The path ahead
To start off, I’ll heartily congratulate Thomas Mulcair on his strong victory in the NDP’s leadership campaign. But it’s well worth working on what comes next from day one of…
March 2012
Ocean view #4
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Ici, on parle English
As it is often the case when it comes to language perspectives in Montréal, the conclusion of a survey conducted by L'actualité magazine is stirring the pot. You can read…
Ici, on parle English
As it is often the case when it comes to language perspectives in Montréal, the conclusion of a survey conducted by L’actualité magazine is stirring the pot. You can read…
Ici, on parle English
As it is often the case when it comes to language perspectives in Montréal, the conclusion of a survey conducted by L'actualité magazine is stirring the pot. You can read…
Ici, on parle English
As it is often the case when it comes to language perspectives in Montréal, the conclusion of a survey conducted by L’actualité magazine is stirring the pot. You can read…
Why Everyone Should Read Cat’s Cradle
“Now I will destroy the whole world.” – What Bokonists say when they commit suicide, Cat’s Cradle, Chapter 106 You’d think a story about the end of the world –…
Stephen Lautens’ Parking Space: It’s In The Fine Print
Check out this posting from Stephen Lautens. It’s another not so fine point to investigate in the robocon scandal. I found it very interesting and I suspect you will too.…
The Native Son
Yesterday the NDP chose a native son — a Quebecer born and bred. In fact, the final choice came down to two native sons. One of the differences between Mulcair…
Rob Ford and Subways
While I know that the selection of Thomas Mulcair is the major topic of discussion today, I shall defer to those more knowledgeable than I and return to a topic…
Electoral and Parliamentary Reform (part 5)
TheSenate There are generally three views onSenate reform “First, keep our current system. Second, elect ourSenators, and realign where Senators come from in the country (equalrepresentation). Third, simply abolish it.”…
Mulcair Presents Challenge For Liberals
When I picked the order of preferred NDP leader coming out of Toronto, Tom Mulcair was at the bottom, primarily because he brings built in advantages that other candidates simply…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
But when I said that nothing had been done I erred in one important matter. We had definitely committed ourselves and were halfway out of our ruts. We had put…
Daniel Everett And The Pirahã
A bit too pooped to write anything serious this morning, so here’s a nice interview with linguist Daniel Everett re The Pirahã tribe of the Amazon Basin: All languages have…
Muclair has A Prayer!
The NDP have officially gotten their official leader. The result was somewhat expected, but some surprises was the amazing showing that Nathan Cullen made. But now that Muclair is leader…
Autism Society NB Meeting Was A Huge Success!
After the Meeting: Time for Some Chat Kim McKeigan Liz McDonnell Lila Barry Harold Doherty Ricky Barry Brent Barry Ricky Barry Harold Doherty It was great having Ricky at the…
What Mulcair’s Ascension Means
In the short-term, and in the annals of NDP history, it will mean a lot. The NDP membership, though it did it with low turnout (which, by the way, I…
Photos from Edmonton
We had said we would post photos when they arrived. Here that we selected for inclusion on the blog: So in all, a pretty pathetic display from the boneheads. We’re…
And the Winner Is . . .
Well, I guess I won’t be turning in my laptop to make my living as a fortune teller. Contrary to my deliberately unconventional prediction, it was Thomas Mulcair who won…