Meet Canada’s Newest Premier
Guess who drank the koolaid?Darrell Pasloski was selected tonight as the currently-governing Yukon Party's new leader, after former leader and current Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie, in power since 2002, decided…
2011
Rae interview on Radio-Canada
Rae is interviewed on Les coulisses du pouvoir. He speaks of a culture of division, a lack of solidarity within the Liberal party that is dangerous, about how Liberals differ…
Book summary #30 – The Corporate Lattice
The Corporate Lattice was chosen as the book club’s thirtieth book, in recognition of the fact that the “corporate ladder” is a poor metaphor for a companies of relatively stable…
marxism 2011 in brief, with more to follow, i hope
Thirty-five talks (total), seven talks (attended), three panel discussions, three amazing short films. Several pints of beer, countless interesting ideas, dozens of thought-provoking comments, not enough sleep. Twice brought to…
Blogging and the Planet of the Apes
A few weeks ago I ran this video by Bruno Mars, The Lazy Song. I can't remember why, except that it had something to do with comparing Stephen Harper's Thousand…
Shades of Green: Manufactured Doubt
Doubt is the foundation of all science. Every scientific principle and theory, no matter how established and trusted, contains the acknowledged possibility of error. This is the way science works.…
recap: alberta party leadership convention.
The Alberta Party held their leadership convention on May 27 and 28 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton and I attended as a member from the Edmonton-Centre constituency. Despite…
A Rational View on Nuclear Power
Like George Monbiot or James Hansen and James Lovelock, I don't think we're going to be able to free ourselves of our fossil fuel addiction without embracing every non-carbon energy…
When Bowie Met Springsteen.
It'sSoHardToBeASaintInThisCityVilleI had never met Ian Reid for real. But I did know of him by reputation. Political reputation that is.Not personal.So when Ian popped-up here, in the comments, after I…
Music for a Sunday: Gil Scott-Heron, RIP
This great underrated gem comes courtesy of a man who left us far too soon, this past Friday, aged 62. We need him more than ever, especially when stories like…
Animal, vegetable, boy or girl?
The last time I was pregnant, (not all that long ago) people would ask me, "do you know if it's a boy or a girl"? And I would usually answer,…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-29 16:54:00
PERSONAL:THEN AND NOW:As part of the cleanup that never ends I recently came across a series of old publications ie the 'Discussion Bulletin' published by Frank Girard down Michegan way.…
Heritage Front in the News Again: Libya Connection
When the people of Libya rose up revolt some months ago, there were very few people who defended the Gaddafi regime. One of those who did defend Gaddafi was Ian…
The kind of influence that Jack and the NDP don’t have today?
Here we are almost a month after the election and if you read the MSM and the Liberal blogosphere you would think we have nothing but doom and gloom ahead…
Think of Them As "Terrorists In Training"
Another screwed up NATO airstrike in Afghanistan. 14-dead, reportedly all women and children. Six others wounded. The Talibs are busy signing up new recruits.Karzai's beating his chest. Says this is…
Another myth in the making?
Jason Kenney made an appearance at the Ontario Progressive Conservative convention yesterday to promote his own brand of politics. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says immigrants allowed the Conservatives…
the new media is the new message
I'll be hosting one of my occasional Maple Syrup Editions of Virtually Speaking tonight, discussing the work of one of Canada's most famous thinkers, Marshall McLuhan, with another of our…
Jessica Simpson: How to keep your teeth sparkling clean?
"Check out Jessica Simpson's oral hygiene tips. The pop star has an unusual way of keeping her teeth sparkling. "I don't brush my teeth. No, really! I just use Listerine…