One of the greatest bands on Earth at the present time
Fidlar. They’re opening for the Pixies (sigh) at Massey Hall (barf) tonight. The Pixies make me sigh because they’re been phoning it in since reuniting after saying they’d never, ever…
January 2014
A Tale Of Two Countries
When it comes to oil, Mitchell Anderson writes, Canada and Norway have written two different narratives: A recent news item showed that Norway’s massive pot of petroleum of money, now…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Cassidy makes the case to call the U.S.’ war on poverty a success – pointing out that there has been a meaningful…
let them stay week day 5: write a paper letter to chris alexander
Today we go old school. Take out a pen, or turn on your printer, and send some paper mail to Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander. Tell him to…
Causing Conservative Controversy.
Is a Conservative Party uprising in the offing? No. Is there dissension in the ranks? Yes. The importance of this for their opponents is that we have to pay attention…
I am male, hear me roar. Or, not.
Interesting survey over on J-Source about gender, age and whatnot of Canadian newspaper columnists. I was one of the ones who responded to their survey, here. Their data sheet is…
QE: Furthering the habit of privatizing gains and socializing losses
“Privatizing gains and socializing losses” could be the motto for the neoliberal era. Alongside this and “there is no alternative”, few slogans better capture the ideology that has been so…
High Arctic Relocation
In August 1953, seven or eight families from Inukjuak, northern Quebec (then known as Port Harrison) were transported to Grise Fiord on the southern tip of Ellesmere Island and to…
Anyone who cares about the Internet should be concerned about the TPP
Our own Christopher Malmo tells you why the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could break our digital future – and why you shouldn’t believe U.S. statements about the so-called benefits of…
Appointment of Justice Nadon: Tempest in a Teapot
I just do not see what the fuss is about. Appointments to the Supreme Court are entirely within the power of the PMO anyway. The real challenge is to bring…
The Lies Stephen Harper Told Us
He has so many character flaws one hardly knows where to begin. He's cold, he's cruel, he's the worst bully this country has ever seen.But what has always shocked me…
The 2012 Public Accounts #nlpoli
There is always something interesting in the province’s audited financial statements and – sadly – it is often at odds with what the politicians have been saying. On Tuesday, the…
The Quebec Charter and the Religion that Kills
I think I can safely say that in the icy heart of this Harperland winter, just about the last thing I want to think about, talk about, or write about…
Something, Something, Something, Economy
Ah, “experts”. All of the 2014 economic predictions are coming out by the same experts who got it all wrong last year. “Experts”. You know what I think when I…
Exclusive: Mont Pelerin Society Revealed As Home To Leading Pushers Of Climate Science Denial
THERE’S a popular talking point coming from climate change denialists that all people who accept the science and the need to act on it are somehow blinded by faith. In…
First On 2014 Congressional Agenda: Dismantle EPA Protections That Save Lives
After nearly a month off, U.S. elected officials returned to Washington, D.C. this week. And just as they so often do after returning from vacation, one of their first legislative…
Great line of the day
Dave and Boris at the Galloping Beaver have been on fire lately, burning Harper and the Harper Cons with the fierce light of a thousand suns. Here’s some of Dave’s…
The real problem with the TFW program nobody likes to talk about
At a private “ethnic roundtable” (no whites allowed) Stephen Harper mentioned perhaps the most angering aspect of the “TFW program” which rarely if ever gets mentioned to the rest of…