A simple explanation for the falling value of University
It’s no secret that a university degree is no longer a guarantee of a high income. There are lots of very plausible explanations for this, and these are well documented.…
January 2013
Convention floor update
Eric Hoskins went to Kathleen Wynne. Many of Eric’s delegates came to Sandra – I helped greet them – and were happy to be there! Minutes later, Harinder Takhar moved…
LeDaro 2013-01-26 13:57:00
Talking about gender equality. If female soldiers have breasts then why not males too. Maybe Angela Merkel is behind it.;) “Are they waiting for every single member of the unit…
Why is Julian Assange Trapped in Ecuador’s Embassy
People may not know exactly why Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange has been detained in the UK, then trapped in Ecuador’s embassy. The short answer is, because he embarrassed the US…
Encana and Alberta Facing A Multi Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Fracking Damages
Richard Hughes PoliticalBlogger Energy Giant Encana met a woman who was not about to be pushed around by industry or compliant government regulators. Landowner Jessica Ernst has launched a Multi-million…
Good Neighbours, Bad Neighbours
Let’s say your kids were doing a bit of batting practice in the backyard and put a ball through your neighbour’s window. Would you say that’s the neighbour’s tough luck…
OLPLDR First Ballot Results
Hoskins: 150 (7.2%)Kennedy: 281(13.5%)Pupatello: 599 (28.7%)Sousa: 222 (10.7%)Takhar 235 (11.3%)Wynne: 597 (28.6%) Wynne’s total is the surprise here, just a hair behind Sandra. 0.2% rather than the 2.0% predicted. Big…
Austerity is the Real Story at the OLP LDR Convention
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | Kathleen Wynne Slush filled sidewalks are tough enough to traverse first thing in the morning. They’re…
Jan.26: Lord, what a dried out, diseased bowl of porridge
the Moncton Times and Transcript is.. Page B 1. Finance Minister Higgs will hold a public consultation with the citizens of Moncton. It will concern the budget. That’s in keeping…
Blaming the wrong person!
Michele Mandel’s column today blames the Justice of the Peace who sat on Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah’s bail hearing for a brutal murder apparently committed by Owusu-Ansah. She suggests that no one…
5562…Rob Ford Back At Work
He is the mayor of Toronto that everyone hates. Except for the voters. At CITY TV, Toronto poll released yesterday indicated that 51 per cent of Torontoians would re elect…
Sandra Pupatello Pitch Speech
The inestimable Jeff Jedras (who is sitting next to me) said Sandra Pupatello sounds a bit like the gal from Fargo, and there is some truth to that in her…
#OLPLDR Photo Streaming
Pictures I’ve taken at the Ontario Liberal Party convention are streaming live at ProgressiveBloggers.ca. Go check them out!
Forum Ontario Poll: 35% NDP, 32% PC, 27% OLP
And thus, we see the first provincial Ontario poll to put the New Democrats first since… well, for a very long time. Forum Research’s newest monthly poll is out and…
They’ve Named It – "Afrighanistan"
The Domino Theory is back. It played a fundamental role in drawing America into a hopeless, protracted war in Viet Nam. If the Communists weren’t repulsed from South Vietnam, all…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Susan Delacourt comments on the role of robocalls in turning citizens away from politics – though it’s worth pointing out that the Cons…
Kathleen Wynne Pitch Speech
Kathleen Wynne’s presentation started ominously, with break dancing old people. Her bio basically cast her as…technocrat is too harsh a term…but someone who has spent time solving problems within “the…
Divided World Divided Class Reviewed and Discussed by Matthijs Krul and others
Divided World Divided Class: Global Political Economy and the Stratification of Labour Under Capitalism is a book published by Kersplebedeb (and available from leftwingbooks.net) back in September of last year.Divided…