dark times in canada, part 1: the lancet: the case against canada as a world citizen
I want to share two articles from well-respected venues reflecting on what’s happening to Canada now – where it is and where it may be going. In The Lancet Global…
April 2014
How This U.S. Rail Safety Measure Has Been Delayed for 44 Years … And Counting
On August 20, 1969, two Penn Central commuter trains collided head-on near Darien, Conn. Four people were killed and 43 were injured. The crash led the National Transportation Safety Board…
Congrats to Nancy Leblanc, your OLP candidate for Parkdale-High Park
My long time blogging colleague will apparently be acclaimed in that riding on May 7th for the OLP, and like BigCityLib, I am very pleased to see and hear this.…
What matters?
I am not impressed by wealth. I am not impressed by material possessions, or by the gathering up and hording of baubles and trinkets and bits of shiny things. I…
Newfoundland
This, again, ties in to the earlier “Pivot” post. I really do feel that we are in a “turning point” of politics in many ways. In Newfoundland, the PC Government…
Some Good News For OLP
On May 7th, @impolitical will be nominated as the #olp candidate for Parkdale-High Park. Congrats Nancy! http://t.co/cQKfX7CZdR #onpoli— Jeff Jedras (@jeffjedras) April 29, 2014 You won’t find a better person…
White Knight #nlpoli
The Alberta Conservatives are looking for a new leader. The old one quit last month amid a caucus revolt and a loss of popularity in polls. Former federal cabinet minister…
Occupy Vancouver Reboots Tomorrow: A Primer
Some thoughts as we countdown to the reboot of Occupy Vancouver at 615pm tomorrow night at Grandview Park. Come join us with your ideas: Mine are all about seeking equality…
Jason Kenney, Stephen Harper, and the Foreign Workers Monster
You should have seen them today in the House of Commons, like a two-headed beast attacking the foreign workers monster they created.Stephen Harper vowing to crackdown on those who abuse…
Salmon farms: Has anything changed after a decade of controversy?
The David Suzuki Foundation and others have run ads over the past decade decrying British Columbia’s open net-cage salmon farm industry. With significant expansion planned for the West Coast, the…
A Tale of Two Leaders: His was the best of exits, hers was the worst
Retiring Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason with your blogger’s introduction-to-journalism class in 2011: he was witty, passionate and persuasive, a big part of why the Alberta NDP continues to draw…
April 30 revisited
Today marks eleven years since the beginning of events which form the basis of my autobiographical piece entitled Chopin, Roman Polanski and a cab. I will attempt to stay home…
Flyers and Graffiti
Over the last two weeks, there have been a few events that have resulted in some coverage in the mainstream press that would be of interest to our readers. The…
John Tory’s super-excellent idea
Good thing he’s paying Erika $200K for a few months! She’s a genius! .
Informal blogger/social media event this Saturday – Toronto
For those blogger affiliates in and or near the Toronto area who are not on the Progressive Bloggers Facebook group to have seen this… there is going to be an…
Gasland II- Eye Opener Films-Duncan United Church May 8th 7PM
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Corporatism, capitalism and real alternatives: On the power to choose our destiny
Corporatism is simply a more virulent form of capitalism – or a late stage of capitalism: it is what happens when capitalism is left unchecked, to run its own course.…
The clock is ticking and the stakes couldn’t be higher to #StopTheSecrecy around the TPP
In twelve short hours, U.S. President Barack Obama will have returned home from his trip to Asia, where he spent the past week trying to strong-arm smaller nations into signing…
Only 24 hours left to Stop the Secrecy!
The clock is ticking and the stakes are high. 24 hours left to Stop the Secrecy at the TPP. If you haven’t signed up yet at http://StopTheSecrecy.net, now is your…
Without a Debate on Taxes, We Risk Sleepwalking into the Future (by Alex and Jordan Himelfarb)
“La Sonnambula”, illustration of a Bellini opera Some months ago, we published a collection of essays designed to promote a discussion of taxes in Canada. The book’s premise is that…