Republican Denial
"Denial," Mark Twain wrote, "ain't just a river in Egypt." And so, as John Boehner insists that raising taxes on the rich is off the table -- and Obamacare must…
2012
New column day
Here, giving credit to the Saskatchewan Party for eventually doing the right thing in funding refugee health expenses - but questioning their selective and PR-motivated claim to compassion.For further reading...The…
Beaches East York federal Grit update
Things are getting…interesting in Beaches East York, where I live. Some people, who I won’t identify (for now), are treating the local federal Liberal association as if it were their…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- There's always been reason for skepticism about the pundit-class theory that the 2011 federal election should simply be deleted from the history books…
Liar, Liar, Head’s On Fire
There’s an excellent animation of this sad situation regarding toxic fire retardants, in the video called “Story of Stuff”, which also explores the messed-up nature of our whole global economic…
Mining Corporation Looks to BC for Frac Sand Open Pit Mine
Stikine Gold Mining Corp. will provide unconventional gas producers with British Columbian silica sand for fracking operations if the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations approves the company's…
First Snow!
We've had a few flakes at least three times, but yesterday was the first snow that lasted. Not much on the ground, but still...
Sadisucation
You sometimes think that certain teachers experience a certain glee because of the essential irrationality of English. Alltop write good. And funny.
The Curious Case Of The Disappearing Quote
So, as I mentioned a couple of days ago, T.O. Sun reporter Kevin Connor wrote up a short piece re last week's protest outside of the Israeli consulate on Bloor…
Oh for God’s sake, just get a room #nlpoli
If you want to read a strongly worded condemnation of a provincial politician, take a gander at the Telegram’s editorial on Yvonne Jones from Tuesday’s paper. Jones told the provincial…
The week in Harper’s judgment
Harper appointed this Senator:Housakos, a member of the Conservative caucus since late 2008 and an influential fundraiser for the party, came up at the inquiry Wednesday. According to testimony, Housakos…
Rob Ford and the Cherry Nation
Golly. How moving. I see that the old Con Don Cherry is standing by sticking to his fallen buddy Rob Ford. “It’s unbelievable how they have nailed him to the…
POSITION ANALYSIS: A Scathing Indictment of Neoliberalism And The Privatized Delivery of Social Services in Canada
The increasingly privatized delivery of social services under neoliberal governments is arguably doing real damage to the Canadian welfare state. Discussions about neoliberalism, which as the Oxford Concise Dictionary of…
Pirate alert
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Petty partisan politics…
…trumps good legislation most of the time in Harper’s government. And that is really too bad, especially in this case because this was a good Private Members Bill that should…
A mayor should …
A mayor should not be removed from office — a first for Toronto, if it happens — for a simple misjudgment, if it does not involve corruption. And if there…
A mayor should …
A mayor should not be removed from office — a first for Toronto, if it happens — for a simple misjudgment, if it does not involve corruption. And if there…
Blandness Is Easy To Merge With Liberals, NDP, & Greens
Why should the Liberal Party, the NDP, and the Green Party merge? Because they are already united in blandness. If these parties were not bland, if they were not vague,…
Will Progressives Defeat Themselves?
In the growing darkness of Harperland, it's hard to know what's the truth, what is illusion, and what's just another Big Lie.But sometimes the truth is so blinding, like a…