Sun Media Still Shrinking
Starting next week, the Portage Daily Graphic will continue to be a daily newspaper at portagedailygraphic.com. Its print edition, which will come out on Tuesdays, will be named The Graphic,…
2013
Oil Revenues, Surpluses, and Deficits #nlpoli
The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour hired the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives to issue a report on the upcoming provincial budget that basically says all the things that…
Hello darkness — the powerful anti-pipeline commercial
From the Coastal First Nations: The Sound of Silence: CFN release commercial reminding British Columbians of Dangers of Oil tankers. Paul Simon let them use his song for this cause.…
How to Fight Back Against The Porky Action Ads
Gawd. You just can't teach old Cons new tricks eh?For there they are bombarding the airwaves with their grotesque Porky Action Plan ads again. Even though it's costing a fortune.…
The Art of Pacification
Two years ago I wrote a what I then thought was a contrarian piece on why I did not support Earth Hour and felt it is actually counter productive with…
Greens won’t contest Labrador by-election, urge the NDP to also desist
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Last week, Liberal leadership hopeful and Member of Parliament for Vancouver MP, Joyce Murray, called for opposition electoral cooperation in the Labrador by-election.…
The Price of Justice in Alberta: One Free Crime
On March 17, 2013, Alison Redford’s PC government broke the back of justice…and none of us saw it coming. Lady Justice, or Justitia, is the personification of the justice system.…
Sexist Ford India advert criticized
The Huffington Post has come to be known as a reliable news source for sleazy celebrity raunch, violent sensationalism and mindless drivel. From time to time the liberal news site…
New Democrat Harry Borlase Will Challenge Peter Penashue In Labrador By-election
The New Democrats have chosen a northern analyst to carry the party banner in the coming Labrador byelection, rejecting a suggestion the party sit this one out. Harry Borlase was…
The Cyprus Banking Crisis and How Banks Really Work
The Cyprus banking crisis is a useful teachable moment about banking and taxation — so I guess I’m not surprised that this opportunity is being entirely missed by the media,…
Liberals Should Beware Emulating US Primaries
During the Liberal leadership debate over the weekend, several candidates, including Justin Trudeau and Joyce Murray came out in favour of what they’re calling “open nominations.” The idea being that…
Seniority Does Not Always Equal Merit
The title is from a line in an essay published in Friday’s Globe and Mail: “I’m a First-Year Teacher Who Will Automatically be Fired at the End of the School…
5775…Who Has The Ugliest Wife?
This is a question that should never be asked. If asked, it should never be answered. The New York Daily News, among others, reports that former New England linebacker, the…
5774…60 Minutes Is Delayed
Except on the west coast. Seriously, in your lifetime has CBS’ 60 Minutes ever not been delayed? Except on the west coast. WFDS
An ideal replacement for Google Reader: Part 1 The IMAP of feed readers
The impending death of Google Reader has got me thinking about what an ideal replacement for would look like. The first and most important feature (of an idealized replacement) is…
CVRD Love In With BC Liberal’s Terry Lake Turns Sour!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger You may recall the enthusiasm our CVRD Directors had after their meeting with then newly appointed Minister of the Environment, Terry Lake last spring. The…
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Anti-Racist Rally Successful in Calgary
For five years, anti-racists have assembled to stand against members of the Calgary-based Aryan Guard who had attempted to co-opt the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which…
On unbalanced trade
When it comes to trying to justify perpetually-increasing restrictions on democratic governance in the guise of “free trade” agreements, advocates present two polar opposite views as to what such agreements…
The 100 Year Starship
Open the pod bay door, HAL. What would it take to develop the capability to send humans to another star system? That is the ambitious challenge taken up by the…