Robocon: Bob Rae has 15 days to protect Canada’s democracy by stopping the clock
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 15 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts under…
March 2012
Harper doubles down on environmentalists as ‘radicals’
Go over to Richard Hughes’ fine ‘Cowichan Conservations’ blog to read a shocking letter from the PMO in response to a citizen’s inquiry regarding the Northern Gateway project from a…
Video: Ruling Canadian Conservatives must take responsibility
Jamie Biggar, from Leadnow.ca, said it all on March 3, 2012, explaining how Canada's ruling Conservatives since 2008 have continued to "downplay, distract, and delay" on key issues and have…
Video: Ruling Canadian Conservatives must take responsibility
Jamie Biggar, from Leadnow.ca, said it all on March 3, 2012, explaining how Canada’s ruling Conservatives since 2008 have continued to “downplay, distract, and delay” on key issues and have…
Video: Ruling Canadian Conservatives must take responsibility
Jamie Biggar, from Leadnow.ca, said it all on March 3, 2012, explaining how Canada's ruling Conservatives since 2008 have continued to "downplay, distract, and delay" on key issues and have…
Video: Ruling Canadian Conservatives must take responsibility
Jamie Biggar, from Leadnow.ca, said it all on March 3, 2012, explaining how Canada’s ruling Conservatives since 2008 have continued to “downplay, distract, and delay” on key issues and have…
Letters to the Queen
Dear fellow Canadians, While I’m stoked that you recognise that the Queen is the head of state, I can’t tell you how utterly disappointed I am in the fact that…
Shakedown!
I guess Karen Handel has never heard about the First Rule of Holes — when you’re in one, stop digging: Karen Handel, the former senior vice president of public policy…
C’est la neige qui fonde: The Waters of March in the Northern Hemisphere
This is one of my favourites songs, one I always turn to this time of year. It was written for the Brazilian March, which is the season of rain that…
What Rush hath wrought: 16-year-old harassed for being a “slut, a prostitute, a horny piece of trash that is out to sleep with every guy in school”
The fallout from Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke has more far-reaching consequences than the public humiliation Fluke received at the hands of the radio star and the subsequent withdrawal…
Conservative tries to sabotage Elections Canada complaint process
Is this legal? Inquiring minds want to know. Fake complainant Neil J. Edmonson has now deleted his Twitter feed. Small wonder.
Evangelical group kicked out of Delta public schools
Two volunteers from the Pais Project, a group of fundamentalists, have been told not to come back to Delta schools. Superindent Dianne Turner reminded the group that “the Delta school…
More On Voter Suppression
The Globe has some interesting letters today on the voter suppression crimes of the last election. Of particular note is the first one, by an adjunct professor at the University…
The Rise Of The Uninterested
Susan Delacourt puts the robocall scandal into wider perspective. It has everything to do with “undecided” voters. The trouble is, Delacourt writes, “undecided” has become a synonym –an inaccurate synonym…
Blackitude by Vox Sambou evokes the power of resistance
Today we bring you Blackitude, a new music video from Montreal hip-hop artist Vox Sambou, filmed in Batey San Luis in the Dominican Republic by Ariel Mota. This latest video…
Dear Vladimir Putin,
The independent elections watchdog agency, Golos, found that “carousel voting” occurred during the Russian presidential election that you think you won. If you believe in democracy, maybe you should address…
Don’t Blame the Victims: Why Public Outreach By Climate Scientists is More Vital Than Ever
speakout.jpg In the last few years—and especially in the wake of the ClimateGate pseudo-scandal—climate researchers have become much more politically engaged. They’ve sought to become better at communication, and to…
4216…Biggest Trade In Baseball History
Was on this day in 1973. On that day New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announced that they were swapping wives and families. I recall that they…
Canada’s Decline: Election Fraud & PetroState Politics
Wow. Where does a progressive Canadian climate blogger get started on this Monday morning? Political developments in this wonderful country have been snowballing into a bigger and bigger mess for…
4215…Don Cherry Educates The Masses
One can make an empirical argument that the centre of the hockey world, the place that produces the most players, is Ontario. An example thereof is the fact that in…