Urban uprisings: David Harvey in discussion with Amy Goodman
Protestors march down Broadway: May 1 2012 May 1 – international workers’ day – is recognized with parades and demonstrations of solidarity in countries around the world. Even though the…
May 2012
Moral guilt and criminal responsibility
"It is evident that a man with a propensity to crime must be stopped, but so must a man who has hydrophobia and wants to bite people, although nobody considers…
4569…You Say You Want A Revolution
Look at Montreal. And it hasn’t got warm out yet. No sh*t. WFDS
Subserviant Syndrome
Do you know why I supported Occupy amongst all other protests? Because it was doing something different. Protests come and go but Occupy, well that had a real shot at…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Heightened cats.
Charities should not fear Harper bluster; have a right to use 10% for political work
The Harper government seems to have scared the bejeezes out of many charitable organizations about how they can spend their money. But much of it was bluster, and when you…
4568…Hating On Paulina Gretzky
She is the 23 year old daughter of Canada’s favourite son Wayne Gretzky and his wife what’s her name. And she is beautiful. And she was all over the Canadian…
Scandal, transparency and integrity in politics : a discussion
The Edmonton-Leduc federal NDP riding association invites everyone interested to participate in a free and open discussion of the issues of scandal, transparency and integrity in Canadian politics on June…
Scandal, transparency and integrity in politics : a discussion
The Edmonton-Leduc federal NDP riding association invites everyone interested to participate in a free and open discussion of the issues of scandal, transparency and integrity in Canadian politics on June…
Scandal, transparency and integrity in politics : a discussion
The Edmonton-Leduc federal NDP riding association invites everyone interested to participate in a free and open discussion of the issues of scandal, transparency and integrity in Canadian politics on June…
Scandal, transparency and integrity in politics : a discussion
The Edmonton-Leduc federal NDP riding association invites everyone interested to participate in a free and open discussion of the issues of scandal, transparency and integrity in Canadian politics on June…
Raymond May 17
Slap reader Jen writes in with a really great fundraiser idea in memory of Raymond Taavel: “I’m a displaced Haligonian in Toronto, and am organizing what I am hoping will…
F-35 shows how controlling the message backfires
The Conservative government is in trouble for understating the cost of the F-35 program by 10 billion by only giving out the incremental cost instead of to total cost. Despite…
Another Conservative Comes Out as a Quebec Separatist
Given how agitated the Harperites got whenever there was even a whiff of “collusion” between the Bloc and the other Opposition parties, it’s always amusing to see how many former…
Limiting fish protection to “serious harm” is a serious problem
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 The federal government’s Budget Implementation Bill, Bill C-38, recently introduced in Parliament, is self-servingly called the Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act 2012, which is ironic…
Evening roundup
1. This was quick: “Ottawa approves Conrad Black’s request to live in Canada.” Despite Jason Kenney and his doth protesting too much act today, leaking of this news to the…
May 1: We get letters
From Fraser Allison, at frasman@shaw.ca: Occasionally, while having a coffee at a Second Cup and having nothing better to do, I have a look through the Calgary Sun ‘newspaper’. I…
Cowards of Oxford County
There really is no other way to describe the killers of Tori Stafford. And I use the plural because it takes at least two to engage in a conspiracy that…
Conrad Black cleared to return to Canada — temporarily
Former media baron Conrad Black, seen in this undated file photo, will be allowed to live in Canada after his release from prison this week, according to reports. Photograph by:…
Use Liberalist: a Note to All Liberal Party of Canada Leadership Contestants
Let me level with you, possible future leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. You’re starting to build up your team, looking for head people and chairs amongst the different…