This chart shows how the editors ‘understand how each writer's article functionalizes distrust/trust of institutionality in relationship to how much mediation they understand is useful in reflecting on the complexity…
When Thursday rolls around Canadians will be finding out exactly what kind of government a minority of some 40% chose. We’re being told that the budget will focus on certain…
It should be obvious to most people that the Liberal Party of Canada isn’t behind the vast majority of illegal phone calls made to voters during the May 2, 2011…
Some two years ago, I posted about Matt Green, who (as I said at the time) was living my oldest dream: walking across the United States. Now Matt Green is…
It was a very long Saturday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre — about 12 hours for me, longer for others — for the NDP to arrive at what, for…
As first lady of Syria, do you approve of your country’s continual shelling of the city of Homs, your father’s hometown? If so, I don’t understand why.
I believe that Harper and his bullies have poisoned our political culture in what might be a more or less permanent way. Even if we can escape this atmosphere of…
CBC Marketplace has a really compelling exposé of the effects of cutbacks to and privatization of hospital cleaning. Astounding. Cleaners who used to have responsibility for one floor now cleaning…
I’m a bit surprised how little attention Bob Rae’s appearance on Question Period today is receiving. Worth a view, because if I’m reading it correctly, Rae seems to be taking…
Richard Dawkins provocatively suggests that the superstitious religious beliefs of politicians should be more openly challenged. “You challenge a candidate about his beliefs about taxation, about military policy, and so…
Right media’s new job: no brown Skittles allowed! Trayvon Martin, a victim in death as he was in life on the night he was killed by an overzealous and perhaps…
It’s been 70 years since a major party leader had a beard, over 110 years since an opposition leader had one. A century ago facial hair used to be quite…
Well, I guess the rest of us can stop thinking, now that John Stackhouse and the lads over at the Globe and Mail have done it for us. NDP: still…
Assorted content to end your weekend. – pogge rounds up last week’s news on the Robocon front – while the outside attack on the NDP’s leadership vote suggests that the…
We have been hearing that the Liberals won’t take any more crap from the Conservative attack machine: Rae has said that he is prepared to give as good as he…
Congratulations to the NDP for having over 60,000 members of the party involved in electing their new leader, and for using an advanced preferential vote system coupled with a live…
Picture the Isobel Bolton Hockey League finals, Blue team against White. Blue had been the best team from the beginning of the season. But White came from behind, improving week…
YouKeepOnUsingThatWord,’Liberal’ IDoNotThinkItMeansWhatYouSayItMeansVille Look. We all know that the ‘BC Liberal’ Party is a misnomer. In that they really are ‘Liberal In Name Only’ (ie. ‘LINO’). Which is, on the surface…
After a long seven months, the NDP have a new leader. Thomas Mulcair survived four ballots, gaining ground on each successive ballot. In they end he won with 57% to…
