Palin Tributes Just Keep Rollin’ In
From Salon.com. A collection of tweets in reaction to the FOX News announcement that the network was parting company with Sarah Palin. – The Blaze and Al Jazeera in a…
January 2013
Canadian Queer History in the Making – Kathleen Wynne
Ontario's Liberal party - struggling on so many fronts these days - nevertheless made history yesterday in selecting Kathleen Wynne as their new leader, and by extension, the new Premier…
Canadian Queer History in the Making – Kathleen Wynne
Ontario’s Liberal party – struggling on so many fronts these days – nevertheless made history yesterday in selecting Kathleen Wynne as their new leader, and by extension, the new Premier…
Canadian Queer History in the Making – Kathleen Wynne
Ontario's Liberal party - struggling on so many fronts these days - nevertheless made history yesterday in selecting Kathleen Wynne as their new leader, and by extension, the new Premier…
Unite the progressives? Not much of a solution.
For several years there has been a scattered sense amongst some so-called `progressives` that the progressive left should merge, or co-operate electorally to keep the Conservative Party out of power.…
Jan.27: The Ideologue
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is an ideologue. That means he believes that there is just one way to organize a nation’s political and economic life. There is only one way.…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – James Galbraith compares the mindless drones carrying an increasing share of the U.S.’ military load, and those serving to try to attack…
Canadian Queer History in the Making – Kathleen Wynne
Ontario’s Liberal party – struggling on so many fronts these days – nevertheless made history yesterday in selecting Kathleen Wynne as their new leader, and by extension, the new Premier…
what i’m reading, children’s books edition: # 5
In this post, I look at two nonfiction books for young readers. Both are featured in the current “Forest of Reading” program, a province-wide recreational reading program sponsored by the…
PBO contract expires soon.
The Library of Parliament who are responsible for filling the position when Mr Page’s contract expires in just two months has only now “issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking…
OLPLDR Convention Roundup
Archaic and undemocratic as these delegated convention things are (and may they be gone forever after last night), the Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Convention of January 2013 turned out to…
Operation Last Resort: Anonymous Declares ‘War’ On U.S. Government
Hacktivist collective threatens massive WikiLeaks-style exposure of potentially-damaging secrets. by Guest Blogger | Jan 27, 2013 In response to the death of Internet activist , Reddit programmer and extraordinary hacker,…
A tax for every occasion
There is a lot of talk going around on Twitter about solutions for Alberta’s revenue problems and perhaps the most popular of these ideas is more taxes. From a simplified…
Here are a few photos from the January 25, 2013 protest against…
Here are a few photos from the January 25, 2013 protest against the incompetent, unethical, non-progressive Ontario Liberal Party, outside their leadership convention in downtown Toronto. Hopefully our new temporary…
Why Rob Ford is a Useful Buffoon
He was so sure he was going to lose, they had to hire a squeegee kid to mop the sweat off his ample brow.And when he found out he had…
Historic night for Ontario: First woman / First openly LGBT Premier!
I have to congratulate Kathleen Wynne on a victory well-earned. She did it by bringing three out of her four male rivals over to her side at today’s Ontario Liberal…
How are Psychology PhDs doing on the job market?
I am a reformed and rehabilitated ex-academic. In my previous life, I aspired to be a professor of Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science. I described my experiences in the academic…
2013 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy | Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | Kathleen Wynne Omar Ha-Redeye will be provided coverage of the 2013 Leadership Convention as an…
Post-Convention Celebrations
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy |Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | | Kathleen Wynne Delegates from all camps came together to celebrate the new Premier of Ontario.…