A New Era in Humanity…A New Sign of Hope!
I have been unable to post a new entry over the past few days due to being ill and not having the energy to write down my thoughts. Now that…
2012
Obamacare, birth control, and religious freedoms
The Obama administration has recently adopted a very narrow definition of religious exclusions in the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. The effect of this is that ostensibly religious…
Who shot Shariff? More lessons in democracy, Alberta-style
Shiraz Shariff works the phone in his Calgary office yesterday afternoon. Below: interim PC Executive Director Kelley Charlebois; former AHS Chair Ken Hughes; outgoing Calgary-West MLA Ron Liepert. The Alberta…
Has Toronto’s Mayor Become Irrelevant?
Photo of Rob Ford by Tannis Toohey for The Toronto Star Yesterday, Toronto City Council took over the lead on transit planning in the city and voted to reaffirm most…
Ever Wonder How Sweden and Norway Became the Comparison?
As a social advocate I’m constantly referencing how egalitarian and supportive Scandinavian governments are. Sure taxes are high, but there are high levels of unionization and the population always rates…
Mitt Romney’s Very Bad Day
It is no great revelation that Mitt Romney had a bad night on Tuesday. He showed poorly in Colorado and Minnesota. However, I think the results on Tuesday are more…
Mitt Romney’s Very Bad Day
It is no great revelation that Mitt Romney had a bad night on Tuesday. He showed poorly in Colorado and Minnesota. However, I think the results on Tuesday are more…
Mitt Romney’s Very Bad Day
It is no great revelation that Mitt Romney had a bad night on Tuesday. He showed poorly in Colorado and Minnesota. However, I think the results on Tuesday are more…
Mitt Romney’s Very Bad Day
It is no great revelation that Mitt Romney had a bad night on Tuesday. He showed poorly in Colorado and Minnesota. However, I think the results on Tuesday are more…
pc party shoots the [shiraz] shariff. premier redford to appoint a new candidate in calgary-west.
As I first wrote about in yesterday’s post, former Calgary-McCall MLA Shiraz Shariff has been disqualified as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Calgary-West after complaints of voting irregularities at the…
Things My Kids Tell Me…
IfTheWallsOfThe(notso)Microbus CouldTalkVille So, this morning I put the crazy college kid’s station on the microbus radio because Rick Cluff was driving me insane. As a result, littler e. and I…
Only hope for Democracy?
This came to my inbox, and although both Rural and I agree that such a plan might be the only real hope we have for democracy (albeit one fraught with…
Maggie’s melancholy marriage crusade, and me
Ahem. A little mood music, maestro: Ah, that sets the tone brilliantly for what I’m about to say… And here it is. This morning, this Salon link popped up in…
Libby Davies talks about her winter sitting
As I continued with my round up of queer MPs, I caught up with NDP MP Libby Davies after QP yesterday. Q: What did you get up to over the…
Canada’s government at work
It really says something when even the gun lobby thinks the Justice Minister has said something dangerous. Victoria Times-Colonist February 8, 2012 As for warning shots, he said they can…
Obama, the Drones, and Canada’s Secret War
The other day Obama, in his favourite role as Commander in Chief of The Great War on Terror, claimed that his Darth Vader fleet of deadly drones was on a…
Fantastic
The Toronto-Danforth Liberal nomination has become a battleground for the abortion culture wars. Just when you think you’re safe, it crawls its way back up to the forefront. Yay.
In 2004 Conservatives Accused Paul Martin Of Plans To Raise OAS Eligibility To 67
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Time for a #TransitCity happy dance? | #TOpoli #TeamFord
Last summer I wrote a short post about Jack Layton’s legacy of generosity. There are many elements to citizenship — respect, engagement, critical thinking — but of all those elements,…
It’s over for Rob Ford
Yes, Rob Ford is still Mayor of Toronto but from tonight on we might as well start calling him pro tem. Councillor Karen Stintz has put together a solid 25…