Stephen Harper and the Monstrous Con Book Burners
There was a moment during last night's excellent Fifth Estate documentary The Silence of the Labs, when I felt dizzy, almost faint.Like that other Simon, in Lord of the Flies…
January 2014
Saturday At The Movies
Titus rocks!
The PM Has A New TV Station
@pmharper @pierrebourque Sorry. It’s the night I bathe my pet hamster.— Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) January 11, 2014
Stephen Harper and the Day of Reckoning
He's still hiding from Canadians, still huddled with his closest advisers. Still inviting us to enter his sinister parallel universe. Have you seen 24 Seven yet? Watch the first one…
Neither wealth nor splendor…
I was fascinated by Ian Jessop’s interview Friday with Dr. John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus of Economics, UBC. Dr. Helliwell is an editor of the World Happiness Report 2013, released by…
In four letters, Brian Jean, the Crossword King of Parliament Hill, has Q-U-I-T
How Brian Jean may have started to see himself after whiling away too many hours on Parliament Hill over the decade. Amateur psychologizing by blog authors is unlikely to resemble…
Don’t go alone into a hospital in Winnipeg!
Have we reached the point where we need despanchantes to make sure the health care system doesn’t kill us before it cures us?The Winnipeg health care system seems to keep…
The difference between TFSAs and RRSPs
I recently gave a quick review of David Chilton’s new book, ‘The Wealthy Barber Returns’. My recommendation for people struggling financially was summed up in three simple words, READ THE…
The difference between TFSAs and RRSPs
I recently gave a quick review of David Chilton's new book, 'The Wealthy Barber Returns'. My recommendation for people struggling financially was summed up in three simple words, READ THE…
The difference between TFSAs and RRSPs
I recently gave a quick review of David Chilton’s new book, ‘The Wealthy Barber Returns’. My recommendation for people struggling financially was summed up in three simple words, READ THE…
Can this advert make people drive slower?
Ever speed while driving? I’m guilty, and I bet the vast majority of us are. I don’t speed often now, with age comes patience sometimes. And after watching this PSA…
Can this advert make people drive slower?
Ever speed while driving? I'm guilty, and I bet the vast majority of us are. I don't speed often now, with age comes patience sometimes. And after watching this PSA…
Crappy New Year 2014: Canada’s economy in the shitter Yes,…
Crappy New Year 2014: Canada’s economy in the shitter Yes, it’s the economy, stupid! As of January 2014, the Canadian economy continues to be shite, swirling down the toilet. The…
RT’s Breaking the Set: George Galloway on ‘Killing of Tony Blair’, Yemen drone attack and the death of Abbas Khan
In this RT interview British Respect Party MP, George Galloway, talks about his upcoming documentary film The Killing of Tony Blair. He also gives his views on the harassment of…
Can this advert make people drive slower?
Ever speed while driving? I’m guilty, and I bet the vast majority of us are. I don’t speed often now, with age comes patience sometimes. And after watching this PSA…
On Self-Obsession and Self-Hatred
Today some students were discussing Victoria Secrets models. Some of the girls have significant contempt for the women that show off the latest fashions in lingerie. It’s curious to me…
The Departed: 46,000 Edition
First of all, from myself and The Poltitical Road Map, I would like to greet you with a belated Happy New Year. Although…if you are unemployed like myself or severely…
Musical interlude
Chicane – Come Tomorrow
Nothing Left? In Search Of (a new) Social Democracy
http://www.social-europe.eu/2014/01/a-new-social-democracy/ Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: social democracy, the Left