Update: We live in a very troubled world
I did this post yesterdsy. Mound of Sound left a great comment. I am posting it here for others to read. “Don’t count on it getting better anytime soon, LD.…
February 2014
Rain in California, Cold in Montreal
My West Coast friends are posting happy news about much-needed rain. Good on them, since the drought there is bad for all concerned. As for me, I’m steeling to go…
More on Secular Stagnation
Tom Palley has an interesting piece on his blog re differing approaches to the theme of secular stagnation, drawing a distinction between Marxist and structural Keynesian perspectives. As he notes,…
The Royal Baby Is Born!
Congrats to Mr. Trudeau and his wife. The kid’s timing is impeccable. I’m sure he will be Prime Minister one day. @JustinTrudeau I like how your wife timed that to…
Brits Throw In the Towel in Helmand
Like Canada, Britain maintained a military contingent in Afghanistan for more than a decade. Like Canada, the Brits set lofty goals of their Afghan War. Like Canada, the Brits are…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, February 28, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, February 28, 2014: My post today @SlawTips: Rediscovering the Art of Dictation on Your iPhone Court of…
Last Night’s At Issue Panel
The comments of guest panelist Althia Raj, from The Huffington Post, are worth the price of admission here as she declares, in no uncertain terms, that The Fair Elections Act…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jonathan Freedland discusses how the UK’s Conservative government is forcing its poor citizens to choose between food and dignity: Cameron’s statement rests on…
The Munchkin Brigade
John Baird and his brigade are in the Ukraine this morning. Tim Harper writes that it’s interesting to examine the composition of the group: The delegation on the ground in…
Political Eh-conomy Radio: Postal banking
Introducing the Political Eh-conomy Radio podcast, a new podcast on economic issues in Canada and beyond. The inaugural episode tackles postal banking: why cut valuable services and jobs at Canada…
Conspiracy Theories: 2014 Update
It’s time to update a piece I wrote in December, 2012, outlining the secret deals, backroom negotiations and “barbecue politics” that our council has been involved in since that date,…
John Tory is getting nervous
Not a good first week. Dithers started his campaign with photographs circulating of him hanging out with his pals the Fords – at a golf course? Then social media started…
Horwath toe-tests minimum wage.
It would be great to have a real left-wing political party in Ontario. This is not a promise to support the party but it would be great for voters to…
Denton, Texas Citizens Group Fights For Fracking Ban
Maile Bush’s three-bedroom home is sandwiched between two EagleRidge Energy fracking sites in Denton, Texas. Towering temporary walls block her view of the frack sites, but nothing can stop the…
Ont. Spring Election Or Not?
“It’s pretty tight between the three of them,” Forum president Lorne Bozinoff said Wednesday. “But I’m not convinced there’s going to be an election this spring.” OK, it’s just Forum,…
14 years to deliver on 2008 midwives promise #nlpoli
In the fall sitting of the House of Assembly in 2008, the provincial government repealed an old law regulating the practice of midwifery. Then-health minister Ross Wiseman introduced the repeal…
Peter Mansbridge tries to come clean on Oilsands talk
CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge giving a talk paid by CAPP (image: facebook) by Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press TORONTO – CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge defended himself Thursday after a…
Bill Gothard placed on leave by his board after abuse allegations
Since 2011, the people behind the website Recovering Grace have been “ helping people whose lives have been impacted by the teachings of Bill Gothard, the Institute in Basic Life…
Brad Butt and the Monstrous Con Clown Show
It's hard to imagine a more outrageous performance in a Canadian parliament, or any parliament, than the one the Con MP Brad Butt offered up the other day.By first announcing…