Poll suggests region wants local CBC radio station by Valerie Hill
FRIENDS has released a public opinion poll suggesting 68 per cent of Waterloo Region residents support CBC establishing a local radio station.
January 2012
Obama’s decision on Keystone XL a slap in the face of Harper
And, oh yeah almost forgot to tell ya, about that Keystone boondoggle … I doubt that Stephen Harper or the Conservative agenda factored one bit in the Obama administration’s decision…
NDP, Wind Mobile disagree on foreign ownership in the telecom industry by LuAnn LaSalle
The head of Wind Mobile says Canada should clarify its ownership rules for the wireless industry to attract more foreign investment, not discourage it, because the outside capital has brought…
Why Don’t Politicians Like Democratic Participation?
Yesterday I opined on why democratic participation in our country is so muted, and offered two examples of what can be accomplished when people are willing to get involved. One…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – I’d planned to post on the sheer arbitrariness of the Cons’ insistence on eliminating a regulation for any new one they implement.…
New column day
Here, on how the rewriting of Rob Ford’s budget by Toronto’s City Council should serve as a reminder that legislators at all levels of government can do more than merely…
Montreal Simon Has A Message…
AllTheShowin’UpThatFits ParticipatoryDemocracyVille …For Progressives. Which, based on the role that protest and pushback has played in recent events (eg. the flipping of Rob Ford’s budget cuts in Toronto; the delaying…
Canadians! Beware Of Radical Groups! A Message From Stephen Harper And The Oil Party
Beware of Radical Groups!!!
Rae On A Roll
For some of us it’s possible to separate the dueling Bob Rae story lines, acknowledging success doesn’t necessarily equate to rationale for permanent jobs, whatnot. In fact, in reviewing my…
Timeline: How ‘Too Big to Fail’ Happened in the US
Too big to fail a result of bad regulatory policy? Absolutely. See why.
If Your iPad Seems A Bit Slow
As many as 10 fake iPad 2s, all made of slabs of modeling clay, were recently sold at electronic stores in Vancouver, British Columbia. Best Buy and Future Shop have…
Polls: Bob Rae may be gaining support, and marijuana is popular
Those are the findings of one specific poll. First the poll #’s and the pollster’s speculation: Buoyed by high approval ratings for interim leader Bob Rae, support for the federal…
Poll: Liberal support climbing with Bob Rae
This is encouraging but there's still a long way to go: http://bit.ly/AA3gfP Buoyed by high approval ratings for interim leader Bob Rae, support for the federal Liberals is on…
Rumpole and the New Math
The voice rasped down the phone line even before the receiver hit my ear. “On the Upper Path these days,” the familiar voice solemnly declared, “four plus four is five…
Putting the pipeline on ice
Down in the States, President Obama has nixed the Keystone XL pipeline – for now. The company behind it can re-apply using a new route, and it’ll go through the…
No Debate… So What?
Rick Mercer rants against the erosion of public debate under the Harper Government® concerning various issues of the day and its paternalistic “My house, my rules” approach to enacting various…
An Open Letter on SOPA/PIPA to Minister Baird
Dear Minister Baird; I am writing to express my concerns over two pieces of legislation that are currently under consideration by the United States Congress, SOPA (H.R. 3261) and PIPA…
The “Joy” of Snow
Ahhhhhh, it’s so cute when the folks on the West Coast get a magical touch of snow in the middle of winter and the temperature plunges to a frigid -8…
If oil industry so wonderful, why the subsidies?
Pumped Up in Sides 3 Updated Enbridge Profile