ConCalls: Peter Penashue Stepping Down #RoboCon #elxnfraud
The country could hold its breath, but would probably pass out for waiting. When will Conservatives be charged for their election fraud crimes? Here’s a summary from Sixth Estate listing…
March 2013
The Consolation of Literature
For Boethius, it was the Consolation of Philosophy*. For me, it’s literature. Not to write about it so much as to read it. Consolation from the act of reading. And…
2013 Alternative Fed Budget: Water crisis needs long-term plan, not cuts
By: Council of Canadians (Press Release) With the next federal budget fast approaching, the 2013 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), Doing Better Together, released today, warns that the “Harper government’s cuts…
I Give You…The Girly Pad
The Eurostar Group designs a tablet just for women, and it really sucks.
Breaking Spin Alert: Dyble Report finds mis-use of govt funds in #QuickWins
Breaking Spin Alert: The Dyble review has found that there has been mis-use of government funds through Christy Clark’s government’s Quick Wins ethnic outreach plan, including up to $70,000. Unsurprisingly,…
Bolaño and Francis: Food for Thought in a Complicated Situationd
The Pope from Argentine? Time to re-read Robert Bolaño’s amazing By Night in Chile. The country is different but the complicated relationship between the Church and a dictatorship certainly bears…
how can we condemn bigotry on the soccer field yet support racist israeli policies?
This week in The Nation, Dave Zirin reports on some disturbing – and disgusting – behaviour from Israeli soccer fans. Not even in the earliest days of Jackie Robinson’s 1947…
Climate Disruption Tax Costs Americans Billions
Here’s a term that bears repeating: climate disruption tax. What is a climate disruption tax? It’s the cost to the American taxpayer of dealing with the impacts of climate-related weather…
Heresy Alert!
Hmm, it seems someone from the Office Of Corporate Orthodoxy needs to have a chat with this fellow: H/t Daniel Tseghay Recommend this Post
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hear bradley manning’s complete statement, and help spread his words across the internet
The Freedom of the Press Foundation has posted the leaked audio recording of Bradley Manning’s statement to the military court in Ft. Meade. In it, Manning explains why he leaked…
The Launch | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Ontario political body language
They live in interesting times, Ontario’s political leaders do. The Liberals need to accommodate the NDP if they want to stay alive. But if they give away too much, they…
BC NDP Gaining Ground Over Christy Clark’s BC Liberals
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The election is on and has been for awhile now and it is becoming clear that the BC Liberals and Christy Clark are headed for certain defeat.…
Why Don’t We Start With the Easy Things First, the Things That Matter.
Sure, we all want rid of the Prince of Darkness, Beelzebub himself, Sideshow Steve Harper. Fair enough, we’re all agreed on that. But why don’t we start with the easy…
Counsel ought not to speak to matters where personally involved even if no objection taken
Ricciuto v. Somers, 2013 ONCA 153 is a good reminder that counsel cannot be personally involved in a case: This is not a case for costs. Although we appreciate that…
March 14: There are no depths……
…to which the Moncton Times and Transcript will not crawl in obedience to the the wishes of its master. It was bad enough when it butchered a report of a…
Kingston P3 Plebiscite: Kenney memo to Providence Care staff misleading
Kingston’s Providence Care took the extraordinary step of sending a memo to staff on Tuesday stating that the proposed new psychiatric and rehab hospital will remain public. The new hospital…
Liberal Party Leadership Alchemy – Seven Leaders in Ten Years
Over a ten year period (2003 – 2013), the once great Liberal Party of Canada has been overseen by 6 different Leaders: -Jean Chrétien-Paul Martin-Bill Graham*-Stephane Dion-Michael Ignatieff-Bob Rae…. with…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Yves Engler highlights the two-tiered justice system exacerbated by the Harper Cons, as anybody with a sufficient level of privilege avoids any…