New column day
Here, expanding on this post as to the importance of a functioning federal system as a means of counterbalancing regional declines – and the forces working to limit anything of…
2012
To Be Fair To G20 Cop Sgt. Mark Charlebois
When I was young, our local radio station used to carry the syndication of Paul Harvey’s nightly news program. Every so often, the esteemed newsman would read an item attesting…
The anniversary of the signing of the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms was not of interest to the ReformCons. But an expensive royal tour, being a toady to a foreign monarch and celebrating a 200 year old…
Forum Ontario Poll: 36% PC, 30% NDP, 28% OLP
This latest Forum Research poll for the provincial scene in Ontario has shown slight increases for the PCs and Liberals, and a drop for Dippers and Greenies – however all…
Marching Backwards
In terms of social and environmental policy, the Harper government has been determined, from the first day it took office, to lead Canada back to the 19th century. But now…
Now Or Never For Trudeau
Have you read all the potential names being floated to lead the Liberal Party? Depressing isn’t it? With the exception of some grassroots manifestation yet to appear on the political…
Is Rob Ford useless?
Is Rob Ford useless? Does he everything he touches turn bad? (By the way, unless a store returns to recyclable paper bags, I won’t be shopping there. I don’t carry…
"There’s Nothing Wrong With Canada That Can’t Be Fixed By What’s Right With Canada."
“At its heart, leadership is about taking initiative and influencing those around you — and that doesn’t just apply to people at the top of an organizational hierarchy. Everyone in…
Section 13 is dead
Why is it a mistake? Why is it a disgrace? 1. The Cons had no election mandate to do what they did. 2. In fact, until they got a majority,…
Byron’s Epic Swims: The Alps
To this day, no one has been able to recreate the feat of naiant heroics that Byron managed in the dark fall of 1816. Having finished buggering Percy Bysshe Shelley…
Troika and allies forcing a political agenda in EU
In response to the EU financial crisis austerity has been enacted in the name of crisis-management. It has been pushed along with other neoliberal measures that would have a hard…
Section 13 (Hate Speech Provision) Of Canadian Human Rights Act Is Repealed
That’s not surprising. Interesting, though, in how Storseth chose to frame the repeal (in part at least) as a “tough on crime” measure: Acts of hate speech are serious crimes…
New Brunswick STILL Needs a Modern Adult Autism Residential Care and Treatment Facility
Restigouche Regional Hospital, Campbellton New Brunswick Centracare Long Term Mental Health Services Center, Saint John New Brunswick New Brunswick adults with severe autism disorders need an alternative to the Centracare…
Del Mastro under investigation
Terry Milewski has a good overview of the deets on yesterday’s big news of allegations of Dean Del Mastro having overspent in the 2008 federal election. The report came from…
Emera waiting on Nalcor for numbers #nlpoli
Wonder no more, dear friends. Stop scratching your chin. Now we know why Nalcor and Emera have not signed a deal now some four or five months after saying they…
Only 60% of Conservatives Think a 20-foot Sea Level Rise Would be a Problem
You may have read a little while ago about a study in Nature showing that as scientific literacy increased, “liberal” people became more concerned about climate change, but “conservatives,” oddly,…
Fakegate exhonerations
Looks like an independent investigation done at the behest of the Pacific Institute has confirmed that Peter Gleick did not write the disputed fakegate memo And an independent digital forensic…
Banning plastic shopping bags: How about some notice of major legislative initiatives? Process? City bylaws aren’t the Game of Life
Whatever the merits of banning single use plastic shopping bags (and there seem to be some), banning the use of such bags is a major legislative change for the City…