Leadership 2012 – Preliminary Endorsement
I’ve run through a high-level analysis of the NDP’s leadership candidates this week knowing that paper ballots are being mailed out, that online voting starts today, and that the leadership…
March 2012
Countering Nalcor Negativity #nlpoli
In a speech to the St. John’s board of trade this week, Nalcor chief executive Ed Martin dissed natural gas as a possible alternative to his expensive Muskrat Falls scheme.…
My Health Is NOT Up For Debate
Women are fighting back. They drew a line in the sand in Mississippi, where voters defeated a fetal personhood amendment. In Virginia, women organized to block a harmful ultrasound bill.…
The first Pink Shirt Day at Canterbury was a roaring succcess!
And I think this may become an annual thing. Thanks to all of the volunteers and the following organisations who sponsored this event: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Listen For The Rhymes
“History doesn’t repeat itself,” Mark Twain wrote, “but it does rhyme.” Stephen Harper’s complaint that opposition charges of voter suppression are merely a “smear campaign” by sore losers, sounds remarkably…
New column day
Here, on the opportunities and limitations associated with the City of Regina’s new open data portal. For further reading, see David Eaves generally, but particularly his analysis of data licensing…
Today’s Star Editorial Cartoon
Works on more than one level, doesn’t it? Recommend this Post
Leadership 2012 Candidate Analysis – Niki Ashton
Let’s finish my series of relatively brief NDP leadership candidate evaluations with a look at Niki Ashton. 1. What direction will she set for the NDP? There’s plenty to like…
TED Talk Thursday: How To Survive Peak Oil & Climate Change
There is an effective response to the climate crisis. In this TED Talk from 2009, Rob Hopkins speaks about a practical and inspiring solution to the challenges of peak oil…
walkom: pit bull ban was "unforgivable" dishonesty, it should be repealed
Thank you, Thomas Walkom! You are a voice of reason in a sea of media ignorance. Read this column to learn the truth behind Ontario’s breed-specific legislation. Thanks to the…
Hey Ottawa
There’s a big yellow and green blob heading our way. Please drive sanely! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Strip Search of Parent in Waterloo
I had tweeted on this topic but since some readers inquired as to my thoughts I’ll comment here. Based on the news reports a father was arrested and strip searched…
Mystery budget on its way
The budget date was set yesterday, finally, for March 29th, possibly as a bit of a distraction from all things robocall. This should be good: Flaherty said Wednesday the budget…
Harper: Not My Problem!
Harper may have a majority in the Canadian house of commons, but in the provincial legislatures (or National assembly in Quebec) people elected different people in government. Yet Harper is…
Robocall Misdirecton Campaigns Are A Threat To Canadian Democracy
Robocall misdirection campaigns are a threat to Canadian Democracy. Please email your Member of Parliament and ask him or her to take all necessary steps to investigate and prevent future…
Should Ontario Capitulate To The West?
Alison Redford thinks so; some guy from the Canada West Foundation thinks it isn’t necessary. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the clowns on the Op-Ed pages of Canada’s various right wing papers,…
The Old Boys (and Girls) Club #nlpoli
The always provocative and informative labradore posted a chart on Wednesday showing the number of days the House of Assembly sat in each session since Confederation. The information to make…
Cebullshit. Of course it’s because he’s black.
So-called free speech warriors would like you to stop referring to them as ‘racists’. In fact, they demand it. Just because they send emails among one another that depict the…
Intimidation and false pretences
While the Robocon investigation expands form Guelph to the call centre in Thunder Bay, there is a setback on another front. Elections Canada has told Joe Volpe that they can’t…