This is the best video about Ford Nation
Don’t watch that one of Dumb and Dumber. Here’s the one that tells you the truth about their record.
February 2014
Just when you thought the Harper Conservatives couldn’t go any lower…
… we find out they have an entire strategy laid out to disrupt the upcoming Montreal Convention, including distributing ZigZag rolling papers with the Liberal brand, playing on the alleged…
today: call your m.p.! stop the (un)fair elections act!
I trust by now you’ve all heard about Stephen Harper’s latest plan to undermine democracy in Canada, his electoral reform bill that the chief electoral officer of the country has…
Flahery’s ‘major’ infrastructure plan
Flaherty claims that Tuesday’s budget will contain money for “major” infrastructure projects. But it’s pretty obvious what his real infrastructure plan will be: Commit a piddling amount of money stretched…
Saturday Photo: Mile End’s Secret Forest
I know, I know, this is not one of my photos, and it’s Monday, not Saturday. But this morning was the first in a week that I’ve been out walking,…
Yeah, It’s Despotic. Ask the Council of Canadians
As usual, count on The Council of Canadians to call out the Harper government while the opposition cowers in corners.
Why Ontario Anti-Wind Forces Keep Losing Their ERT (Environmental Review Tribunal) Appeals
They want the Tribunal to take their word at face value: “There is no reliable evidence to demonstrate that the project will cause serious physical or any other serious harm,”…
140 Law – Legal Headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, February 10, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, February 10, 2014: US legal sector adds 2,000 jobs in January Florida high court orders a review…
Feb. 10: Mea culpa – I missed the big story on Saturday – and the TandT had it.
A Fredericton man, Randy Buchanan,has built a solar heater for his house at a cost of $300.That’s not just a gee whiz story. We are in a a fuel crisis.…
More On The Harper Contempt For Democracy Act
If twisted autocracy is not your political cup of tea, please consider signing this petition sponsored by The Council of Canadians in protest of the misnamed Fair Elections Act. As…
Infographic: Footloose and Car Free
Riding bicycles is not only fun, it’s also great for the environment. Readers of this site already know many benefits of switching from a car-fcoused transportation society to one focused…
Interviews with Liberal National Executive Candidates ( #lib14 #lpc #cdnpoli )
Leading up to the 2014 Liberal Biennial Convention, you can read Jeff Jedras’s interviews with candidates for the national executive and some exit interviews for outgoing members at his blog.
The Mark Of Tyrants
Tom Walkom writes that the Harper government’s new citizenship bill is a Trojan Horse: It is presented as an attempt to reduce fraud and rationalize the process of becoming a…
The Fair Elections (A.K.A. Harper’s Contempt For Democracy) Act: Star Readers and Creekside Weigh In
It is always heartening to awake on a Monday morning, peruse the newspaper, and receive confirmation that concerns over the Harper Fair Elections Act are not the exclusive concern of…
Dementia Info-Graphic
Source: MBA-Healthcare-Management.com
Liberal Party of Canada presidential candidate Interview: Brian Rice
*I’m on my BlackBerry and for technical reasons can’t currently edit more than the top few paragraphs of this post. But below, the former LPC(BC) president should be David Merner,…
John Tory, ready to rumble in Toronto.
It is now obvious that broadcaster John Tory is going to jump into the Toronto mayoralty. He gave up the news on Global Television’s Focus Ontario over the weekend. And…
Stephen Harper and the Massive Conspiracy to Steal an Election
One of the most outrageous aspects of Stephen Harper's new voter suppression scheme, a.k.a The Fair Elections Act, is how many Canadians it would disenfranchise. Canada's chief electoral officer says…
Economic history in the present: The wage fund and the minimum wage
How many bushels of wheat do you make a year? While this is not the most relevant question to be asking about wages today, some of the discussion around the…
Following the money: Lawyers giving back #nlpoli
When Nalcor needs a bunch of Quebec lawyers, one of the firms they go to is Fasken Martineau. Nalcor has been relying on FM for lots of things over the…