“Exit honeymoon”
…sounds slightly oxymoronic, to me. In any event, I think Nanos also is seeing evidence of a bit of a honeymoon-to-come: if Justin Trudeau runs, as I hope he does,…
2012
Two of my fave Premiers!
Together! Right here! I surmise it was a wildly-successful meeting. Meanwhile, Wildrose (and Hudak’s Tea Party North) will continue to bray and screech about gays burning in Hellfire, and about…
TED Talk Thursday: How To Set Goals…For The World
Jamie Drummond co-founded the advocacy organization ONE (Bono is another co-founder), which is focused on ending extreme poverty and the AIDS epidemic. In this inspiring June 2012 TED Talk, Mr.…
No Green Candidate in Etobicoke Center
In a surprising move Elisabeth may said that she would urge her party not to run a candidate in Etobicoke center a riding that may be forced to have a…
Going down by the front end #nlpoli
In the late 1980s, the Progressive Conservative administration in Newfoundland and Labrador committed more than $11 million to a plan to grow cucumbers and tomatoes using hydroponic technology developed by…
Universal Healthcare Wins a Rare (And Possibly Short-Term) Victory in British Columbia
Canadian nationalists can allow themselves a brief moment of unabashed exhilaration at the news that the British Columbia government is, finally, after many long and patient years, going after private…
Campaign update: From its inception the Internet has been about us
From its inception the Internet has been about us: the users. Yet time and time again old government and industry bureaucracies have tried to restrict our connection to each other…
Mitt Romney, the Billionaire, and the Scissor Sister
When I watch this latest attack ad from the Mitt Romney campaign, I can't help thinking how desperate he must be, and how much money he must have. If he…
Happy Birthday You Old Troublemaker
And I mean troublemaker in the best possible way: Nelson Mandela turns 94 There aren’t a lot of people who could be considered to be a great man or great…
It’s semi-official… the Enbridge Northern Gateway project is kaput!
Enbridge Inc., as seen and described by the U.S. National Transportation Board. Below: Federal Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair, Alberta Opposition Leader Danielle Smith and B.C. Opposition Leader Christie Clark. No!…
#yegarena double-think
Tonight I sat through Inside Sports to listen to Kerry Diotte’s arena argument. I don’t agree with Kerry that we are at the beginning of an economic boom, the reasons…
What is love and how do we know when it happens?
“It matters not who you love, where you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love” – John Lennon Ah, tis the question on…
The new mini-Audi kicks some serious asphalt
It’s a well-known fact about North Americans, that we like our oversized gas guzzlers more than we like our environment. And there’s plenty of evidence to support this statement: Just…
Representing Eisenhower – The ongoing dialogue around the design of the Eisenhower Memorial
I caught wind of a different kind of political art and politics of art this past weekend while reading the latest issue of Vanity Fair. As anyone who’s done any…
Death, suicide rates among Inuit kids soar over rest of Canada
It is commonplace to have a relative who killed themselves — this is not an issue unknown to anyone who has spent time in the Arctic: http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/death-suicide-rates-among-inuit-kids-soar-over-rest-of-canada/article4426600/?service=mobile A new study…
Rick Salutin on Democracy, Parties, and Electoral Reform
“Democracy,” as Winston Churchill famously stated, “is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Somewhat less famously, he also…
Don’t do the environmental crime if you can’t pay the fine
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Imagine that a corporation is charged, convicted and fined for destroying your local stream. Now imagine that they don't pay the fine. Imagine that more money…
Catherine Darnell
Catherine Darnell has been a tireless advocate for PBI abuse survivors. Hopes Tapestry
CRTC’s local programming cut gives Big Telecom giants more control over Canadian media
Today, the CRTC announced its plan to cut the Local Programming Improvement Fund by August 31st, 2014. The Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF) was created in late 2008 in response…
New Quebec ridings lose Liberal Prime Minister’s names
James Morton notes today that in the proposed new Quebec ridings, the names of two former Liberal Prime Ministers have been dropped: Laurier and Louis Saint-Laurent. Here is the list…