Mulcair Sells Out…
…abandons a millionaire’s tax when such revenue generation devices are going down well or at least proving not toxic in a number of jurisdictions. Are Liberals these days the only…
2013
my favourite customers and two-way readers’ advisory
The children’s library where I work services a huge age-range of young people and their caregivers, from birth up to around age 12. I enjoy the full range – helping…
Malaysian PM pledges $36 Billion for Petronas’ BC LNG plant
Malaysian PM Mohd Najib and Stephen Harper (AP/Lai Seng Sin) by Bruce Cheadle – Canadian Press NUSA DUA, INDONESIA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Bali for an Asia-Pacific…
Globe and Mail: Big Telecom tells CRTC not to regulate roaming rates
Big incumbent telecom providers should not be allowed to block access to affordable mobile phone and Internet options. Learn more: https://OpenMedia.ca/Innovator Article by Rita Trichur for The Globe and Mail:…
Fool me twice
Andrew Coyne has a suggestion as to how the Cons might extort some increased adherence to free-market fundamentalism from the provinces: It’s the balance between spending and revenues, not just…
Billionaire Tom Steyer blasts Harper’s agressive Keystone lobbying
Billionaire Keystone XL pipeline opponent Tom Steyer (photo: Getty Images) OTTAWA – An anti-Keystone XL pipeline crusader has written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, suggesting Canada’s aggressive lobbying for the…
what i’m reading: the maze runner, a youth novel
There’s a subgenre of youth books in which young people are cast into an alien and dangerous world, where they must struggle to understand their purpose, struggle to survive. If…
Conservatives: Punish, Punish, Punish
Canada’s Harper Government once again revealed the ugly side of its views this past week. First up, we have the Harper Government axing the pittance that inmates are paid for…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Alex Himelfarb and Jordan Himelfarb comment on Canada’s dangerously distorted conversation about public revenue and the purposes it can serve: As we argue…
Risky Business – Bloomberg, Paulson &Steyer
Three big guns are joining forces to warn America of what climate change really holds in store for them and their country. Outgoing New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg; former…
Stephen gone invisible in Malaysia
His Royal Highness was ignored and non-existent in Malaysia. Both the Malaysian authorities and media ignored him. It must be hard on his Royal Highness. “Harper’s three-day stop in Kuala…
Winnipeggers demand justice for missing and murdered aboriginal women
Oct. 4, 2013: Winnipeggers gathered at the Manitoba Legislature to remember the lives of 600 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, 75 of whom came from Manitoba. Photo: Paul…
Letters To My Kids
This might seem weird on what is currently a campaign site, but this is still my blog and I have a life (sort of) outside the campaign. Here are the…
On Celebrating Talent
Convalescing from a wicked cold that’s beating the crap out of me, I watched a trio of movies about amazing musicians: Joe Strummer, Ginger Baker, and Sixto Rodriguez. In the…
watch the future unfold: gaudi’s masterpiece to be completed in 2026
This post on the design blog Core77 brought back so many wonderful memories of our recent trip to Spain, especially my total infatuation with the city of Barcelona, and the…
Energy East ads for nought?
This takes some analysis. TransCanada Pipelines is delaying the application for its Energy East Pipeline until next year. This is a major delay for the company. Even if TransCanada does…
A Sad And Sorry State Of Affairs
Susan Delacourt’s new book, Shopping For Votes: How Politicians Choose Us And We Choose Them is creating quite a stir. Delacourt’s central thesis is that Canadians no longer act as…
Autism Speaks Enters Into "PURE" Autism Research PACT; Excludes Autism With Intellectual Disability
Autism Speaks has entered into a Research PACT to continue its focus on “pure autism” (referred to in the PACT as core symptom autism), while ignoring 50% of the autism…