4523…Extra Quiet
If you can believe that Ottawa could be quieter than it usually is on a Monday night this Monday night was the night. After the Rangers of New York dispatched…
2012
redford tories win a majority in alberta election.
Premier Alison Redford's Tories have won a majority in Alberta's election. What was expected to be the most exciting provincial election in history of Alberta has turned out to be…
This response is important enough to be it’s own post
I’ve recently become a member of Progressive Bloggers. I’ve been reading many new fascinating blogs, but this one post in particular deserves a direct response. What are people supposed to…
The Oil Price-Loonie Transmission Mechanism
The most interesting comments from Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney last week, in releasing the Bank’s semi-annual Monetary Policy Report, dealt with the relationship between the price of oil…
Bev Oda’s luxurious, tax payer funded life
Bev Oda, the Minister of International Development, has done it again. In 2006 she was forced to return $2200 to taxpayers for a $5500 dollar limo bill. In 2008 she…
Radio Topics, April 24
Happy Tuesday! This week we’ll continue our weekly conversations with the fine folks organizing MEC bikefest. At 8:05, Caron Cheng will update on us on what’s going on with prep…
Another Independent
The House of Commons has a new Independent MP. Hyer has quit the NDP to sit more freely to represent his constituents. What that means to him and Thunder Bay…
what are people supposed to do? or, why we need socialism
As I read news stories, read blogs, skim headlines, one question keeps coming to my mind, over and over. What are people supposed to do? Income insecurity Wages have been…
Blunt Objects #AbVote Liveblog
You can watch the voters online live at CBC, for those interested. <p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=e5917587e5″ &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Alberta 2012 Liveblog&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;</p>
Music Monday: Paper Doll by Stef Lang
Stef Lang takes the uprising of women internationally against the pressure that consumer culture creates for young women (and undoubtedly for young men as well) to the pop scene with…
In today’s Sun: why cons are winning
But that’s just politics. When Canadians are probed about their attitudes and identities — the deep-down, emotional stuff that doesn’t easily lend itself to words, but which drives political choices…
#abvote Predictions
What’s an election without a couple of predictions? And to avoid any of that “I said that would happen!”/”No you didn’t!” stuff I thought I’d write down a few of…
Stephane Dion’s Shiny New Voting System
Did I read that right? Did Stephane Dion, former head of the Liberal Party of Canada, just come out in favour of proportional representation? Better late than never! Well, that’s…
The Liberal Party and the role of Quebec in Canada: Bob Rae’s Views
With the possibility that Bob Rae will soon step down as interim leader of the LPC and so trigger the beginning of the race to select the next permanent leader…
In the global race to the bottom it’s impossible to tax the top
You would think Ontario would have learned it’s lesson by now. The rules of economic activity in the era of globalization changed everything and created the race to the bottom,…
Bib 183, riding the Cruise
I just got my confirmation for the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour today – in the email. Bravo, Ottawa Bicycle Club. You’ve made it to the age of email. As snarky…
The NDP: So Full of Momentum They’ve Lost Their Second MP
Bruce Hyer, shortly before the NDP MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North, has quit the New Democratic caucus to sit as an Independent MP, citing the lack of freedom for MPs,…
Iggy, STFU. You Buggered Up the Liberals, Don’t Bugger Up Canada.
The Liberal Party’s celestial fuckup, Michael Ignatieff is at it again. Not content with consigning the once great Liberal Party to a rump, he’s now stirring up Quebec separatism. In…
Pardon?
Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, speaking in the House of Commons: “(Aglukkaq) has cut programs for diabetes, youth suicide, Aboriginal health human resources. Can the minister explain to this house why…