It’s not about being gay, but it is about taking a leap of faith…
I supported Lyn McLeod in the 1992 Ontario Liberal leadership race. I supported Gerard Kennedy in the 1996 OLP race. I supported Sheila Copps in the 2003 federal race (one…
2013
More impressions of the #olpldr (Ontario Liberal Leadership) convention
In brief, since I’m typing on a Via Rail train headed home (back tomorrow AM for 2nd round voting): -Wynne’s team is very media-savvy; five different volunteers spotted my “media/blogger…
Live from Toronto, it’s the Ontario Liberal Party Convention! #olpldr
I’m firmly entrenched now in blogging headquarters for the Ontario Liberal Party convention. I’ll be spending the greatest part of my time uploading pictures to the Progressive Bloggers main site,…
Demand Choie
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Internet speed gaps
It looks like Big Telecom may be advertising speeds that Canadians simply aren’t getting. While our lawyer friends at PIAC decry the lack of transparency about Internet speeds in Canada,…
A Quick Note On First Batch Of OLPLDR Protesters
Unfortunately, I’m having troubles emailing pictures from my new tablet (piece of crap just like old tablet, as it happens) to my netbook, but Jeff posted one. The race horse…
Brazil to give $25 monthly culture stipend to workers
While many governments are cutting funding to the arts and disingenuously downplaying the economic importance of culture, Brazil may be headed in the opposite direction. The South American country has…
The High Stakes of Native Resistance
The blossoming of the Idle No More movement signals the return of native resistance to the political and social landscape of Canada and Quebec. With its origins in Saskatchewan in…
What’s it called when you lend money to a bison?
A BUFFA-LOAN!
site here, download music, top 3393 of 1985
Slollatrold Slollatrold site here, download music, top 3393 of 1985 Drum machine simulates the digital rock-n-roll of the 50’s, because the contemporary music is not stored. more mp3 tracks 13…
Prorogation: name the OLP leadership candidate
“So the thing is the legislature had come to a standstill pretty much. I think the Premier did what he needed to do and I support the decision. I support…
Jan. 25: How to lie without actuaally lying ….
…not actually lying… Read the joyous, bubbly, teeny-bopper, wowowow headline at the top of A 1.“Community health centres draw rave reviews”. Gee. That’s pretty impressive, considering that no such centre…
Harper & Co.‘s failing math
Of course, we’re all familiar with the sometimes fawning, sometimes begrudging accolades for Harper & Co.’s tactical strategies: its PR manouevres, its playing of images, its essential ‘gaming’ of our…
Stories from the front line of the victorious abortion struggle in Canada
Monday, January 28 is the anniversary of the deepest and most important victory the women’s movement in Canada has ever had. After almost 20 years of struggle, beginning with the…
Sandra
I’ve been proudly volunteering on Sandra Pupatello’s campaign from the very beginning – which seems much longer ago than it actually is – and what I can tell you about…
Wealth Inequality and Neo Liberalism
I have a commentary posted on the Broadbent Institute web site, arguing that inequality of wealth fundamentally undermines the argument that market rewards are “fair.” http://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/en/blog/andrew-jackson-distribution-wealth-implications-neo-liberal-justification-economic-inequality
P3s for Dummies: Part III — Fool us once, twice, fool us some more
Ontario has been leading the country in pursuing private deals to finance, develop and maintain public infrastructure projects, including a significant number of major hospital redevelopments. Last week we looked…
Idle No More Visits The Sun
You have to give Ezra Levant full marks for chutzpah. A week or so ago he met a hundred Idle No More protestors at the door of the Toronto Sun.…
Convention kickoff!
Today’s a busy day! I was at MLG earlier to register for the Ontario Liberal Party convention and pick up some Sandra swag. Ran into Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan…
Happy Robbie Burns Day
If you’re connected to that ancient and noble tribe, it’s a very happy Robbie Burns Day to you. The Ploughman Poet was born on this day in 1759 in Alloway,…