Raise Wages, Train Workers
I have been hard on our new Employment and Social Development Minister, Jason Kenney, for buying into a widespread myth about labour shortages and skill mismatches in Canada. So, to…
November 2013
On wind and solar power
One argument against wind and solar that I’ve seen over and over again is the notion that they’re just incapable of meeting our energy needs–that if you installed as much…
Canada’s Rob Ford Is Far Too Canadian
In other words, just dessert Canada for not taking care of your political institutions. Take a look around: an out-dated voting system, scandal in the Senate, documented voter suppression through…
Canada gutting its international reputation along with its environmental laws
Thursday, November 14, 2013 Last month, Anna Johnston joined policy makers, government officials, lawyers, academics, and professionals from across the continent at a session held by the commission in Washington,…
Good news and bad news about climate change from Stanford U
First the bad news, even if it’s old news. Stanford University scientists report that not only is the Earth undergoing one of the largest climate changes since the dinosaurs disappeared,…
“I don’t think there are words for what just happened”
I am a huge Katie Simpson fan. Simpson, who’s been doing amazing work for CP24 with her Rob Ford coverage, is seen here reacting on live TV to Ford’s comments…
What Lindsay Mattick Davidson and the Globe didn’t tell you
Today, the Globe ran an opinion piece by Lindsay Mattick Davidson, one of the Justin Trudeau “ladies night” organizers. She, apparently, is unhappy with those of us who criticized the…
Define "Progressive"
There are plenty of those who consider themselves Liberals or even New Democrats yet aren’t faintly progressive. The inescapable fact is that one can’t be corporatist and progressive. The two…
Shorter Coyne On Senate Reform: Give All The Power To The PMO
In the wake of this week’s Supreme Court Hearings on the Senate Reform consultation questions that the Harper Government posed last spring, the National Post’s Andrew Coyne has postulated that…
"I’ve got more than enough to eat at home," Ford says
You couldn’t get the best scriptwriters in Hollywood or Broadway to come up with this line. Rob Ford, responding this morning to numerous allegations that he hired a call girl…
Statement by my BFF (and lawyer) Brian Shiller
“I am offering to act for all of the proposed defendants in Mayor Ford’s anticipated lawsuit on a pro bono basis. It is important that a signal is sent that…
Let he who is without sin…
“You know what, I’m not perfect.. Maybe you are, but I’m not.” -Rob Ford Rob is right. We should all cut the guy some slack. After all, who among us…
Here’s one show I will never be invited on
The Ford Brothers show on Sun News! Is it because I would ask them about: • Rob’s crack and Oxy use? • Doug’s drug dealing? • Drinking and driving? •…
You Are Sometimes ‘Known’ By The Company You Keep ….
-Rob Ford is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. -Mike Duffy is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. -Patrick Brazeau is a member of the Conservative…
Coriolanus on Film
Coriolanus is a tough play, full of politics and angry people and shouting mobs. It has no comic relief, no jesters, no romance and no real heroes. No great soliloquies,…
Rob Ford Wants To Sue?
Apparently, Rob Ford has caught the conservative bug for suing everyone in sight. First of all, while it may be possible to sue over statements that several people gave to…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, November 14, 2013
Your news links for today: Secret TPP treaty IP Chapter: Advanced text with negotiation positions for all 12 nations (Wikileaks) TPP Leak Confirms the Worst: US Negotiators Still Trying to…
Stephen Harper’s Bobblehead
I found Stephen Harper’s Bobblehead (or bubblehead) on the internet. I just added the bobbling. Also found another version of the bubblehead of Rob Ford.
Jim – it’s you who loves P3s, not us
The Honourable Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance House of Commons Centre Block Building – Room 435-S Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Jim – We get it. You love public-private partnerships,…
Ask General Kang: If I say I’m going to be there, but then I don’t show up, does that make me a ‘douche-bag’?
Yes. Yes, it does. If you say you are going to be there, but then never turn up, then you are a wanker, pure and simple. Unless you have a…