The Denigration of Canada’s Peacekeeping Heritage
A United Nations peacekeeping soldier from the Canadian Battalion, part of the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH), gives first aid to an injured boy in Port-au-Prince in 1997.UN…
December 2012
Progressives need a crash course in basic electoral math, writes MLA.
TweetBy Kent Hehr Like many progressives, I watched the Calgary Centre by-election with great interest. Although I was hopeful that one of three outstanding candidates who represented the center/center-left side…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- George Monbiot all too accurately describes the current state of politics around much of the developed world:Humankind's greatest crisis coincides with the rise…
Empowered in the fight to protect Internet freedom
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) discussions are underway – leaving citizens worldwide to question the motivations of some of the countries involved. These discussions could lead to strict Internet governance,…
Creating Political Change: activism and slacktivism
Yesterday I wrote about trying to be active in lobbying the government even while looking after my children. Writing letters, supporting organizations, learning about the issues, participating in protests and…
An Award For NIMBYISM
From Pierre Poilievre:Ms. Jane Wilson’s medal recognized her work, both locally and across Ontario, in raising awareness of health and safety concerns for those living near industrial wind turbines. She…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, December 04, 2012: Toronto Law Blogger Meetup - December 4, 2012 The Final Results for the 2012…
The Prisoners of Their Own Delusions #nlpoli
Another part of the Premier’s Office assault on reality Monday was a puff piece by Paul McLeod in the Chronicle Herald on Kathy Dunderdale. In some respects, the timing is…
Shorter Trudeau on the Long-Gun Registry
I don't support it because guns are important to Canadians.No, wait, I do support it, "in principle," but it is now too divisive to bring back now that its gone.But!…
5396…Ham For Chanukah
And it is boneless to boot!From Scott Allinson on Facebook.Parve has progressed.WFDS
Paywalls
I hate them. However, I have already found that, if you delete cookies, etc., you can get in with little difficulty. Anyone else have clever suggestions about how to do…
Opposition "Co-operation" End Game
Plenty of ink and conversation revolving around the merits of co-operation amongst the opposition parties. As well, talk of which parties are truly "left", "progressive" and how any party overlap…
Opposition "Co-operation" End Game
Plenty of ink and conversation revolving around the merits of co-operation amongst the opposition parties. As well, talk of which parties are truly “left”, “progressive” and how any party overlap…
Opposition "Co-operation" End Game
Plenty of ink and conversation revolving around the merits of co-operation amongst the opposition parties. As well, talk of which parties are truly "left", "progressive" and how any party overlap…
Opposition "Co-operation" End Game
Plenty of ink and conversation revolving around the merits of co-operation amongst the opposition parties. As well, talk of which parties are truly “left”, “progressive” and how any party overlap…
teachers are not the problem. charter rights are for everyone. repeal bill 115.
The attacks on teachers and other educational professionals, now cropping up all over North America, are frightening. Teachers - whose work is so important, who are so underpaid and undervalued,…
#skndpldr – Saskatoon Debate Notes
I'll continue my look at the Saskatchewan NDP leadership debates with a review of the first Saskatoon forum: And I see a few interesting developments beyond those mentioned in Scott's…
The Old Man In Ottawa
Stephen Harper claims that Conservative values are Canadian values. But, based on recent polling data, Frank Graves concludes that Mr. Harper is trying to stop a wave that is not…