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First Nations leaders are justifiably angered by the HarperCon government’s blatant support for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. “The First Nations Leadership Council is greatly troubled by recent comments by…
January 2012
Justin Trudeau Agrees To Get Beaten Up For A Good Cause
Justin Trudeau’s training regimen. On March 31st, 2012, Justin Trudeau will likely be splayed out on a boxing ring, concussed and bleeding, wondering what happened. That’s because he agreed to…
8 white paintings
I’ve been engaged in a protracted push, pull, following, yielding, gouging, scraping, sanding, layering since the last post and now these 8 panels are done. All are 24 by 38…
When Cops Kill
Chris Gardian, beaten by Toronto Police Jan. 27th 2011, died Feb 2, 2011. We learned today that the SIU has cleared Toronto cops in the death of “Gentle Giant” Charles…
A right-wing blogger’s take on feminism revealed
Slithering through the right-wing blogosphere – from Vox Populi via Instapundit to Canada’s proud wingnut Canadian Cincinnatus – is this revealing but puzzling comment about feminism, using the tragedy of…
bev esslinger abandons riverview run and seeks pc nomination in calder.
Former Public School Trustee Bev Esslinger announced via email today that she will be seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in Edmonton-Calder. The former north-end trustee announced only weeks ago that…
Austerity: Making the Same Mistake Again?
There is a special, free on line, issue of the Cambridge Journal of Economics with what look to be very interesting contributions from the progressive side of the spectrum.
Rae on Strombo
Rae’s appearance from last night, done post-convention, post-recent positive polls, it’s worth watching. Key question on everyone’s mind, you know it, at 9:45. Size it up for thyself. Getting back…
Debt Continues To Smother Us All Thanks to the Banksters
So here’s how it works. Although coming off record profits in 2011, Canadian banksters have decided to nickel and dime us in 2012 with their new chequing and ATM fees.…
Has Harper’s Buddy Bruce Carson Conveniently Fallen Between the Cracks?
What happened to the RCMP investigation into Bruce Carson that Harper himself ordered, presumably to get his own lard arse off the hook? Carson, you will recall, is the convicted…
Is The Non-Stop Catapaulting Of The Codswallop Blocking Out The Sun?
AllTheWurlitzeringThatFits FoxNewsNorthVille The good Reverend Paperboy, who knows the proMedia business from the inside-out, explains what is really going on at SUN-TeeVee: “The SUN-TV news network was never intended to…
Stephen Harper and Newt Gingrich May be Reunited After All
When Newt Gingrich and the Republicans stole the Mid-terms in 1994, Gingrich gave much of the credit to Preston Manning and the Reform Party. Manning’s lieutenantt at the time was…
Nowak: Wireless spectrum set-asides are the way to go
By Peter Nowak Ah, political opportunism – so easy to see, so disappointing to witness. No sooner did Open Media start a petition for better wireless competition than the Liberals…
Kennedy slices into NDP’s Muskrat falls hypocrisy #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy belled the NDP cat on Wednesday for the provincial party’s flip-flop on Muskrat Falls. As the Telegram reported in its Thursday edition, … Kennedy was…
Gingrich drives Christ out of the room
During the latest debate by the candidates for the Republican nomination for president, Newt Gingrich declared, “Andrew Jackson had a pretty clear-cut idea about America’s enemies: Kill them.” He got…
Difference between India & China
A nice article sent by a friend, that highlights the difference between India and China and why India might end up playing catch up with China with its approach and…
Hot Or Not: January 18th NDP Leadership Debate Edition
Hot: Beards: The hottest accessory at the Tom Mulcair after-party was a beard. If you are showing solidarity with your leadership or simply waiting in the forest for the revolution…
Revisiting Staggered Primaries
After looking at how the supporter system was conceived yesterday, today I gaze ahead at what its future might hold. Specifically, the musings of some that the LPC could still…
#Swingrich.
Newt Gingrich’s (currently a frontrunner for the GOP on the faith and values magical mystery tour) ex wife has done an interview with ABC news. This is ex wife the…
Let’s do this – Book review of Making is Connecting
The optimism in David Gauntlett’s Making is Connecting (published by the fantastic polity) is difficult to escape. Much like the plethora of networks, groups, clubs and civil society manifestations he…