Headwaiter To The Provinces
Back in 2008, Lawrence Martin wrote that Stephen Harper had truly become headwaiter to the provinces. The phrase, originally coined by Pierre Trudeau to mock Joe Clark and the Conservative…
2013
My brief take on the Ontario Throne Speech
Briefly – Wynne and the Liberals sounded conciliatory, the NDP said it would support the Throne Spech and subsequent budget, provided the Liberals give them some goodies, and Tim Hudak…
Pumped Storage To Back Up Wind
The graphic shows it all, but the accompanying story is here. The Provincial Liberals have been talking about projects like this before the last election. In fact, I think one…
High-Priced Cow Pats #nlpoli
The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council thinks the provincial government should do something about its spending, what with declining revenues. Well, you know. Sort of. Maybe.
A Tale of Two Provinces: B.C. NDP and Wild Rosehip Tea Party show why opposition matters
Razzle-dazzle, sis-boom-bah, balanced budgets, rah-rah-rah! Danielle Smith and the Wild Rosehip Tea Party yell squad cheers for Alison Redford’s Tory team’s worst plays on the field. The actual Alberta opposition…
Stephen Harper and the Theocon Menace
It would be hard to imagine a more disturbing sight. Stephen Harper surrounded by a posse of religious leaders.Looking and sounding like a smarmy televangelist, while claiming it wasn't a…
Mor Ostrovski’s offensive Instagram image: what it says about the IDF ‘culture of impunity’
Top: Instagram ‘sniper’ image Below: Mor Ostrovski and weapons A photo posted on the personal Instagram account of Israeli soldier, Mor Ostrovski, showing rifle crosshairs trained on the head of…
How Difficult is Senate Abolition? A Law Professor Responds
Yesterday I came across this piece in the Hill Times that was quite negative on the constitutional prospects for Senate abolition. A couple different experts were quoted in the piece,…
"Saskatchewan NDP Leadership – Part 1 – Context" – Guest Post By Dan Tan
(Buckdog is covering the 2013 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Leadership race – today a guest post by Dan Tan):NDP members in Saskatchewan will be tasked with choosing the next social-democratic…
Enough of the Economic Action Plan ads, buy Canadians a Tims instead
Sick of all those ads for the Harper government’s Economic Action Plan? You know what I’m talking about, the never ending spots telling Canadians what a great job the federal…
Enough of the Economic Action Plan ads, buy Canadians a Tims instead
Sick of all those ads for the Harper government's Economic Action Plan? You know what I'm talking about, the never ending spots telling Canadians what a great job the federal…
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Throne Speech: Full Text
Ontario’s Speech from the Throne focuses on common ground of strong economy, fair society, effective legislature By The Canadian Progressive staff | Feb. 19, 2013: Full text of Ontario Premier…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Heat-seeking cats.
Don’t Fence Me In
Been thinking about the people in Fort Chipewan today, and everyone who lives in Northern Alberta near the Tar Sands. Stumbled on this song and thought it seemed like a…
Hire Me (Higher Ed Social Media Manager)
Hi, I’m Geoff Campbell and want to be your school’s next social media manager starting as early as June 3rd. Here’s a bit about my experience. I have hands-on experience…
Does Malaysian LNG Mega-Project for BC Coast Need Environmenal Assessment?
Should Malaysian energy giant Petronas’ $11 Billion proposed Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Prince Rupert on BC’s north coast undergo a federal environmental assessment? The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency…
Enough of the Economic Action Plan ads, buy Canadians a Tims instead
Sick of all those ads for the Harper government’s Economic Action Plan? You know what I’m talking about, the never ending spots telling Canadians what a great job the federal…
Winning
Son Three at this weekend’s meet, mid-stroke. He won by going straight, going true, and without making any deals with an opponent swimming in another lane. Without trading anything away,…
BBC journalists strike for a day
BBC journalists walked off the job Monday in a 24-hour strike to protest job cuts at the broadcaster.