NDP & the Decline of Labour
The NDP is certainly not asking whether it should abandon organized labour, but maybe organized labour should ask whether it abandon the NDP. What does it say about the New…
February 2012
Five reasons it’s important to support trans rights now.
(Previously offered to Xtra.ca. They did post a reply by Christin Milloy) Xtra’s Rob Salerno recently questioned whether it was important to work toward explicit inclusion for transsexual and transgender…
Doug (In-AndOut-Scandal Finley) Tells Us To Relax and forget About Robocalls
Senator Doug Finley, the mastermind behind the in-and-out crimes committed by the Harper Conservatives, and husband of the Tory’s go-to-girl, Diane Finley, narrowly escaped justice in those illegal acts thanks…
Tough analysis of Peggy Nash
By the Jurist: But it won’t be so easy to make up for any questions about unsure political footing once a new leader faces a Con government eager to spread…
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Leadership 2012 Candidate Analysis – Nathan Cullen
Nathan Cullen has managed to put together than some observers (myself included) expected when he first raised the idea of joint nominations as a campaign centrepiece – and all while…
It’s #ndpldr Voting Time
Starting today members of the NDP (New Democratic Party) will start to receive their voting information in the mail. Members can choose to vote immediately upon receiving their information. Below…
Stupid Sex Tricks: Wear it, (over)share it
When I first saw the headline for this Glamour piece, I have to admit, my mind jumped to all kinds of dystopian conclusions: Love-gloves with a built-in nanochip that automatically…
Sigh. I’ll say it. I don’t think Thomas Mulcair is a New Democrat
I’ve got friends and acquaintances in pretty much everyone’s campaign these days. So I’m going to disappoint someone I’m sure when I say that I can’t believe anyone who would…
Alert! Episode 205
Sara Flounders, Director of the International Action Centre debunks the myth that Iran poses a nuclear threat and reveals that money and oil and containing Iran’s role as a regional…
Our taunting PM…..
I find Harper’s reaction to the robo-con scandal remarkable. He expressed no real concern, no hint that something is really wrong, and simply taunts and excoriates the opposition saying “Prove…
A short C-30 video
“OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis and Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian debate whether the powers proposed in Bill C-30 are needed to battle cybercrime. More at: http://bit.ly/wvdZLb.”
The Six "S" of Scandal Stickiness
This time last year, the Tories found themselves engulfed in scandal – Carson, Contempt, In & Out, Oda… The opposition parties were licking their chops at the prospect of bringing…
How Heartland-style Climate Sceptic Campaigns Play "Hide the Deniers" Using Secretive Fund
donorscapital.jpg A LOW–PROFILE funding organisation acting as a middleman for wealthy conservative businesspeople has been quietly backing climate denial campaigns across the US. The Virginia-based Donors Capital Fund and its…
Rick Mercer Has Harper’s Number
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My country’s political system has fallen down and it can’t get up.
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