Regina’s Unlikely Sights
An unexpected appearance by Beaker in the 3rd floor RIC window A wasp drinking some pop Red Sun at One in the Afternoon: I couldn’t figure out what the unnatural…
2012
Acquisition d’Astral – Duel de titans devant le CRTC by François Desjardins
CRTC considers BCE’s application to acquire Astral.
Acquisition d’Astral – Duel de titans devant le CRTC by François Desjardins
CRTC considers BCE’s application to acquire Astral.
“Adorable! Cute as a button. A good left hook, you really gotta love him”
The most Twitter followers AND a theme song? John Ivison is right – this race is over. It’s no “Ted Morton is the Man“, but The Justin Trudeau Song is…
NHL Lockout 2012: Cancellation Of Season Would Shave $1.8 Billion Off GDP, Economist Says by Daniel Tencer
BMO economist says the performing arts, heritage and sports sector of Canada’s economy saw a decline of roughly 0.1 per cent of GDP during the 2004-05 lockout, which resulted in…
Photo Tells Us Why Canada Severed Diplomatic Ties With Iran
Last Friday, the right-wing Conservative government of Stephen Harper closed the Canadian embassy in Tehran, and kicked Iranian diplomats out of Canada. Since than, Canadians have struggled to figure out…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Don Lenihan responds to Allan Gregg’s recent critique of Canadian politics, featuring this on the connection that ought to exist between ideology…
Trudeau Isn’t A Lock
Will Justin be incredibly formidable and the immediate front runner? Does Trudeau have the capacity to suck up all the oxygen in the room? Will the media fixate on every…
where i’ve been
I was planning on spending the final few weeks of my summer reading, and blogging the remainder of my notes from Marxism 2012. That all changed when the Rivera family…
5150…Down The Hill From Parliament
Trouble be brewing for the Stephen Harper’s. This morning’s Metro, the fish wrap that is handed out free at bus stops in your capital, reports that “The Ottawa-Vanier Conservative Riding…
The Price of Plualism
There is a price for the privilege of living in a pluralistic society, and that cost, which the majority of people willing pay, is tolerance for the views and beliefs…
PCs swear they’ll get restructuring right this time
The new Progressive Conservative policy paper, Paths to Prosperity: Patient-Centred Healthcare, isn’t just another far right rant like we’ve heard from Tim Hudak in recent weeks. It does make a…
Kinsella’s Coffee Table Book
Book. Meet table. Not just for bathrooms ya know.
Politicians and Poverty
Two weeks ago, Ann Romney told Republicans that she and Mitt had known lean times: “We were very young. Both still in college. There were many reasons to delay marriage,…
Recreating Eden 2012-09-11 08:31:00
Lots of talk to today about 9/11, but it’s high time that we turned our attention to far more important threats–to the economy because of misplaced austerity and to our…
METRO MTL: The Boardgame!
Montrealer’s and transit geeks will love this. Yes, it’s a boardgame inspired by Montreal’s iconic metro. I discovered the other day at Chez Boris, a hip little Russian Coffeeshop that’s…
METRO MTL: The Boardgame!
Montrealer's and transit geeks will love this. Yes, it's a boardgame inspired by Montreal's iconic metro. I discovered the other day at Chez Boris, a hip little Russian Coffeeshop that's…
METRO MTL: The Boardgame!
Montrealer’s and transit geeks will love this. Yes, it’s a boardgame inspired by Montreal’s iconic metro. I discovered the other day at Chez Boris, a hip little Russian Coffeeshop that’s…
Coming Up: NDP Section Quebec Convention Nov. 3-4
Notice to all my NDP friends:The NDP Section Quebec biennial convention is rapidly approaching. Itwill be held the weekend of November 3-4 in Montreal.You are invited to attend the convention…
Is the Internet bringing us together or is it tearing us apart?
The other day the Vancouver Sun – via Simon Fraser University’s Public Square program – asked me to pen a piece answering the questions: Is the Internet bringing us together…