Paul Wells, His Ass Refuted!
The Senate scandal appears to be chipping away at Conservative support, according to a new poll, which shows that the three main federal political parties are now within one percentage…
2013
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Truly effective communication is often more about what you do than what you say. That’s a notion that screws up lots of people. They get fixated on the mechanics of…
Report: Canada ranks last out of 27 developed countries on environmental protection: Canada’s COP 19 ‘irrelevance’
Top: Canada environment minister, Leona Aglukkaq Canada’s climate policy – rated as the worst in the developed world – makes environment minister Leona Aglukkaq’s presence at COP 19 in Warsaw…
70%? 66.9%? 55.9%? 50%+1 good enough for Alison Redford this evocative weekend
Alison Redford, ready for her endorsement vote tomorrow, as rendered by Edmonton artist William Prettie. Below: former Canadian prime minister Joe Clark, late U.S. president John F. Kennedy, both of…
The Staple Theory @ 50: Marjorie Griffin Cohen
The latest entry in our continuing series of commentaries marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Mel Watkins’ classic article, “A Staple Theory of Economic Growth,” we present the…
Byelection observations: Keep an eye on Brandon later today.
I say that because PM Harper is in Winnipeg this (last) evening at the Jets game. It will be extremely interesting to see whether he pops in to Brandon-Souris tomorrow…
Guest Post: El Feministo’s Open Letter re: Janice Raymond at Vancouver’s Ecole Polytechnique Massacre Memorial
On November 30th, a “Montreal Massacre Memorial 2013” event is being held in Vancouver to remember the victims of the massacre at l’Ecole Polytechnique, and to seek ways to end…
Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions
Chevron, Exxon and BP among companies most responsible for climate change since dawn of industrial age, figures show The climate crisis of the 21st century has been caused largely by…
Guest Post: El Feministo’s Open Letter re: Janice Raymond at Vancouver’s Ecole Polytechnique Massacre Memorial
On November 30th, a “Montreal Massacre Memorial 2013” event is being held in Vancouver to remember the victims of the massacre at l’Ecole Polytechnique, and to seek ways to end…
Amazing how the news cycle works.
The RCMP releases their investigation notes on the Mike Duffy Senate Scandal from an officer explaining his thoughts on what he thinks so far of the investigation…. and 2 days…
Quebec Update – Federal Projection
I’ve been able to run a new projection for Quebec based on some new polling numbers. In short, we see a massive change from my last projection – one which…
Due Diligence in Supreme Court of Canada
La Souveraine, Compagnie d’assurance générale v. Autorité des marchés financiers, 2013 SCC 63 deals with due diligence in regulatory law and declines to decide whether reasonable mistake of law can…
What happened to Todd Bentley’s “$13 million in the bank”?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. How did Todd Bentley, assuming he is being truthful, blow through $13 million Canadian? On November 4, he sen’t out an…
Christmas presents for politicos: Joe Clark and Brad Lavigne launch new books in Edmonton
TweetThe Christmas season is nearly upon us, and what better time than the present to purchase some new reading material for a political junkie or policy wonk dear to your…
Russia in Revolt
RUSSIA IN REVOLT: THE FIRST CRACK IN TSARIST POWER 'Russia in Revolt: The First Crack in Tsarist Power' by David Floyd. Macdonald Library of the 20th Century, Macdonald and Co.,…
Russia in Revolt
RUSSIA IN REVOLT: THE FIRST CRACK IN TSARIST POWER ‘Russia in Revolt: The First Crack in Tsarist Power’ by David Floyd. Macdonald Library of the 20th Century, Macdonald and Co.,…
Russia in Revolt
RUSSIA IN REVOLT: THE FIRST CRACK IN TSARIST POWER 'Russia in Revolt: The First Crack in Tsarist Power' by David Floyd. Macdonald Library of the 20th Century, Macdonald and Co.,…
On Alain de Botton
de Botton Alain de Botton wrote one of my favourite under-praised books, Status Anxiety. I also quite like using his Consolations of Philosophy in my class as an additional resource…
Senate scandal: New RCMP docs suggest Harper is “guilty of corruption”
New documents released by the RCMP suggest that the Senate expenses scandal is closing in on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives. The post Senate scandal: New RCMP docs…
Stephen Harper and the Good to Go Cover-Up
Well he wasn't in the House of Commons today. He was out in Lac Megantic handing out a $95 million cheque. But he couldn't run away from the questions about…