It’s Supernatural breached provisions of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics and Equitable Portrayal…
Seven things that I guarantee won’t matter in 70 years
So, you can just stop worrying, okay? everything on that is trending on Twitter today whether you look fat in those pants Facebook anything you watched on TMZ that big…
UN Finally Backs Human Rights For Gays
The United Nations, for the first time in history, endorsed the equal rights of GLBT people worldwide, condemning any country who discriminates or harms people for their sexual orientation. Well,…
Making the Most of Our Energy Resources (Part I – Electricity Reform)
In slightly more than a decade, fundamentally bad policy decisions by Liberal and Conservative administrations have turned the provincial government’s electricity corporation has turned into an unregulated, unaccountable monster. Such…
Two conventions later
The NDP convention has now passed, and things have not changed that much. The party deferred the decision to drop references in its constitution to “socialism” in favour of more…
The Change Was Made Uptown When The Big Man Joined…
.....The Band.Good-bye Clarence. We, and especially littler e., will miss you.______Greg Mitchell explains how the Big Man kept Scooter from being turned to mince-meat in Sing-Sing prison, post-Folsom, but pre-Run,…
Audio: Damien Talks Delta Foreign Trade Zone on SFU Radio
Get MP3 (24 MB)Damien Gillis and CJSF's Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson discuss the master plan to industrialize Delta - home to vital salmon, orca and bird habitat, and the…
The NDP will stay socialist, for now
After their Sunday convention, the NDP exposed, perhaps unwillingly, some deep identity rifts within the party over the use of the word socialism. For now, the party will keep the…
‘Respect for Taxpayers’ is a load of crap
True, I may be undermining weeks of arguing for engaging the people we disagree with in a spirit of openness and respect. And name-calling isn't going to help us show…
Book summary #31 – Your Money: the missing manual
For the book club, a decision was made to ease into the new year (at the time, 2011 was a then-new year) with a book on finances. If for no…
The NDP and the Great Leap Forward
Well I must admit I was shocked to find myself watching the NDP Convention on Sun TV. All because Sébastien taped Fox News North instead of CPAC. Claiming he didn't…
In Soviet Russia, cats bark at you!
No, really: And don’t you love how this kitty slows down to a meow when she realizes she’s being filmed?