Capitalism as a Matter of Faith and Twisted Logia
Larry Summers has contributed to a new Financial Times series on Capitalism in Crisis. It merits a read, as an example of tortured reasoning. Summers is the consummate insider neo…
2012
the iron lady was an enemy of the people and should not be celebrated as a hero
This week, the movie “The Iron Lady” opens, a big-budget biopic starring Meryl Streep as former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. No technical or directorial skills, nor the inevitable genius…
On testing grounds
For the most part, I’ll echo Dan’s take on Lise St-Denis’ party switch: As for her motives, even after listening to the press conference, that’s still a bit of a…
Corporate Raiders of the Lost Ark
I feel a little sorry for the Democratic Party’s ad agency. By the time the Republican candidate is chosen and advertising for the presidential election campaign starts in earnest, they’ll…
Spin of convenience
Following up on one rebuttal to the Cons’ shilling for the tar sands on the Gateway pipeline, let’s point out one other area where the Cons’ attacks apply far more…
Investing in Children is Good for the Economy
A new study came out today saying that investing in our nations children is good for the economy. Sadly the current Federal Government does not believe in investing in Canada’s…
Our ‘radical’ perspective: environmental assessment that respects the environment, the public, First Nations and the economy
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Recently the federal Ministers of the Environmentand of Natural Resourceshave publicly confirmed that major changes may be in the works for federal environmental assessment (EA). And…
If We Don’t Pay Our MPs, Someone Else Will
Of course, the Harper regime is being more than a little hypocritical when it launches an attack on public-sector pensions while continuing to collect its own gold-plated pensions, currently at…
A blogger’s life
I’m happy to announce that iPolitics is sending me to the upcoming Liberal convention, as an unofficial pro-NDP blogger. The deal is that I will be blogging for them, and…
Nonentity joins bigger nonentity
Lise St-Denis, an NDP rookie of little achievement, has defected to the moribund Liberal Party. It’s hard to stifle a yawn. The Liberals now have 35 seats in the House…
Same Old Liberal Politics – Good Riddance To Lise St-Denis
There is absolutely NOTHING ethical or upright about the slimy way in which Ms. St-Denis went to the Liberal Caucus. The voters of her federal riding only gave the Liberals…
Where Is America’s "Reset" Button?
There’s over the top and then there’s “over the top” American style. Perhaps it’s all just part of America’s transformation into a full-blown warfare state but an article in today’s…
Why The Lise St-Denis Defection Matters
Everyone spinning this story, perhaps this post is more of the same, but I think today’s “defection” of an NDP MP to the Liberals has some significance. I admit, I…
I am a Billionaire Socialist . . . . Oh no, I mean just a Socialist.
So it is official then. The Conservatives have now seamlessly entered into the crazy realm of politics which we have usually, up until now, reserved for the more nutty elements…
"Une décision en toute sérénité"
I suppose we shouldn’t be shocked that one of the NDP’s rookie Quebec MPs decided to cross the floor move down the opposition benches…but it’s still a bit of a…
When Will The Baby Boomers Retire?
Canada’s population, we are frequently told, is rapidly aging. The big baby boomer cohort is headed out of the workforce, meaning that we face a future of very slow labour…
It’s Romney In a Landslide
Mitt Romney can say all sorts of crazy stuff such as how much he likes to be able to fire people. It don’t matter. Short of getting caught in public…
Harper Government on the Wrong Side of the Drug War
Harper’s new omnibus crime bill will mean stiffer sentences for those growing a few marijuana plants, clearly designed to go after the user. However, if he really wanted to do…
Kids better off being raised by lesbians?
Take that all you ignorant, anti-gay, social conservative jerks.