2012
Spin Doctors: Harper’s invite-only budget “consultations”
Happy Wednesday! Here’s my Hill Times Spin Doctors piece from this week. In a recent letter to Conservative MPs and Senators, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he would be sending…
Spin Doctors: Is a cabinet shuffle in the cards?
Apologies. This appeared in last week’s Hill Times. I’m late posting it. “Concerns over Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan’s health has sparked speculation over whether or not (and when) a…
Marc Lemire: Summary of Information
Over the past few years, we’ve taken a look at the claims made by Marc Lemire and his supporters regarding his ties to the Heritage Front. In the process we…
save peel region public day care
Tomorrow, Peel Region Councillors will vote on whether to end publicly financed, union-staffed daycare services in Mississauga and Brampton. A report from an audit by KPMG – released only days…
Pink Shirt Day is coming…
… on February 29! Support anti-bullying programs where ever you may be! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
The Harper government, Ethical Oil and Sun Media connection – rabble.ca
What do EthicalOil.org, OurDecision.ca, JasonKenney.ca, JoeOliver.ca, GoNewclear.com, the original SunTVNews.ca website, Amerians4OPEC.com, Wildrosecaucus.ca, RichardDur.ca, CalgaryWard14.ca, Cummins4BC.ca, CorrieAdolph.com, HeatherForsyth.com, PaulHinman.ca, PierreMP.ca, and DriveOutTheTax.com… ..
Transparency!
The House of Commons gets back to work next week and that means that parliamentary committees resume as well. In fact the Standing Committee on Health will meet tomorrow afternoon.…
The Race To The Trough: What Did Corporate Tax Cuts Deliver?
The CLC today celebrated Corporate Tax Freedom Day – defined as the day on which corporations have paid their share of all government taxes. It featured a race of mechanical…
When is Money Good Money?
Several years ago a story in the Readers Digest’s Life’s Like That, was a perfect anthem to the American Dream. The young man who had sent in the story, was…
Canada’s ‘Post-Partisan Pundit’ Gerry Nichols’ keeps wankin’ on
Here’s the first assignment for the Globe & Mail’s new Public Editor Sylvia Stead. Explain to the non-partisan Canadian citizens why it is publishing a Harper loyalist and hate merchant…
The Argosy hosts a debate of candidates for the Students’ Administrative Council at Mount Allison University
The Argosy just wrapped up hosting a debate of all the candidates for the SAC executive on Sunday and I was there live-streaming it to those who weren’t there. If…
Americans: Hell no, corporations are NOT people
For more than half of Americans, corporations aren’t people. It’s that simple. And they shouldn’t enjoy the same constitutional rights as people. That’s according to a study conducted by Legal…
On CBC from outside the local milieu
National Post, January 25, 2012 “… For everyone’s sake, the CBC should offer Mr. Smart a better assignment.”
Average is Officially Over, Says Friedman, But How Can We Get People to Think
Thomas Friedman in today‘s New York Times points out that the unemployment rates in the US correlated inversely with education: Americans with “less than a high school degree, 13.8 percent;…
What If
Sometimes I say to my kids, That’s a tool not a toy, treat it with respect. But what if I’m wrong about that? What if they’re all toys? I’ve been…
new leger marketing survey shows tories in the lead, by a long-shot.
A new survey released by Leger Marketing was released today showing the Tories in the lead with huge margin, contradicting the Forum Research survey released earlier this week: Progressive Conservative:…
student vote alberta 2012: register today!
By The Student Vote Team We are pleased to announce that registration is well underway for the free 2012 Alberta Student Vote program! Registering now will ensure that materials for…
The Persecution of Amanda Trujillo
In the ugly, grey world of hospital balance sheets it’s almost a commonplace that physicians generate revenue while nurses represent a cost. Fancy procedures and sub-sub-specialties bring generous income streams,…