The Crazy Day After
Today is going to be kind of a busy day for Liberals across the country, as there are several relatively big events going on at the same time. I’ll be…
April 2013
Oblivious Neutron Bomb #nlpoli
Even at the worst of their leadership feuding Jean Chretien and Paul Martin never frigged each other over the way Kathy Dunderdale and Jerome Kennedy did last week. While Kennedy…
The Canadian Catholic Church, Then And Now
From Dennis Gruending on the 30th anniversary of the Canada’s Catholic bishops’ report Ethical Reflections on the Economic Crisis:“We are losing the tension between the church and the state in…
Advice for Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau: Hammer Stephen Harper on the economy
The neoliberal Harper economy at work: a Toronto street scene, last week. Below: Thomas Mulcair, Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper and Margaret Thatcher. Here’s some free advice for a couple of…
More "CRAP!" from the blogosphere
Contrary to the claims of retired newsguy Bill Good, blogs are not invariable distributors of CRAP! Instead, the good ones are sources of information and commentary that Bill Good and…
Vancouver Island Needs Island Transit
Most areas on Vancouver Island already have regional transit, some areas having much more effective transit than others. Transit is environmentally-friendly, as it takes more vehicles off the road, and…
In BC, Dix and NDP will ban union and corporate donations if elected
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: A big announcement from the Adrian Dix and the BC New Democrats today. If elected, an NDP government will institute several measures to…
Paul Fromm, the London March, and the Fine Art of Turd Polishing
First, let us begin by stating if the boneheads in London, ON wish to hold another march and rally in the same manner that they did yesterday, we unreservedly support…
Break, entry and theft may be established by recent possession of goods obtained by break and enter
R. v. Pitcher, 2013 NLCA 22 allows the doctrine of recent possession to be used to prove break, entry and theft. Some might suggest that holding places a great deal…
Justin’s not so positive acceptance speech
The full text of Justin Trudeau’s speech can be found here. I wanted to highlight the section talking about the Conservatives and Stephen Harper. It is the first major section…
Here’s Why Removing "Socialism" From the NDP’s Constitution Preamble is Superb
Modernizing the terminology is a good step forward. While there were grumblings with some of the delegates regarding this change, allow me to put forward the thoughts of British historian…
Only art can save us now
The world needs creative interpretations of global issues, not better descriptions of things people are accustomed to. by Santiago Zabala Perhaps rather than God, as Martin Heidegger once said, it…
Justin Trudeau crowned leader of the Liberal Party of Canada!
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: As expected, Justin Trudeau has been crowned leader of the 3rd-placed Liberal Party of Canada. But the eldest son of former prime minister,…
Quick #LPCLdr, By the Numbers
Very quickly I’m going to cover some of the numbers that have come out of the race tonight, including regional breakdown and some interesting ridings. This is all in the…
Trudeau’s Win by the Numbers
Over the past year, there have been thousands of articles written about Justin Trudeau, his father, and his leadership campaign. Since it hasn’t been a big secret he was going…
So Typically Classless
But then, why would anyone expect anything different from the Harper regime? H/t Sol Chrom Recommend this Post