2013
Parliament Locked Down Until October 15th
It’s official. The Prince of Darkness has prorogued Parliament until October 15th. Stevie obviously wants to buy a little time, probably to come up with something that will shift the…
This is Why You Should Know the Rules First…
… before running for office. If you did, then this silly situation wouldn’t happen. Liberal Toronto Centre by-election candidate Diana Burke, who I’m sure is a fine candidate for office…
Elizabeth Warren Speaks
In addressing a recent convention of the AFL-CIO, outspoken U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, about whom I have posted several times, offered some stirring words. Although directed to an American audience,…
Getting What You Need From A Doctor Appointment
Consider this: an appointment with a doctor is similar to an important business meeting. The better prepared you are, the more profitable the results of the meeting will be. On…
Demonstration on Saturday against the Proposed Quebec Charte des valeurs québécoises
Here’a the link to info about the demonstration. As one of the people say they’re going, one woman asks if she should wear a hijab, a kippa, or go as…
What Now For the Weiner?
From the presumptive winner to fifth-place finisher with just 5% of the primary vote, Anthony Weiner’s political career is over. He’s just another old perv who can’t stop sexting young…
Ahmad Abu Layl: A child soldier in Syria
Children in war-torn Syria. I am not in favour of American strikes as it will simply kill more civilians and may solve nothing. But the world, especially U.S. and Russia,…
Sept. 11 1/2: This is simply a footnote to the blog for Sept. 1 – but quite a footnote.
The Canadian Transport Safety Board has announced that the crude oil that killed 47 people in Lac Megantic was NOT properly classified. It had been listed to authorities as a…
Janet Davidson is appointed Deputy Minister of Health
Janet Davidson The Redford government just passed an Order in Council appointing Janet Davidson Deputy Minister of Health. This decision has many implications, not the least of which is this:…
Sept 11: the propaganda buildup to attack Syria has begun.
First, though, let me pass on a web site which was sent to me by a reader. It’s a superb interview on the decay and collapse of journalism. It’s by…
Notes from ALT-C
“The notion of students as change agents is a relatively new concpt.” — Malcom Ryan Rachel Winston How we can shape the development of a new culture of learning by…
Anthony Weiner: Surprise, surprise – he ends primary bid for Mayor
His parting speech “middle finger”. You can’t say that he is not steadfast. “On primary day, Weiner got into an argument with a woman in Harlem who ridiculed him and…
At Least Tell Us What You Won’t Do.
There’s an orthodoxy among Canada’s political parties that policy must not be disclosed until on the advent of a general election – if then. Election campaigns, however, are really awful…
September 15th—International Day of Democracy
Attention, all you democrats, mark it on your calendars: the International Day of Democracy, Sunday, September 15th—as declared by the UN General Assembly in 2007 with resolution 62/7. Following the…
The other 9/11…
Forty years ago today, a US-backed coup d’état in Chile would have much greater ramifications for the world than the terrorist attacks of a decade ago. General Pinochet not only…
More non-Canadian elections, plus Nova Scotia
Teddy here with a few things to mention. First, I’ve decided to stop introducing myself at the top of each post I do; I think you guys are familiar with…
Ideas for opening Liberal nominations
I’m a big proponent of open riding nominations. During the Liberal leadership race, I was proud when my candidate released an extensive party reform proposal including an open nomination process,…
Daily News Links for Wednesday 11 September 2013
Here are today’s news links: Michael Geist and Jesse Brown Take Questions about the TPP (Macleans) Officials misused US surveillance program (Associated Press) NSA illegally searched 15,000 suspects’ phone records,…
Quebec’s Charter of ‘Values’: 5 things it would do and 5 things it wouldn’t
From reading these 5 things (would & wouldn’t) it is obvious who is targeted. Would 1. Bar public sector employees — including everyone from civil servants to teachers, provincial court…