35 VON PSWs get last minute deal, 4500 RCCP PSWs to strike
35 down, 4,500 to go. OPSEU’s 35 personal support workers reached a tentative agreement with VON Grey Bruce late this afternoon while 4,500 PSWs working for Red Cross/Care Partners will…
December 2013
Canada-Europe Deal Not About Trade
I have the following letter to the editor in today’s Prince Albert Daily Herald: Canada-Europe Deal Not About Trade In their letter of Dec. 3, Darryl Hickie and other Sask.…
The rise of Bitcoin: and the challenge to the global domination of big money
The following article was written on October 25. I wanted to read it over once more before publishing it, then got busy with other things and forgot about it. In…
An Amazing Christmas Surprise From Westjet
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger If this comes off as a free plug for WestJet so be it. They are my favourite Airline and they deserve it. Check this out for creative…
Green Party – Table for Two?
There’s been a lot of speculation all week that Thunder Bay-Superior North Member of Parliament Bruce Hyer (Independent) is getting ready to join the Green Party of Canada. Last week,…
Shades Of Astroturf Campaigns Past
Before there was Working Canadians–its website, devoid of all personal touches that might make you think it was created by a real concerned citizen rather than a PR firm, can…
Corporate claustrophobia and sheer frivolity
Manic, rude, cut-throat and insane – yes, corporate culture is just lovely. No wonder two thirds of the people have one foot out the door – and the other third…
INFOGRAPHIC: Ways the TPP’s extreme Internet Censorship plan will affect you
Thanks to you, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have ended in Singapore without agreement! We’ve got to keep up the pressure, as talks continue in January. We’ve created this handy infographic…
Reitmeier: Life in Prison
Before his friends and family begin caterwauling about the great injustice of imprisoning Robert Reitmeier for murder, remember this. Reitmeier is eligible for parole in 13 years. As such there…
Neil Young’s 4-city concerts to benefit First Nation’s tar sands fight
Neil Young’s 4-city Canadian concert tour to raise money to support the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s legal defense against tar sands developments. The post Neil Young’s 4-city concerts to benefit…
Survey Lists the Best and Worst Financial Funds When it Comes to Climate Change Risk
Is your pension fund or insurance company a leader or laggard when it comes to avoiding risky bets on the future impacts of climate change? A new survey released today…
Return of The Freeway Blogger
He’s back. Our old friend from the George w. Bush days, the Freeway Blogger. Enjoy.
Beyond the ‘Republican’ Economy: Hayek and Pettit on Private Property
Republican political theorists have spilled a lot of ink in the attempt to present ‘republicanism’ as a distinctive alternative to liberalism. The landmark book is, of course, Philip Pettit’s Republicanism:…
Another Liberal win! Une autre victoire Liberale!
Well the Liberals have gone and done it again! Brian and I would like to congratulate, for the second time in as many weeks, the two newly elected Quebec Liberal…
The Assault On Knowledge Continues
The Harperites are continuing their assault on any source of data which might get between them and their dogmatic policies. The most recent chapter in the saga is the dismantling…
The marketisation of our universities: Economic criteria get precedence over what’s good in human terms | British Politics and Policy at LSE
The marketisation of our universities: Economic criteria get precedence over what’s good in human terms | British Politics and Policy at LSE. Business criteria, not education or the public good,…
A Tale Told of an Idiot: Ranting about Robbie
With apologies to William Shakespeare I won’t bother linking to the many news stories on the web about Rob Ford’s pedophilia accusation. There are too many of them anyway. What…
it’s human rights day: write for rights
I just now remembered that today is December 10, Human Rights Day, which celebrates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each year on this day, I try to participate in…
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