Metro: Stintz stumbles out of the gate
Quote: “…Stintz’s announcement was still notable for just how badly she seemed to position her campaign to replace Mayor Rob Ford. Right out of the gate, Stintz seems to have…
2013
Chaos in the NL NDP
Oh, how things change. Two years ago, the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democrats were riding high in a provincial election, surpassing the Liberals in the race for second, at least…
A Tale of Two Cities
Berlin, 1945 Detroit, 2013 The Big Difference?The Americans didn’t need thousands of heavy bombers and most of the Red Army to do this to Detroit. Oh yeah, so what must…
The Thing Is…
At some point some academically inclined chronicler of Canada’s Parliament is going to sift through records of decades past to discover how many prominent Canadian senators, notionally representing distant provinces,…
LIBOR Scandal: UK banker: “We’re clean, but we’re dirty-clean, rather than clean-clean.”
The banking system is reeling from admissions by senior bankers that they acted in concert with other bankers to fix the setting of the interbank interest rate (LIBOR), so as…
Oct. 29:well , this time I DO disagree with Alec Bruce
Mr. Bruce’s column today is on shale gas. He argues that we should develop shale gas because the world is shifting to the use of coal – and that has…
How Will Duffy Speak from the Political Grave?
The rush to suspend senators Brazeau, Wallin and Duffy from the Senate has almost nothing to do with Wallin or Brazeau and everything to do with that troublesome priest, Mike…
Canada’s largest national newspaper joins thousands seeking answers about the government’s expensive and out of control spying
It’s been just a week since OpenMedia.ca and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) announced a constitutional challenge to stop illegal government spying against law-abiding Canadians – and already the…
The State Of Stand With Ezra
The site Ezra is using to raise money for his latest defamation suit has been hacked. Don’t know what issue B3Yaz has with him, but there’s some nice gypsy-like music…
Ontario skips provincial review of Enbridge Line 9
TORONTO – Ontario won’t conduct its own environmental assessment of a plan to reverse the flow of the Line 9 oil pipeline that runs through the province, Energy Minister Bob…
Fair Vote to “seize the moment” — yet again
According to FVC, the Liberal party is at a “turning point.” Prominent Liberals such as Bob Rae, Stephane Dion and Joyce Murray advocate Proportional Representation. So FVC is targeting the…
*Yawn* Another ‘Scandal’ Masks the Real Issues
Senator Mike Duffy’s bombshell allegations raise more questions Duffy says PMO coached him to lie about source of $90,000 cheque CBC News Posted: Oct 29, 2013 6:02 AM ET Last…
Harper’s credibility, the evening news and life outside the Commons
The mistake many politically aware and involved people make is believing everyone follows the ins and outs of every political development as much as they do. They don’t. People are…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – James Bloodworth discusses the most important challenge facing Ed Miliband and Labour in the UK – which largely matches the task for…
I’m back…
I stopped blogging a couple of years ago because my cynicism got the best of me. Years of covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, human rights abuses, torture, war crimes…
I’m back…
I stopped blogging a couple of years ago because my cynicism got the best of me. Years of covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, human rights abuses, torture, war crimes…
I’m back…
I stopped blogging a couple of years ago because my cynicism got the best of me. Years of covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, human rights abuses, torture, war crimes…
I’m back…
I stopped blogging a couple of years ago because my cynicism got the best of me. Years of covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, human rights abuses, torture, war crimes…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Your news links for today: NS: Seaside says it won’t track TV and online habits of customers (Daily Business Buzz) TPP talks bog down over intellectual property rights (Japan Times)…
By invitation only
There’s been plenty of outcry over the Cons’ latest omnibus budget bill. But I haven’t yet seen any discussion of the changes it makes to immigration – and I’d think…