Rights and Democracy: you can’t kill a corpse
The Harper government, contrary to recent media coverage, did not kill the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, aka Rights and Democracy. It died two years ago, after…
April 2012
Hot off the Presses: Bulletin of NPD Outremont
As some of you may know, I’ve been involved in the New Democratic Party for years. The Outremont riding association has been around for almost as long, but until the…
OOLAID: Conor’s Autism Challenges, Sense of Humor and Progress
I was doing some work at home the other day and was looking for a notebook to record some information. I found the one pictured above with the word OOLAID…
Welcome to new blogger!
Welcome to the new Ottawa blog.
Vancouver Says No to Enbridge, Kinder Morgan Pipelines, Tankers
Close to 2,000 people turned out on a rainy Monday afternoon in Vancouver last week to speak out against Tar Sands oil tankers on BC’s coast. The occasion marked the…
Video: Vancouver Says No to Enbridge, Kinder Morgan Pipelines, Tankers
Close to 2,000 people turned out on a rainy Monday afternoon in Vancouver last week to speak out against Tar Sands oil tankers on BC’s coast. The occasion marked the…
Canada 2012 Federal Budget – The Top 3 Sexiest, Most Angering Things in a Boring Document
So, many MANY people checked out my recent post on my initial reaction to the Canadian Federal budget, and the unfair and unwarranted cut to a treasured program: Katimavik. Having…
Remember these words #nlpoli
When asked in the House of Assembly about the company hired to look at some aspect of using offshore natural gas to generate electricity, Premier Dunderdale said this: Mr. Speaker,…
What’s the Definition of "Screwed"? In Texas, It’s Rick Perry.
The Great State of Texas is enjoying an early launch of the 2012 tornado season. As many as 18-tornadoes were reported to have hit the Dallas area on Tuesday leaving…
Scotiabank thinks they can handle mortgage risks
In a speech to shareholders, Scotiabank head Rick Waugh said, “It’s up to the banks themselves – not government or regulators – to manage our risks and advise our customers…
Entitlement to civil jury
Green v. T&T Inspections & Engineering Ltd., 2012 NSSC 131 is a useful case outlining the entitlement to a civil jury. While arising in Nova Scotia the reasoning applies broadly:…
Tell St. Peter at the Golden Gates….
http://www.gocomics.com/tedrall/2012/04/04
American racism: not in one town, not in one state
The killing of Trayvon Martin went viral a few weeks ago. It took a national furor, in fact, to kick-start Florida’s dormant justice system. After mounting public outrage, a special…
QOTD: On the F-35
Michael Harris writing at iPolitics in the aftermath of the Auditor General’s report on the F-35 fiasco: Since the finding that the Harper government was in contempt of parliament, it…
Frederick Mwenengabo in Fredericton on hunger strike protesting Stephen Harper’s scheduled trip to Congo
The man has been on hunger strike for the last 5 weeks and is asking that Stephen Harper not go to Congo. He is on a hunger strike to protest…
The Pursuit of Happiness
Thom Hartmann just couldn’t resist drawing some obvious conclusions the first World Happiness Report released earlier this week showing that the world’s happiest countries are all in northern Europe with…
Seriously, it doesn’t have to be this difficult
I heard something in passing a few days ago that I didn’t think much of at the time, but the more I thought about it, the more it festered. I…
Finally! Justin Get’s Some Good Press
After the swearing in parliament one would just think it would be a slip of the mouth and only end up being a bad day for Justin. Then came along…
Hearsay dangers in action
I put out some cookies from Nigeria in my office. Someone then asks me where they can by the Norwegian cookies that were so good! Hmmn, “I thought he said…
The Race for Airdrie
A new constituency built from the former Airdrie-Chestermere, this riding includes not just its namesake community but also the areas north and west. Rob Anderson was elected here as a…