Thanks Mr. Rae
Bob Rae probably surprised 99% of the political world by today declaring he was not going to run as permanent Liberal leader. As with others online, on blogs and on…
2012
If you only read one article about the Budget fiasco, read this one
If you’ve been avoiding reading about what all the political nerds are getting so excited about here is a truly fantastic analysis of the situation. If you only read one…
If you only read one article about the Budget fiasco, read this one
If you’ve been avoiding reading about what all the political nerds are getting so excited about here is a truly fantastic analysis of the situation. If you only read one…
C-38: This Means War
Bill C–38 to ‘strip’ foreign strippers of work visas | Canada Politics … – A rough guide to Bill C–38 – Beyond The Commons, Capital Read … –On the ground:…
The New Era: The Cullen Plan is alive, and a coalition government probable
Nathan Cullen broke with other senior Dippers during the NDP leadership race to openly espouse the concept of electoral cooperation between the NDP, the LPC and the Greens. The aim…
Rae not running
Not much time to write anything so just a few quick thoughts… Rae has said all along that he had not made a decision about running, despite the presumptions being…
4737…Bob Rae Is Out; It’s Justin Trudeau’s To Lose
If he wants it he should be able to get it. WFDS
4736…Quebec Has A Queen
Oh, my bad. I should have written Quebec had a Queen. QMI reports that “Former Lt.-Gov. Lise Thibault, accused of using taxpayer dollars as her personal spending account, wants to…
Rae Out – Mind Blown
I did not expect this to happen, but Bob Rae, the Liberal Party’s interim leader who has been organizing like crazy behind-the-scenes and managed to get the National Executive to…
What Do NB Teachers Really Think About The Porter-NBACL Full Inclusion Model?
What do New Brunswick teachers really think about the full inclusion model which has been pushed relentlessly in NB schools by Gordon Porter and the New Brunswick Association for Community…
Zero tolerance for abuse and neglect? Hardly.
Health Minister Deb Matthews talks about zero tolerance of neglect and abuse in Ontario’s nursing homes. Her actions would suggest the opposite. Yesterday Matthews said that inspection of long-term care…
Spirits are an Affordable Luxury. But Where is Finlandia?
Spririts are an affordable luxury, or says Forbes. But why has Findlandia been off the shelves here in New Brunswick since the Fall? Further investigation reveals that it is also…
The New ExxonMobil: Has the Tiger Changed Its Stripes?
Private-Empire-ExxonMobil-and-American-Power-by-Steve-Coll.cover_.jpg For a decade, now, I’ve been a reporter on climate science. And one of my earliest stories was a Mother Jones cover, exposing ExxonMobil’s funding of think tanks that…
Rae Out
Bob Rae is out for the Liberal leadership, making the announcement at a very fascinating press conference. I think the rationale for not running is a complicated equation. But, the…
Unions have a future, we just need to go make it
Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum thinks unions are doomed (HT James Gemmill). I’m wondering if he knows where the name of his publication comes from.
Stand against the Federal Budget Bill
LeadNow urges us to protest bill C-38 Today we’re writing because we want you to be part of a historic moment for our country. By going to a 13 heroes…
If I were a Liberal . . . .
I have thought and said for a while now, (not than anyone really listens to me on the matter, seeing that I am not a Liberal and have certainly been…
Israel To Deport 60,000 ‘Social Irritants’
Describing them as “a social irritant and a threat to the Jewish character of the state,” Israel is set to deport 60,000 African migrant workers, or, as they are being…
It is improper to ask a witness to comment on the credibility of another witness
R. v. C.S., 2012 ONCA 403 deals with a problem repeatedly seen, a question asking a witness to comment on the credibility of another witness. Such a question is improper:…
Bob’s no Liar
Press conference to follow! http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/2012/06/13/pol-liberal-conference-call-wednesday-rae.html