Margaret Thatcher and the Con War on Unions
I know why they called her the Iron Lady. May she rust in peace. I know why she's the patron saint of Stephen Harper's Con regime.I know why she waged…
January 2014
Why I voted for Jim Coutts in 1984 and probably would again, a lesson in retail politics
Jim Coutts, son of the Great Plains and, as long-time principal secretary to Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau, once said to be the second most powerful person in Canada. (University…
Ghouta sarin attack whodunnit: Seymour Hersh ‘old media’ methods criticized by Brown Moses
In a recent article Whose Sarin? Pullitzer-prize winning investigative journalist, Seymour Hersh, makes the case that the Obama administration misled Americans about the August 21 sarin attack outside Damascus. Hersh…
From My Quotes Cupboard – High stakes Russian politics
A game played for the highest stakes also entails high risks … In 1647, Alexis himself, at the age of eighteen, had chosen Euphemia Vsevolozhska to be his first wife.…
On crowdsourcing
I’ve previously pointed out the problem with framing electoral outcomes solely in terms of which party wins the most seats. And EKOS’ polling about which single party is most likely…
Plaintiff fails to prove damages but gets second chance at new trial
TMS Lighting Ltd. v. KJS Transport Inc., 2014 ONCA 1: It is well-established that where the absence of evidence renders it impossible to assess damages, a plaintiff may be entitled…
No thanks for the fishes – yet
Sorry for the down time here at BDBO – we ran into a bit of server payment mix up. I was going to let BDBO go, but here we are,…
For What You’re Worth
Is our climate change fiasco a function of our lack of regard for human life? Kali Ha of the Hampton Institute asks “would a species that recognized its own worth…
I’m Running to be Pickering-Uxbridge #LPC Riding President ( #PickeringUxbridge )
A riding whatsit? 🙂 Interestingly, I had a conversation with someone about what a riding president does exactly. Essentially, the riding association president is the conduit between the party and…
Inside Israels Apartheid State
CounterPunch has a must-read interview with Max Blumenthal, author of Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel.
Cooking For (With?) Mom: A Sweet Journey! Guest Post
Recently, my relationship with my mother has revolved around a battle of wills that is reminiscent of the “We are SPARTA!” scene from the movie 300. Since she is in…
Jan. 2, 2014: A feast for the mind…
I came home to see a mouth watering pile of TandTs waiting for me. And I was intellectually starved after a week of seeing nothing but the Toronto Globe and…
Maybe It’s Finally Our Turn at Bat
Canadian progressives should be delighted to witness the possible return in 2014 of the Democratic Left. It’s happening and it should send a message, loud and clear, to our own…
New York Times Demands Pardon for Edward Snowden
To Washington and the American intelligence community, whose abuses he exposed, Edward Snowden is a traitor who deserves to spend the rest of his natural life behind bars. Symptomatic of…
Warren Buffett Bought Stake in Pipeline Company on Same Day as North Dakota Oil Train Explosion
On December 30, the same day a Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) oil train derailed and exploded in Casselton, North Dakota, Warren Buffett — owner of holding company giant Berkshire…
Let’s Be Clear, War on Labour is War on the Middle Class and War on Your Kids’ Future
Stephen Harper’s relentless war on labour is a deliberate attack on Canada’s middle class. He’s not quashing collective bargaining rights because union members vote NDP. He’s doing it because he’s…
Big news, delayed
I said back in August that a big, big change is coming for Yours Truly. It still is. It’s just taking a long, long time. Sorry about that. Now, please…
Afghanistan—the mother of all unpopular wars
There are unpopular wars, and then there are really, really unpopular wars. The Afghan war falls overwhelmingly into the latter category. According to a CNN/ORC International survey released this week,…