Canadian Social Movement Podcast — Six Months and Counting
For six months now, the single biggest project on my plate has been Talking Radical Radio, a radio show and podcast that brings you grassroots voices from across Canada. The…
August 2013
Chimp – the artist: Wins $10,000 for his paintings
Brent, a chimpanzee at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La., outpolled chimps across the United States to win the $10,000 prize for his art work, right. (AP photos courtesy of Chimp…
#yegvote Google Hangout with Don Iveson
Tweet Last night, we had the pleasure of having Edmonton mayoral candidate Don Iveson as our special guest on the fourth #yegvote Google Hangout. Over the course of the hangout,…
Warning: This May Cause Your Lungs to Collapse. Donald Rumsfeld Accuses Obama of Rushing Into War.
Rummy’s back! Donald Rumsfeld, the architect of not one but two failed American foreign wars, is dissing Barack Obama over plans to possibly bomb targets in Syria. “When you think…
Joelle O’Reilly-Hyland: One Person Making a Difference
When it comes to making the world a better place most of us try to do so, and so does Joelle O’Reilly-Hyland. She is a self-described “philanthropist with a big…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Tim Harper writes that Stephen Harper’s “lone gunman” argument – already implausible in light of the number of Senators and staffers required to…
The long hot summer of M. Mulcair.
It has been a tough summer for our parliament’s Leader of the Opposition. Thomas Mulcair of the New Democrats has been leading from the rear. We have seen more of…
GDP: Consumers to the Rescue
Following positive GDP numbers in April and May, Statistics Canada reported today that a sharp drop in June dragged Canada’s economic growth to a mediocre pace of 0.4% for the…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, August 30, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 30, 2013: Named No. 1 ‘dirtiest’ hotel, resort sues TripAdvisor and loses in 6th Circuit Law…
The Age of Austerity
The government of Ontario is pleased to announce that it’s improving the lot of those who rely on disability and social assistance benefits. Rates are being raised by 1%. Since…
Summer Is Almost Over
..and poli-talk turns from the wan mellow of good ganja to the economy, which ended Q2 with an enormous thud: On a monthly basis, real GDP by industry declined 0.5%…
Harpercons to Small Live Music Venue Owners: Drop Dead
MT“@matttbastard: ow.ly/omJZ4 Small live music venues hit w/ massive LMO fee increase." This is wrong on so many levels #cdnpoli— Andrew Cash (@Cash4TO) August 29, 2013 They aren’t even trying…
Harpercons to Small Live Music Venue Owners: Drop Dead
MT“@matttbastard: ow.ly/omJZ4 Small live music venues hit w/ massive LMO fee increase." This is wrong on so many levels #cdnpoli— Andrew Cash (@Cash4TO) August 29, 2013 They aren’t even trying…
The Struggle For Dignity
All of us have a right to respect and dignity. Many of us do not receive it. Having been ‘educated’ in the Catholic system at a time when the application…
Ontario’s Minimum Wage Advisory Panel
Reading background on the minimum wage advisory panel, and I find this gem of a quote: “By establishing the Minimum Wage Advisory Panel, we’re taking steps to ensure that the…
Not Dead Yet
After the last election, Peter C. Newman offered the opinion that Michael Ignatieff had presided over the death of the Liberal Party of Canada. But Michael Den Tandt writes from…
Thag Go Grunka Gathering!
Everyone at the Grunka Gathering was in good spirits, except Thag. Every fifth or sixth summer, depending on the position of the stars, all of the Grunka clans would gather…
Osborne joins the Liberals #nlpoli
Not surprisingly, long-serving St. John’s South MHA Tom Osborne has joined the Liberals. Forget all the stuff about what party he fits with. Forget all the foolishness coming from the…
The Scary Tale of Stephen Harper and Mr Chainsaw
Even by the standards of the Con propaganda machine it was a bizarre photo-op. Stephen Harper, Peter MacKay, and Julie Fantino in a room full of toys, in a community…
Tar sands ain’t funny, says Travel Alberta
Travel Alberta was begging for it. Its latest ads, featuring the many attractions of the province, are really quite nice. But then they end with the extraordinary phrase, “Remember to…