The Senate Expenses Mess Continues
So, a bunch more Conservative Senators have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar. In one case, Senator Scott Tannas of Alberta billed $12,000 to taxpayers to fly…
February 2014
Flaherty cites terrorism when asked why CRA is auditing environmental charities
Harper’s enforcer Jim Flaherty The heavy hand of oppression being directed towards effective environmental organizations smacks of extremism once unthinkable in Canada. When advocating for the protection of our rivers,…
Indirect Impacts of Pipelines Should Be Included in Assessments
If oil and gas pipeline proponents can talk about indirect economic benefits stemming from new pipeline infrastructure, opponents should be able to consider the environmental impacts of those indirect actions…
Rise of the Yuan: Mainstream media finally reports on the possibility of gold-backed internationalization
Is the world ready for a gold backed Yuan? With the state of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet and a USD devalued to shit one would certainly think so. It’s…
Harper’s Orwellian “Fair Elections” Act Violates Canadian Constitution
by: Obert Madondo Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Photo by Remy Steinegger The Harper Conservatives’ Bill C-23, the so-called “Fair Elections” Act, violates Section 3 of the Charter of Rights and…
2015: Thinking About a Modest Success for the Green Pary of Canada
In 2011, the good people of Saanich-Gulf Islands in British Columbia voted to elect Canada’s first Member of Parliament from the Green Party. Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party…
C-23 Summarized In A Nutshell
Kind of says it all, IMO:
The Galloping Beaver: New Model Country, New Model Army
Go, Read: New Model Country, New Model Army
Will thorium save us from climate change?
As knowledge about climate change increases, so does demand for clean energy. Technologies like solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, tidal and biofuels, along with energy-grid designs that will help us take…
Volunteer Positions Open for the OWLC
A friend of mine on the Ontario Women’s Liberal Commission mentioned this, and took me up on my offer to help publicize the fact that the OWLC is looking for…
Talking to Canadians
Remember “Talking to Americans“? I do. I remember it fondly but more so I remember a time where Canadians were proud of their knowledge. Those Americans, I laughed to myself,…
How to build a great Liberal team
When I got involved in the Liberal Party five years ago, the lack of any coherent team training for ridings and commission clubs surprised me. It seemed obvious to me…
How to build a great Liberal team
When I got involved in the Liberal Party five years ago, the lack of any coherent team training for ridings and commission clubs surprised me. It seemed obvious to me…
The NSA and Climate Change Spying: What We Know So Far
This is a guest post by Joshua Eaton. The carbon footprint for the new data center the National Security Agency (NSA) is building in the middle of the Utah desert…
Pinko cyclists rejoice: Rob Ford film on the way
It was inevitable: a Rob Ford movie is coming soon to a theatre near you. Just one week after the book release of Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story, by…
Civil jury charge need not be perfect
Hansen v. Williams, 2014 ONCA 118: The trial judge’s charge did not need to be perfect. Absent an error that amounts to a substantial wrong or a miscarriage of justice,…
Reflections on Living Under a Secrecy-Obsessed Government
One of the most odious aspects of Stephen Harper’s nature is his penchant for secrecy and the suppression of information. We’ve become almost acclimated to it. far too much so.…
Electoral reform—PR is not a voting system
Observing debates about electoral reform online and elsewhere, I notice one error cropping up consistently: the notion that proportional representation, like first-past-the-post, is a voting system. It isn’t, of course.…
The Monstrous Personal Cruelty of The Harper Regime
We know where it comes from, the diseased mind of Great Ugly Leader himself. We know what his filthy Cons have done to our country.But what more can you say…