Political Opportunism Or Epiphany?
Well, the more cynical among us might suggest that Andrea Horwath no longer has a monopoly on political expediency in Ontario. More trusting souls, in this breaking story, might suggest…
February 2014
BC proposes LNG tax
I posted this on CCPA’s BC Policy Note blog but others across Canada should pay attention to BC’s quest for LNG gold. I’d also recommend this comparison of the Quebec…
Hudak Flip Flops On Right To Work!
Story here. Graphic swiped from Shaidle’s hubby. No link for you Arnie. Fuck off.
"How A Former General Lost His ‘Political Virginity’"
This was a front page headline on The Huff Post yesterday. Retired general Andrew Leslie might have expected the verbal jostling that comes with the rough and tumble of politics…
It’s not a just honeymoon: time to panic, CPC and NDP
From Ipsos, a real polling firm. Click on the graphic for the story: What’s it mean? It means that Harper and Mulcair can be forgiven for starting to worry. You…
Olympic Hockey Canada vs USA Today 8:45 AM PST CBC TV
If you are counting on the SHAW Cable TV Guide for the schedule for this huge event then you will miss it! Shaw’s schedule guide as of 7:45 AM is…
Ostrander Point ERT Decision Overturned!
Ontario’s Superior Court court has overturned the provincial Environmental Review Tribunal’s decision to kill a proposed wind-farm at Ostrander Point. The court doc can be found here. I’ve written about…
Nature blasts Swiss anti-immigration referendum
As part of Switzerland’s system of direct democracy, Swiss voters recently approved immigration caps by a narrow margin. This means that the country, which has remained independent of the European…
Selling prosperity in a time of austerity: Budget days in BC and Quebec
Two very different provincial governments tabled their budgets this week. The freshly-elected BC Liberals and the seemingly election-ready Parti Quebecois both delivered what they termed “responsible” budgets. While the two…
Welcome to The Intercept
Richard ‘Hub’ HughesPolitical Blogger Good morning, We can hardly log on these days without hearing new reports of surveillance and interference in our ability to read and hear independent journalism.…
Interview with Brian Rice ( #lib14 #lpc #cdnpoli )
Brian is well known to many members of the Liberal Party. He has toured the country delivering electoral district association training. His message is to build strong riding associations to…
Massive Canadian-Saudi export deal exposes Conservative hypocrisy
The biggest manufacturing export deal in Canadian history, announced last week, will supply military hardware to one of the most repressive regimes in the world. It’s been dismaying, although not…
Hudak drops ‘right to work’ policy
CBC is reporting that Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak has dropped the mandatory representation, voluntary dues policy for union membership from his party program. It’s nice to know that he…
POV Magazine
When Marc Glassman, the editor of POV magazine, asked me to join the publication as the newest contributing editor last year I was honoured. As Canada’s only source of writing…
The bloggers meet Broadhurst: On the economy, 3000+ attendees and #selfieswithbroadhurst
Our contingent of bloggers had a wide-ranging briefing this morning in with Liberal Party of Canada national director Jeremy Broadhurst – you may know him from the popular new Twitter…
Day One Recap + Jeremy Broadhurst Bloggers’ Briefing ( #lib14 #lpc #cdnpoli )
Yesterday, the convention opened with a conversation about the economy between Toronto Centre MP Chystia Freeland and Larry Summers. An interesting discussion about the importance of the health of the…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, February 21, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, February 21, 2014: Nebraska judge strikes down state law that allowed Keystone XL pipeline Man Framed by…
Going in the Wrong Directon: PQ Budget and Krugman’s Take-Down of Austerity Memasures
As usual Paul Krugman is worth reading today. His analysis of why stimulus in the US hasn’t done what it should have is clear: there should have been more, not…
The tale of the Hair and the whore.
As you recall the Supreme Court decided that the Conservatives need sex education. Long overdue, you might add. The only problem was that nobody could agree on who should teach…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Rick Smith hopes that the Cons’ backtracking on income splitting means that they won’t go quite as far out of their way to…