CPP reform: Pensions and population health objectives should be linked
There are two accepted axioms in health care: 1. The older you get, the more health care you use. 2. Wealth is closely linked to health, or what policy wonks…
2012
Winter Wonderland Department: A Moose on the Roof, No Weapons Please
This photo was doing the rounds of my friends yesterday, with a tagline saying it was taken in Blainville, north of Montreal. Seems that it probably isn‘t, but it’s great…
Daisy help wanted
Daisy is looking for a full-time staffer who has: an interest in public affairs good research skills strong writing skills a willingness to assist in administrative stuff (scheduling, billing) and…
#skndpldr Roundup
With official forums on hold until January but the holiday lull not quite yet here, Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership candidates have been fairly active over the last little while. So let’s…
Coyne on Inequality
Letter to the Editor Ottawa Citizen, December 18 Andrew Coyne (December 14) leaps on a study by TD Economics to claim that “income inequality in Canada has remained more or…
Tears for Nanertak – a children’s book about climate change
I received in the mail an absolutely stunning hard covered picture book to review. It is called Tears for Nanertak and it is written and illustrated by Skip Hofstrand. As…
Pupatello: it’s all about jobs (updated)
Here. UPDATED: BCL weighs in – pick the right gal, as he says, and you can win. And there’s only one gal who (i) knows how to win outside GTA,…
It’s not a culture issue; it’s an access issue
Some of the newspapers today claiming that the recent massacres in the United States are a result of America's special culture. I disagree. The problem, bluntly, is access to guns.…
Danger under the snow…
Take care out there kids, especially if you’re in the NCR. Beaucoup de neige! These are also the ideal conditions for winter hoop snakes. These critters very much like it…
A Conference Call With #OLPLdr Candidate Kathleen Wynne
… which has already been written about extensively by my fellow Libloggers, Scott Tribe and James Calder. If you want the minutae of the call, read their stuff, they give…
We only have 24 hours
This email is your last chance to support our work at this crucial time. We are so close to hitting our goal of $30,000 for matching funds from indie ISPs…
Sun Media To Sell Off Alberta Papers In 2013?
The question: why did Quebecor close one paper in Ontario with 6 employees and circulation of about 18k, but keep a couple of papers in Alberta with ten employees and…
Little Black Lies: Manufacturing Irony
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ll know that the Alberta government is suing the tobacco industry for $10 billion. What may be less clear is how ironic…
School bus cancellations…
… are serious decisions that impact thousands of familites. The decision to cancel should not be made lightly and should keep the chidrens’ safety first and foremost. BUT, erring on…
You Don’t Have To Read This Story
Its Xmas and, with pages and pages to fill, even what a banker does on his holiday is worth a few 100 words. But believe me, when millions of Canadians…
A closed market #nlpoli
The provincial Conservatives will guarantee that taxpayers in Newfoundland and Labrador will be forced to pay for Muskrat Falls no matter what happens to oil prices or with new technology. …
Council of Canadians celebrates first victories of the Robocalls case
by Council of Canadians: After a six-day federal court hearing, eight electors in six ridings have made a strong case that there was widespread voter suppression in the 2011 federal…
An open letter to the Green Party
Dear people in the Green Party, I will be blunt. Parliamentary politics have failed. We are clearly at an impasse, and we are fighting an advancing forest fire with a…
Josef Hoflehner – Jet Airliner
Josef Hoflehner – Jet Airliner