Of Feedback Loops and Tipping Points, and Cabbages and Kings
The sea was wet as wet could be,The sands were dry as dry,You could not see a cloud, because,No cloud was in the sky,No birds were flying overhead,There were no…
February 2012
4172…Terrible Start To Black History Month
Don Corneilus, Soul Train, put a bullet in his 75 year old head today at his LA home. Reports indicate that the injuries were so extensive that Mr. Cornelius could…
The real radicals revealed
The word “radical” is being thrown out a lot lately, particularly from the mouths of certain federal ministers. Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver garnered a great deal of attention…
Save the Fraser Declaration – Alberta and Northwest Territories First Nations join BC First Nations in opposing Enbridge Pipeline and Tankers Proposal
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 On January 30th, media, First Nations groups, activists and one law student intern crowded into a hotel room on the outskirts of Edmonton for a press…
Dunderfalls #nlpoli
This is a screen cap of the picture VOCM is using on their front page to illustrate a story on Muskrat Falls. C’mon guys. This isn’t artsy. This isn’t creative.…
Boycott the Komen Foundation for the cure
…for cowardice, anti-choice capitulation—and lawfare against other charities. How many donors know that their money—a million smackers a year—is being used to persecute other charities that have dared to use…
Next from the CPC: senior citizens and ice floes, our new money-saving plan for Canada’s elderly
I really don’t think it is a stretch to say that only a conservative could come up with something this brazenly evil and stupid and then try to sell it…
Alert! Episode 201
Noted health care analyst Pat Armstrong reflects on what lies behind Harper’s new health care policy. It’s not just a matter of numbers. Pensions expert Andrew Jackson shows why Harper’s…
Green Party Leader May and NDP Critic Angus to Join Discussions of Online Surveillance Bills
SOS_100xx100.png Event to Inform Criticism of Proposed Bills That Would Allow Warrantless Electronic Spying Ottawa, ON – In response to proposed bills that would allow warrantless electronic surveillance of Canadians,…
Most Commentators and Economists Say Threshold Change for OAS is Unnecessary
Surveying recent media coverage including economists referenced or interviewed, one will discover that roughly 9 out of 10 commentators argue that the age threshold for OAS does not require changing…
Hell In A Handbasket
American spy charged with spying, by his own government, when he revealed to reporters that the CIA was acting illegally by torturing people. Obama’s War on Whistle-blowers, rages on. Bradley…
Sen. Boisvenu’s modest proposal
And so the first trial balloon on the restoration of capital punishment is sent aloft, to jostle with the anti-abortion blimps. As it turns out, there’s nothing new under the…
Same Thing Might Work For Senate Reform
A tough-on-crime Conservative senator said murderers should be provided with the tools to kill themselves in jail. Abolition by attrition, as it were.
NDPers dreamin’ of victory, ‘trash’ power sharing with Libs
The issue of having the New Democratic Party form an alliance with other parties – if such a move would keep the Conservatives out of power in 2015 – is…
It’s a nice project, but… #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Manitoba Hydro’s limited review of Muskrat Falls is now available publicly. Manitoba Hydro concluded that the project is indeed the lower cost option of the two they were limited to…
Bow Down Canadians, Corporations Are King
Two recent stories out of Ottawa underline the ongoing political and economic assault on ordinary Canadians. More Canadians are now working for low wages than at any time in decades,…
who is behind the susan g. komen foundation’s decision to cut ties with planned parenthood?
When a leading breast-cancer charity severs its relationship with the largest provider of reproductive health services in the US, we have to ask, who is behind this terrible decision? The…
Kevin Falcon speaks the Liberal truth – serve the rich
I was gob-smacked this morning to read a quote from Kevin Falcon, the Finance Minister, reacting to the recent BC Statistics report on growing income inequality. The report showed that…
Capitalism is Working Just Fine… That’s the Problem
In Manila , Mexico City and Delhi communities of people make their livelihood sifting through massive garbage dumps on city’s edge. In London, lavish shops and middle-class stability stand amid…
Fox News Versus The Muppets: Do Conservatives Have Different Senses of Humor Than Liberals?
kermit.jpg You’ve probably already heard: In a video “press conference” that has already been seen by almost two million people, Kermit and Miss Piggy take on, and take down, Fox…