Harper Rolls Over-Welcomes Foreign Ownership With Some Tinkering
Oilfields for Sale or Rent-Politicians -only 50 cents While PM Stephen Harper is in India trying to sell off more of our sovereign resources an announcement informs us that…
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Campaign Update: Trent Wotherspoon
Trent's Website: LINKAnother policy release from Trent's campaign today, this time looking at medicare. So, let's have a look at what Trent is proposing.The first plank revolves around community wellness…
How are we honouring our veterans? We’re not
This is Remembrance Week. The days up to and including November 11th were long ago set aside to remember the men and women in military uniform or law enforcement who…
Citizen Kang
Don’t blame me, blame Rick.:^) Just acknowledging the day to the south of us.
Vertical integration of Chinese forest industry
The Wall Street Journal reports the China Investment Corp. will acquire a substantial stake in Island Timberlands, which owns about 254,000 hectares of forest land, mainly on Vancouver Island. Soon,…
Harper Gags EnviroCan Scientists to Keep Mum about Tar Sands Snowpack Contamination
Stephen Harper and his minions don't want you finding out that tar sands contaminants are accumulating in snow in the vicinity of the bitumen mines.Harper and his Fossil Fueler bosses…
Iggy Comes Clean, Redeems Self – a Bit
Michael Ignatieff has a warning - parliamentary democracy is in big trouble and may fall victim to today's authoritarian prime ministers.“I think something really bad has happened to parliamentary democracies…
Chesapeake Energy Tied to Mansfield, OH Bill of Rights Astroturf Attack
The oil and gas industry is waging an 11th hour astroturf campaign in Mansfield, OH in an attempt to defeat the "Community Bill of Rights" referendum. A "yes" vote would,…
America Slides into the Abyss – US Election Liveblog
There is an election today in the USA. Polling is not entirely helpful, or showing more polarization. Obama will win and maybe continue to be underwhelming, continue domestic fascist surveillance…
The UK’s Digital Government Strategy – Worth a Peek
I’ve got a piece up on TechPresident about the UK Government’s Digital Strategy which was released today. The strategy (and my piece!) are worth checking out. They are saying a…
Tiny cracks appear in Liberal attack on collective bargaining
After the architects of the Liberal attack on collective bargaining (Premier McGuinty and Finance Minister Dwight Duncan) announced their exit from provincial politics, the first, very modest, move away from…
Why Stephen Harper needed special security in India?
Those cows/bulls, wondering the streets of New Delhi, can be very dangerous. They don’t like foreigners.
Vegetarians Live Longer
If you’re not vegetarian yet, this may change your mind: vegetarians live longer than meat eaters. A plant-focused diet is fantastic at helping people with all sorts of ailments from…
Rick Mercer Sells the Omnibus
Happy to see another RMR to help us through the trials and tribulations inflicted upon us by our Harper Conservative Government. Enjoy.
Told ya so!
Remember last winter, when everyone freaked out on the Harper Cons about whether same-sex non-Canadian couples were really married, and Harper blamed the Liberals?And I said at the time that…
The Globe and Mail: New boss, new way – CRTC aims to serve Canadians
Over the past month, we've seen a number of decisions made by the CRTC that have resulted from Canadians speaking out against Big Telecom's unfair practices. The CRTC has shown…
On Rembrance Day
After reading a fine piece in today's Star entitled Politics shapes how we commemorate Canada’s wars, by journalist Jamie Swift and history professor Ian McKay, I couldn't help but think…
Fight The Right at U of T – not sold out!
A few folks have been writing to me, saying that they’ve been told the U of T event is sold out. I checked with the organizers, and they say while…
This amuses me so much.
This amuses me so much.