Leadership 2012 Roundup
A quick look at the latest news as the NDP’s leadership convention approaches. – Alice’s latest Power Play appearance saw her discuss Nathan Cullen’s campaign: Meanwhile, Cullen received an endorsement…
March 2012
"Stand Your Ground": the insanity of a country with a lust for guns
The Trayvon Martin murder is not an isolated case. It’s the reality of a country obsessed with firearms and violence. It’s a place where people hide in their bedrooms away…
TorDan – What Does It All Mean!!?
So the final results of last night’s by-election in Toronto-Danforth shouldn’t surprise many, as Craig Scott of the NDP easily hung on, ending the night with a nearly 10,000-vote lead…
Big Bang Big Boom: Animated graffiti – An endlessly fascinating warning against the temptation of war
BIG BANG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo. For those who haven’t seen it, Big Bang Big Boom (2010) is yet another fabulous…
ConCalls: There’s More?
As we near a month since the RoboCon/Robocalls scandal burst onto the blogosphere and main stream media in a big way, there are no signs of it fading. When the…
Doonesbury “Shaming Room” too much for sensitive newspapers
Last week several newspapers censored the first of a series of Doonesbury comics addressing the current climate and discussion about women’s reproductive rights (specifically, in this case, abortion). The Center…
Bill C-10 Hunger Strike: Protestor Addresses Canadian MPs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, March 19, 2012 – At 12:01am on Wednesday, March 14, Ottawa-based activist and progressive blogger, Obert Madondo, started an indefinite hunger strike whose key demand is…
Citizen Surveillance and the Coming Challenge for Public Institutions
The other day I stumbled over this intriguing article which describes how a group of residents in Vancouver have started to surveille the police as they do their work in…
2012-03-20 08:26:03
Full story on #cwood trail branding, including ‘#Uxbridge’ comments by Gardhouse #recallgardhouse http://goo.gl/AMo3E
The Party Of Illusions
Whatever else the Harper Conservatives are, they are good magicians. They are in the business of selling illusions. They claim to be the party of prosperity, when they are, in…
Today’s Star Editorial Cartoon
I trust this needs no further comment from me: Recommend this Post
Handicapping NDP Race
Political predictions are problematic at the best of times, but given the complicated voting structure, this weekend’s NDP leadership convention is ripe for surprise. That said, the most likely scenario…
Are You Hungry For Change?
Yesterday, I asked the question: what if our dysfunctional relationship to food is connected to the dysfunctional relationship we have with our ecosystem? Can we really properly care for our…
Welcome to the Paul Martin Years – Kinsella’s Right
As I’ve said before, Warren Kinsella has no reason to lie. So, when he writes Bob Rae walked into a room and said “I’m running for leader”, he is writing…
"Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white First Lady?"
That was Robert DeNiro speaking at an Obama event last night. Expect charges of ‘racism’ from the right at any moment.
Hey! Fanshawe students…
… why did this happen? A St. Paddy’s Day low-key celebration turns into a riot so vicious that cops in riot gear had to beat a hasty retreat… what brought…
Randy Hillier Has Left The Building
…or at least quit the OLA. Over this.
The night the Liberals lost Canada, the media and me. Nothing much has changed.
I remember this like it was yesterday. On display for all of Canada to see was a party totally unprepared for leadership, let alone one ready to fight to retake…
All they want is fairity #nlpoli
The people who run the province’s town and cites are looking to get a new financial arrangement from the provincial government. Last week, the municipalities federation held an emergency meeting…
Québec voters
Yesterday, Lysiane Gagnon reported in The Globe and Mail that, according to a recent survey by Léger Marketing, the Bloc has the most support in Québec, at 31 percent, four…