Idle No More Movement’s Manifesto
The Idle No More grassroots movement has taken Canada by storm. On Monday, it held peaceful protests in major cities across Canada, calling for progressive action on aboriginal and land…
2012
5435…The End Of The Internet
Gizmodo.com reports that Google is uber filtering searches to limit the amount of porn one pulls up on Google. This is what Google has to say: “We are not censoring…
Alberta Redistribution Commission Releases Report
Finally, one of the “big four” has had their Redistribution Commission’s report released… unfortunately for those of us that are not Conservative, things haven’t really changed in our favour. Alberta…
5434…Justin Trudeau Number Two: My Dog # One
On the Buzzfeed list of the hottest politicians going. Justin Trudeau is number two but number one among the boyz; my doggie did not finish number one, the woman I…
Senator Julian Assange?
Assange’s plans to launch a political party are “significantly advanced” as he is looking at a run for the Australian Senate. Could we be seeing Senator Assange? What would this…
Revenue Streams: Sure Thing edition #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale on where the money will come from to pay for Muskrat Falls, from the House Assembly on Monday: So, unless there is some catastrophe in Newfoundland and…
Regina Related Video
Electric car infrastructure finally in place along the Trans-Canada Highway! == University of Regina Cougar Cheer Team wins nationals again.
Unions After Bill C-377
In my favorite Shakespearian play, Hamlet, there is a scene wherein his erstwhile friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, explain that an acting company that used to enjoy great popularity has fallen…
More #Etchings app filter play
The new version descended just this morning. These images above are from the previous iPhone version, done yesterday. Filed under: art, digital Tagged: etchings, filter
That’s why they call it Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
This is from the final paragraph of a post from Paul Wells on the ongoing F-35 debacle: There should be a designated full-time devil’s advocate in the PMO, somebody the…
A Brief Note On Justin’s Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Of course the chatterers will chatter, but if the Harper gov. wants to make something of Mr. Trudeau’s speaking at the Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference next week, one might…
Reset on F-35s
This has been coming for a long time — Canada needs a strong and capable air wing — the real question is whether the F-35s are the right plane for…
Peace Bonds
Introduction Peace Bonds are protection orders that a judge makes in court to help protect one person from another. Peace bonds are not a substitute for a charge. They are…
$#*! the Premier says: PUB review edition #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale on the PUB and its review of Muskrat Falls (November 21, 2012): Mr. Speaker, when the PUB produced its report it concurred with Nalcor – and it…
Underhanded Economists
The F-35 fiasco should serve as a cautionary tale: beware of politicians who claim to be economists. For, Andrew Coyne writes, — even as the Harperites peg the cost of…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, December 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, December 13, 2012: Have You Read 2012’s Top Cases? (Via Colin Lachance of CanLii) Top 10 Legal…
New column day
Here, on the need for the labour movement to reach beyond currently-unionized workplaces to address the needs of unrepresented workers – and the positive signs on that front. For further…
Top Ten Apologies
…right here, for your reading pleasure. There’s another one in the works, I think. details soon.
New Prog Blog affiliate from Quebec
There are not many Quebec blogs (politically oriented anyhow) anywhere in the Canadian blogosphere, so we’re very pleased to accept as a new affiliate Walking Turcot Yards