This summer, I seriously considered withdrawing from any involvement in politics. Exhausted through overwork, incapable of productive activity, I found myself drifting through social networks, feeling my depression and exhaustion…
Stephen Harper adds “Sargent Schultz” to his list of impersonations PM didn’t know staff asked Conservative Party to pay Duffy’s expenses: spokesperson Prime Minister Stephen Harper had no idea his…
This article in the Toronto Star points to the voters as those solely to blame for Rob Ford being elected. I disagree. The voters are partially to blame, but there…
Of the many dark farces of the Harper government, the best one is that there’ll be a full and fair environmental assessment of the Northern Gateway pipeline initiative and the…
A friend made the following, very perceptive, comment the other day, and it serves as the inspiration for this post. What is wrong with us/our governments that we either cannot…
In a world where, these days, the rich and powerful seem immune to consequences, it’s almost heartwarming to read of a couple of socialites getting their comeuppance. He is 64-year…
What a load of crap is coming from the Prime Minister’s Office … you Conservatives are out of your minds!! PM didn’t know staff asked Conservative Party to pay Duffy’s…
We’re supposed to believe that not only did Harper know nothing about Wright’s $90,000 cheque to Duffy, he also knew nothing about the previous plan to get the Conservative Party…
That’s the formula for the militarization of the Arctic Ocean. U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, said as much in a slightly different fashion. Hagel said the U.S. military would adapt…
Canada’s Prime Miniister Netanyahu once again attempted to sabotage the quest for peace with Iran led by Obama and the United States. (And we all know what Netanyahoo thinks of…
Stephen Harper’s greasy premiership relies on the notion that what goes on within his private, personal agency, the PMO, is not his responsibility. This from Prime Minister Accountability & Transparency…
Killing time before the Grey Cup isn’t always easy. Here’s something to occupy a bit of it. The Guardian has a neat quiz, The Geography Game, where you race against…
The Guardian has published two articles that blame climate change, or most of it, on a few corporate fat cats. One claims just 90-companies cause two-thirds of global warming emissions.…
Back in the 1950s and 60s, Canada engaged in big, expensive infrastructure projects like the Champlain bridge in Montreal. These created good paying jobs and greased the wheels of business.…
For a minute, let’s forget what partisan side of the fence we’re all on, and turn into poll analysts. Forum Research is the only pollster doing any poll tracking of…
They’ve been itching to bomb Tehran, just looking for any plausible excuse. Israel has even been set to go it alone, with Saudi backing of course. Now they’re both fuming…
For the true cost of those bargains that we all slavishly delight in (cue Pavlov’s dog), you might want to read this article about Walmart workers and watch the video…
Margaret MacMillan is a respected academic historian who is firmly embedded in the liberal tradition. I haven’t read any of her original historical scholarship but there is one of her…
*pale taps her black nails on the desk and thinks……* Oh! Ya! Same gig from a couple years back….When anyone who protested proposed laws that invaded our privacy was labelled…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ellen Roseman writes about the need to recognize the value of public services – and to ensure that they’re properly funded: Canadians…
