About That Foreign Money
Peter Kent has accused environmental organizations of “laundering” foreign money, implying that they are enemies of the state. But, according to the Canada Revenue Agency, the organizations which receive the…
2012
Beauty and Difference – A Celebration
I love clothes, I love fashion, I love feeling wonderful in clothes I love, I love shoes, I love getting dressed up for parties, I love getting my hair done,…
The Sad Saga Of Our Declining Democracy Continues
During the past year I have written many posts on the sad spectacle of a Canadian democracy in decline, citizen cynicism and apathy rather than vigorous engagement becoming the default…
What Does it Mean!?
It means nothing. It’s a poll, one of many, that shows the NDP leading the Conservatives as the Cons deal with a month of bad news (F35s, economy, robocalls, you…
Carig Cardiff show in Ottawa…
… a good cause and a great show to boot! A colleague’s wife is running a half marathon for cancer in Alaska in less than two months. As a fundraising…
NDP Bounce Will Hold
The latest Harris Decima poll cements a robust NDP, now at 34%(33% Apr 30) compared to the Conservatives at 30%(unchanged) and the Liberals at 20%(unchanged). Without seeing the internals we…
NDP have 34% of popular support, compared to 30% for the Conservatives
The next Federal Election is aways off but this story is important — especially the NDP strength in rural areas. Remember the NDP’s roots — a rural base is not…
The growth of independent thinking
What does this poll- which is consistent with many others, recently – mean? In my opinion, the rise of independents. Lots and lots of citizens no longer see themselves attached…
Rye Whiskey – Lubricating Canadian Politics Since 1769
Political genius in a bottle…or really, genius generally! So, I must admit to something right off the bat: I’m a whiskey on the rocks drinker. For those of you who…
Hold on There, History Ain’t Over
Electoral results last week in Europe indicate that the idea the free market capitalism and its close cousin, liberal democracy, have yet to conquer the world, leaving humanity in an…
The Phrase Freak: Moving Forward
This piece of hackery is most often heard in business settings, but I’m afraid it has even crept into the hallowed halls of academe, where one is as likely to…
CRA’s impartiality raised
This exchange from Hansard yesterday on the impartiality of the Canada Revenue Agency is well worth paying attention to and keeping in mind: Hon. Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Lib.): Mr.…
MESSAGE AUX ARRÊTÉ(E)S DU 1ER MAI à MONTRÉAL de CLAC-Montréal
click here to read this in english Le 1er mai dernier, pendant et dans les heures suivant la manifestation anticapitaliste de la CLAC-Montréal (Convergence des luttes anticapitalistes), 107 personnes ont…
McCarthyism, Canadian Style
In Tuesday’s Huffington Post Cameron Fenton, National Director of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, wrote an excellent article about the Harper government’s hounding of environmentalists and First Nations opposed to…
Obama and same-sex marriage
I can’t believe it’s finally happened, but Obama’s declaration of support for same-sex marriage is huge. I read an interesting comment somewhere describing how this is a very good political…
Krueger not near the worst
MLA Kevin Krueger’s unprompted outburst in the legislative hallway Wednesday lasted 10 minutes before Liberal Party staffers dragged him away from delighted reporters. Acting tired and emotional, Krueger may have…
Will Seat Redistribution Turn Tory Upon Tory?
At a regular monthly meeting April 25, councillors approved a motion to urge the electoral commission to maintain the “status quo,” and to keep as much of the county as…
When someone tries to bait you, don’t bite the hook
I’m not a Buddhist but I’ve discovered they do have a lot of good techniques to defeat the bad mojo in life. Partisan politics runs on a gas tank full…
Mainstreaming The Gov 2.0 Message in the Canadian Public Service
A couple of years ago I wrote a Globe Op-Ed “A Click Heard Across the Public Service” that outlined the significance of the clerk using GCPEDIA to communicate with public…