Piketty on Canada: Oil and inequality
Alright, so the title is a bit of a cheap hook, taking advantage of the popularity of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century. In his book, French economist Piketty…
March 2014
Quebec: so much for my theory about the electability of guys with beards
Thomas Mulcair, take hope. All is not lost. (All is not lost for Canada, either, apparently.)
Harperland and the Great Canadian Resistance
For years Stephen Harper and his PMO thugs have had their way with this country. Defiling our values and traditions, muzzling our democracy, and dragging us into their filthy darkness.But…
How do they run things? Budget Lead-Up #nlpoli
Finance minister Charlene Johnson will read the new provincial budget speech on Thursday. In keeping with the provincial Conservative tradition, though, they’ve been announcing bits and pieces of the budget…
The Bates Motel and the House of Cons
One of the few television programs I watch is the Bates Motel. The series shot in Aldergrove BC, that sets out to explain how Norman Bates became the homicidal maniac…
Canada’s Seeks the OECD Record for Income Inequality
America: Where the rich get richer faster than in so many other places! Yesterday I wrote about the rebooting of the Occupy Movement in 10 days. I’m very excited. And…
Top 25 of #25KLunch Meme Finalists Announced!
Okay, folks! The moment has come to see your Top 25 Finalists for the #25KLunch meme competition! I can’t even tell you how many messages I’ve received telling me
Time to fold the Progressive Conservatives of Alberta.
It’s over. When a party is on its third leader in three years, offends both conservative and liberal wings of its party, and its message offends Albertans so much that…
White Man’s March and Canadian Factionalism
You know, we have to admit to having a bit of a soft spot for Sebastian Ronin of the grandiose sounding Renaissance Party of North America. Sure, he's an unjustifiably…
In Tuesday’s Sun: Barack Obama, we no longer know ye
As I type this, a big sign from the 2008 Obama presidential campaign hangs above my head. Around my office, there are no less than a half-dozen Obama campaign posters…
Kinsella vs. Kouvalis: a comparison
Because the media are in the shorthand business – and because social media renders everything bite-sized and/or stupid – some people have taken to comparing me to John Tory’s campaign…
Good luck to Dan Fox running for TO City Council (Ward 24) in Willowdale.
I don’t often do links to municipal candidates, particularly City of Toronto ones, despite the amusing circus that occasionally provides, but I’m making an exception for Dan Fox, who is…
Nothing New Here
All who find change unsettling will be reassured by the following video from today’s Question Period, the House’s first day back after a two-week break. Nothing has changed. Tory arrogance…
Play A Game Inspired by Dogecoins: AstroDoge
Dogecoin is an open source cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. Indeed, Dogecoin uses Bitcoin as its underlying codebase; the difference between the two is that Dogecoin has a ridiculous, hilarious, and enthusiastic…
Minister Moore: Don’t Squander Our Digital Endowment
Canada is increasingly falling behind our global counterparts.1 read more
Enbridge, Kinder Morgan opponents mark Exxon Valdez anniversary
Art Sterritt and Coastal First Nations remain strongly opposed to Enbridge VANCOUVER – Opponents of any increase in oil tankers off the B.C. coast are marking the 25th anniversary of…
Stephen Harper got a swift response from Vladimir Putin
OTTAWA – Russia on Monday slapped an entry ban on 13 Canadian lawmakers and officials, including Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer and government House leader Peter Van Loan, in retaliation for…
Is Our Current Capitalism Sustainable?
This may sound a bit lefty, but it has been weighing on my mind lately. To all these companies who are closing up shop and moving their operations off-shore, are…
Hockey on the Side: Shocker, great teams get great stats
I’ve had some fun slipping the occasional non-politics related post into this politics blog like some of my old piano recordings or the newer Tech on the Side series. Covering…
Republic Report: Media companies are spending a fortune to influence the TPP while failing to cover it
Why are so many media outlets ignoring the Trans-Pacific Partnership – a deal that could make the Internet more expensive, censored, and policed? With so much being spent on lobbying,…