Can the US economy survive more victory?
Arguably, the US actually lost the war in Iraq and is losing the war in Afghanistan. Iraq is certainly problematic for the invaders in that the government is now more…
March 2013
New Niagara hydro tunnel finally opens
New Niagara hydro tunnel finally opens: Good news/bad news story in Niagara Falls today (March 22, 2013). I’m surprised there hasn’t been more media coverage. According to the Toronto Star,…
Oppose Keystone XL and You Can Screw Both Alberta And Communist China
HONG KONG – State-owned CNOOC, which made China’s biggest-ever overseas energy acquisition last year, said Friday that annual profit fell 9.3 per cent because of higher costs for exploration and…
Joyce Murray Follow-up. .. .
Earlier today I engaged in a small thought experiment in which I asked Joyce Murray for an explanation of her participation in the cabinet of Gordon Campbell. My language was…
Will one of Canada’s few independent cell phone providers be gobbled up by Big Telecom?
WIND Mobile, Canada’s largest independent cell phone provider, is being put up for sale. This could very well mean less choice in Canada’s cell phone market – especially if WIND…
Sitsabaiesan, NDP MPs urge Conservatives to take principled stance on Sri Lanka
By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive In Parliament earlier this week, New Democrat MP for Scarborough-Rouge River Rathika Sitsabaiesan and fellow NDP MPs urged the Harper government to take…
How to Advocate for Care: Part 1
Advocating for care is a complicated task. The job of caregiving does not discriminate on the basis of family income, race, education or employment status. Anyone, anytime can find themselves…
Globalization Hits American Workers’ Pocketbooks
In 2011, globalization depressed wages for non-college educated American workers 5.5%, or roughly $1,800 per annum. That’s bad but it pales in comparison with this claim: As a point of…
A more budgety budget, Part 1
Last year I attempted to analyze the massive omni-budget but eventually gave up when I saw that the government’s risks underestimated the real global risks we were about to face…
Autism Society NB Special Guests
Anyone with an interest in autism in NB is invited to tomorrow’s meeting at MacLaggan Hall, UNB Fredericton Campus, doors open at 12:00 noon, meeting starts at 12:30 pm. Special…
INSULT: Government agency rebrands Canada “Harper Canada”
Damn it, Janet! It’s not the Harper Government. It’s the Government of Canada. And so it shall forever remain. By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive You know the power…
CRD Secret Land Deal For Sewage Plant Blowing Up In Their Faces!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Don Maroc called this morning after reading the front page story in the Colonist about the CRD’s secret land deal to build a sewage treatment…
Doug Christie: The Truth Will Out (Part II)
Christie in his law kiosk Not surprisingly, we've already been criticized for our focus on Doug Christie by our friends at Free Dominion, including what might be a veiled (and…
Bill Moyers Commentary on Iraq War
The lies and deception. Bill Moyers Journal: Buying the War from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.
Philip Qamanirq from Ikpiarjuk
Gyrfalcon, 1968
Call me old fashioned but I thought judges ruled on disclosure – not reporters,,,
GATINEAU, Que. — Criminal charges against Sen. Patrick Brazeau will next be dealt with on June 10, with the prosecution suggesting his legal team is using delay tactics in the…
Vetican Rituals – Interesting Picture
Cardinals attend the inaugural mass of Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican on March 19. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
"The Liberal Party Of Canada is about to go the way of the Eaton’s stores."
Thursday night at the Canadian War Museum, in a debate presented by the Macdonald Laurier Institute (macdonaldlaurier.ca), sponsored by the Ottawa Citizen and moderated by historian Jack Granatstein, Michael Bliss…
Mississauga mayor urges government to move on from gas-plant hearings
Outspoken Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion lit up the Standing Committee on Justice Policy at Queen’s Park Thursday morning with testimony on the government’s 2011 decision to cancel a proposed gas…