Pro-Life Bill in the Fall? Abortion Rights Under Harper
I should have posted this two weeks ago, in the aftermath of the National March for Life. Julie van Dusen, a CBC reporter, interviewed (I think) the director of the…
2011
Take Time to Vote for The Grizzly Manifesto
I am championing Jeff Gailus' book The Grizzly Manifesto in the Alberta Readers' Choice Awards. You can vote for this book - and you should - if only because I…
Take Time to Vote for The Grizzly Manifesto
I am championing Jeff Gailus’ book The Grizzly Manifesto in the Alberta Readers’ Choice Awards. You can vote for this book – and you should – if only because I…
Gender As Afterthought
It’s not so strange to want children to be safe from bullying. It’s also not strange to want children to grow up whoever they want to be. One thing many…
New Resolution: A Resolution Regarding Disability Benefits
A Resolution Regarding Disability BenefitsProposed by: Jan Maxwell, TorontoDate: 25/05/11Whereas people with disabilities are 11 times more likely to be unemployed than other Ontarians;Whereas the Ontario Disability Support Program provides…
QOTD
Twitter is in the midst of a minor nervous breakdown so I can't tweet this post from Josh Marshall. But that's what blogs are for. I'm going to gamble that…
New Proposed Amendments to Resolutions
A Series of Proposed AmendmentsProposed by: Andy Lehrer, TorontoDate: 25/05/11A Proposed Amendment to A Resolution on the Creation of a Minimum Living Wage:Be it further resolved that a Socialist government…
The Cons and the Corruption of Canada
Start with a government that practically bought itself a majority with its porky action plan. A government that lies, cheats, and covers up everything.A government that wants to jail thousands…
US Congress to Palestinians – You do not exist
Congress to Palestinians: Drop dead - Opinion - Al Jazeera English by MJ Rosenberg, Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at Media Matters Action Network. If anyone had any doubt about whether…
Bob Rae Named Interim Leader of the Liberal Party
I hope Bob Rae will do a great job until the new permanent leader is selected. I feel Bob Rae will make a great interim leader given his lengthy public…
Tim Hudak vs. Canadian teams
Not quite as serious as my previous postings.
New Resolutions: A Series of Resolutions on the Environment, the Party, Housing & Reproductive Rights
Proposed by Andy Lehrer, TorontoDate: 25/05/11A Resolution Regarding the EnvironmentWhereas climate change is a growing threat to survival on the planet.Whereas capitalism provides no viable or sustainable solutions to the…
Ontario’s Attorney-General on Human Rights
Attorney-General of Ontario, Chris Bentley, spoke at the Canadian Club of Toronto on 50 years of human rights development, and the need to protect our current system. Full text below:…
Canada Doesn’t Deserve the Silver
It has been widely reported in the Globe and elsewhere that Canada ranks #2 in the just-released OECD Better Life Index, outstripped only by Australia. I am all for measures…
The Undead Are Called ‘UNDEAD’ Because They Don’t Know They Are Dead
Bob Rae Given Liberal Interim Leadership"Colleagues and friends,I want to advise you that I am willing to let my name stand for the position of interim leader of the Liberal…
New Resolution: A Resolution Regarding a Socialist Media and Outreach Strategy
New Resolution: A Resolution Regarding a Socialist Media and Outreach StrategyProposed by Ken Ranney, PeterboroughDate 25/05/11Be it resolved that, the {Socialist Party of Ontario}, ignore the capitalist media as much…
Harper’s Minister Of Fake Lakes And Gazebos Now In Charge Of Slashing Expenditures ???
"On March 25, the very day the government fell on a confidence motion in the House of Commons, Mr. Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.), Industry minister at the time and also…
The Better Life Index is a better measure
The search for a better measure of standard of living just got a big boost with the launch of Your Better Life Index by the OECD. The need for an…
Woodward and Bernstein are dead
(With a tip of the porkpie to Tom Stoppard. Jesus, can't a guy even use a metaphor any more?) A triple-barrelled meme generator, starting with this piece yesterday by Lawrence…