Gruending On The Quebec Charter Of Values
Nothing you haven’t heard before, but nicely written as always: And so, we are left with the odd spectacle of the Parti Quebecois, which has always claimed to be progressive…
September 2013
Stephen Harper and the Wonderland Nightmare
He must think he can get away with anything. He must think he can say anything and Canadians will believe him. One moment he's the Phantom of Parliament, the next…
Advice for those awaiting ‘the Big One’ from the CFIB later today… have grain of salt at hand
A Canadian Federation of Independent Business technician puts the finishing touches on today’s “report” on retirement savings. (Photo grabbed from AstroTurf.com) Actual CFIB operatives may not appear exactly as illustrated.…
Best wishes to Christopher Peloso, George Smitherman and family…
After missing since Monday, 39-year-old Christopher Peloso, the husband of former Toronto Centre Liberal MPP George Smitherman, was located today by police, dirty and disheveled in the Lansdowne Ave. and…
Land needs trump Pickering airport
Pickering area protest sign (Flickr image courtesy of jbcurio) Residents opposing the Pickering airport have come to expect the unexpected. In their 40-plus years of struggle against a development many…
Democracy Now interview with Noam Chomsky on Syria and related matters: U.S. ‘torturing’ Iran for 60 years
In this talk hosted by Democracy Now, Noam Chomsky raises a number of key points with respect to the U.S. government’s approach to Syria and Iran. He also addresses the…
Lots of shock, tons of awe – You can help!
H/T: Susan H
Neoliberalism’s Green Foil, Part 2: The Emergence of the New Left
Change is inevitable. That was one of the first lessons taught to me when I went to Planning School at Ryerson University in the early 1990s. It was a pretty…
Métis fight Manitoba hydro line
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Métis federation is appealing an environmental licence granted for the construction of a controversial $3-billion hydro line. President David Chartrand said the federation has formally registered an…
Damian Abraham and Sam Sutherland talk Canadian punk rock: Hot Nasties references at the end!
At the 50-minute mark: “one of the best gems of the era” – Sam calls it a “world-wide anthem of another life”!
What Can You Say?
Today has been a blogging day where I seem to be writing little of my own thoughts but mainly linking to other sites. And I can’t think of a single…
The Internet Insider | Big Telecom is Bad for Business
Hello, Big telecom is bad for business! 35 leading innovators have sent a letter to Industry Minister, James Moore, asking him to stop restricting Canadian economic innovation by coddling the…
Please bear with us while we put you on hold… (a guest post by Ben Klass)
(A guest post by blogger Ben Klass – you can read more from Ben at http://benklass.wordpress.com) No one knows how vital mobile phones are more than Winnipegger Garrett Kolsun, who…
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May supports Canadian Innovators
It’s so great to see decision-makers speaking out for authentic choice in our broken telecom market. Thank you to Elizabeth May for spreading the word about our Innovators’ Campaign. Learn…
Mission accomplished
Toby Sanger has a post up at The Progressive Economics Forum discussing the effects of changes the Harper government made to the census. Specifically, the Conservatives eliminated the mandatory census…
Watch As Our Prison Costs Go Up
Travis Baumgartner was sentenced today. He was sentenced to the equivalent of “40 years to life” for a bloody robbery that left three dead. Previously, the standard sentence that Baumgartner…
Whales thriving on coast, threatened by oil tankers: study
VANCOUVER – The number of humpback whales on the northern coast of British Columbia nearly doubled in eight years, but possible oil spills could seriously hamper recovery efforts involving the…
Think I’m Joking About Corporate Feudalism?
Perhaps you think that I’m being somewhat Pollyanna about the issue of corporate feudalism and its rise in both Canada and the US. I’m not kidding. This is possibly the…