The BC Teachers’ Regressive Labour Strike
In 2010 the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation declared its opposition to the HST because it was a regressive tax, affecting the poor and families more than the wealthy and corporations.…
2012
cindy ady not seeking re-election, hector goudreau demoted, and raj sherman tweets about university intimidation.
Alberta's politicians are preparing for the next election. Less than 48 hours after the Progressive Conservatives filled their slate of 87 candidates, three-term Calgary-Shaw MLA Cindy Ady announced on her…
Do As We Say…But We’re Not Following Suit
Source: CTV News: Conservatives Refuse to Release Phone Records There’s a few things we’re going to talk about, but I’m only providing a source for one of them. Firstly, we’re…
4218…Nixon Didn’t Go To Jail
But if Stephen Harper and the Gang ram thru their anti crime leg methinks that they could. They are shaping up to be pretty bad dudes and other bad dudes…
Dumb and Dumber
Who is a clumsier liar and stupider spin merchant – Dean Del Mastro or Maurice Vellacot? In this corner….IT WAS THE LIBERALS! Conservative demand Liberals release phone records, but won’t…
New Book, Old Philosophy!
Hello to everyone! Again, I have not submitted a post in quite some time, mainly due to the fact that I have given into my procrastination. Nevertheless, I do have…
4217…The Canadian Nixon
A headline to warm the heart in today’s The Guardian On Facebook. The Guardian is a serious left leaning rag and it starts the article by Dimitry Anastakis and Jeet…
Christian Minister Turned Conservative MP Says Lying is Okay
That, at least, seems tobe the only possible logical conclusion of this story, in which Maurice Vellacott extends the new Conservative excuse that I’ve identified recently: that Elections Canada is…
Late night
If you’re a Conservative, there’s not much to be laughing about tonight. (h/t)
Occupy Museums challenges Armory Show – Artists invited to join free art exchange at Piers 92 / 94 in NYC
New York’s prestigious Armory Show opens on March 8th at Piers 92 & 94 in New York. The Armory Show was created in 1913 amid the challenges and excitement of…
Radio Topics, March 6
Welcome to March! We’ve got a full show lined up. At 8:05, we’ll speak with Luxey Sirisegaram about Carleton’s upcoming production of the Vagina Monologues. At 8:25, we’ll speak with…
Tough Choice…
Who to despise more – the callow attendees of the Conservative Youth Conference lapping up wisdom “from senior staff from the winning 2011 federal campaign” or the reckless bunch of…
Toronto City Council Takes Over Governance From Lame Duck Mayor Ford
“The questions several councillors are now asking is, “Is this the new normal? Must we rescue every issue from the administration’s incompetence?”¹- The answer, of course, is, unfortunately YES. Before…
Profiles in Pusillanimity
Pusillanimous: what a truly elegant way to say “gutless”. I really love that word; sadly, opportunities to use it are few and far between, since “gutless” or “spineless” or “cowardly”…
Calgary MP Rob Anders may face legal action after alleged nap
This is a weird story — but even if true I can't see what the claim is: being rude? napping inappropriately? Seriously, even a slander claim sounds thin: Toronto SUN…
Designation of counsel does not allow delegation to agent
It is common for accused not to attend court but to allow counsel to attend on their behalf on the basis of a designation naming counsel. In Ontario the counsel…
RoboCon: “So dumb”
WARNING: The following is a disclaimer provided by Kady O’Malley, regarding the story within this blog post: “I’m sorry, but this is SO dumb” “Tories demand Liberals release call records…
Conservative Corporate interests; under the spotlight this post: The Canadian Wheat Board deconstruction.
I thought I would detail some corporate influence in the Conservative party/Canadian government, so here I am. Today I shall detail the… Canadian Wheat Board The Canadian Wheat Board was…
Taxes versus investment, polls versus manipulation
Pollster Frank Graves has an item on iPolitics.ca about the recent spate of polling that media outlets have reported as indicating solid and enthusiastic public support for all manner of…
The Bear – Robert Frost
The bear puts both arms around the tree above her And draws it down as if it were a lover And its chokecherries lips to kiss good-by, Then lets it…