Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Ontario careens towards an election nobody wants… Ontario Liberals threaten election after NDP ‘breaks its word’ on budget Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty threatened to take Ontario to a general election…
June 2012
Stephen Harper and the Day of Infamy
It was the Canadian Parliament's darkest day, and at the same time one of its finest. Each new round of voting began with a round of applause from the New…
Olivia Chow’s Budget Speech
http://www.oliviachow.ca/2012/06/budget-bill-read-olivias-speech/ The Conservatives are pushing their Trojan Horse budget bill through Parliament in a reckless manner. But worse than mocking our democracy is the devastating effect this bill will have…
Statement by NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on the 2012 Budget
http://ontariondp.com/en/statement-by-ndp-leader-andrea-horwath-on-the-2012-budget “Every day since the election, I’ve worked hard to make minority government work. I’m proud of what we’ve been able to achieve. When discussing the Ontario’s Budget with the…
4741…Looks Like PM’s Ethics Point Man Is Crook
“ Del Mastro, who often defends the government on ethical questions in his role as parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is under investigation by Elections Canada for allegedly…
Statement By Premier McGuinty On The 2012 Budget
This is real. We may be moving into a Provincial election: Today Premier Dalton McGuinty released the following statement: "For months, Ontario's MPPs have had before them a budget that…
Hey Claire, I Bumped Into Yude Hentelleff Today at the Atlantic Human Rights Centre Inclusive Education Conference in Fredericton!
L: Yude M. Hentelleff, C.M., Q.C., L.L.D. (Hon.) R: Harold L. Doherty at the Atlantic Human Rights Centre Inclusion Conference Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook, June 14, 2012 THE FULLY INCLUSIVE…
Thursday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your day. – Thomas Walkom highlights why we should be nothing but dubious about the austerians’ call to slash public supports: The Harper Conservatives are scaling…
This Michael Harris piece on ipolitics is great
Ten things Stephen Harper hopes you forget by 2015 is a great read. Not just about this batch of Tories but about Tories through the ages.
Fourth Horseman decides to postpone the Liberal Apocalypse…
Yes, Bob Rae made the right decision yesterday when he announced he won’t be a candidate for the permanent leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. It was right for…
Y’all keep using that term "free trade"
Obama Trade Document Leaked, Revealing New Corporate Powers And Broken Campaign Promises Under the agreement currently being advocated by the Obama administration, American corporations would continue to be subject to…
Who Is Filling Climate Scientists’ Inboxes With Abuse, Intimidation And Hate?
phil jones hate FOI-2.jpg IMAGINE coming in to work and opening your inbox to read an email asking you to "kill yourself" before another note reads "I hope someone puts…
What a lot of people think of Stephen Harper right now
This picture from the This Is Not My Government Facebook Page, is currently going viral on Facebook (at least). Considering the history of his Conservative government, and the current destruction…
Ontario election?
Looks like all Summer vacations are about to be cancelled. Ballot question: The Ontario NDP and PCs forced an election months after the last one. If you oppose that, vote…
Son One just won the citizen of the year award at his graduation!
Proud family, here. Wow. Wasn’t expecting that.
Personalized learning, choice, and democracy
What could be wrong with “personalized” learning or school “choice”? From the perspective of the student and family, it would seem that nothing could be better than an educational program…
A Lot of You Have Been Waiting to See This
It’s a screen capture from a beheading scene during the first season of Game of Thrones. Go ahead, take a close look. Who does that look like? Whose head is…
The Pretty Boy…
… is whining again. Cristiano Ronaldo was mocked by Denmark fans who chanted Lionel Messi’s name whenever the Portuguese was was on the ball. Photograph: Martin Rose/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo…
PIPSC, Fat Cats, and Disturbing Dreams
I had the pleasure of attending the PIPSC Fat Cats game on Sunday – an exciting affair that the FCs won in the ninth with a sensational walk off steal…
From "Citizens United" to Corporate Electoral Blackmail
Hey, it’s just corporations exercising their newfound political voices. According to Politico, U.S. defence contractors are planning to throw a wrench into November’s presidential and congressional elections by issuing hundreds…