The Day the Hudak Gila Tour Went Off the Rails
The other day I told you how annoyed I was to look up from my hammock, rocking gently in the warm Spring sunshine, after the Winter from Hell. And see…
May 2014
Israeli ex-minister Ben-Eliezer calls violent settlers ‘godless’: writer Amos Oz warns of ‘Hebrew neo-Nazis’
One of Israel’s best known writers, Amos Oz, has ignited controversy by labeling Israelis responsible for hate crimes against Muslims and Christians “Hebrew neo-Nazis.” Before Oz made his comments a…
Missing: Any discussion of what drove the Hancock Government’s Bill 10 attack on legally enforceable contracts
A system of contracts that can be enforced and adjudicated by an independent and disinterested court like this one is one of the key features of civilized society. This is…
Underdog Liberal has a shot in Fort McMurray-Athabasca by-election
TweetFour federal by-elections will be held across Canada on June 30, 2014, including in Alberta’s Macleod and Fort McMurray-Athabasca ridings made vacant by the retirements of Conservative Members of Parliament…
More on Demographics, Demand, and Canada’s Falling Employment Rate
My post last week on the continuing decline in the employment rate in Canada (to below 61.5% in April, barely higher than the low point reached in the 2008-09 recession)…
Can you spot the guy who helped get Barack Obama elected?
It ain’t the guy on the right. .
Honour and Dishonour on the National Day of Honour
On May 9, 2014, amidst the pomp and circumstance of marching bands, dignitaries and aircraft buzzing overhead, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the crowds gathered on Parliament Hill that the…
Canadian Airlines Hired Temporary Foreign Worker Pilots
by: Obert Madondo | May 11, 2014 Obert Madondo, Editor, The Canadian Progressive Canadian airlines exploited the Harper Conservatives’ Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to “systematically” exclude Canadian pilots and…
Construction On Gordon Avenue, Verdun
After being a vacant lot for 6 or 7 years condos are finally being built at the old CKVL location and also at the former parking lot across the street.…
Construction On Gordon Avenue, Verdun
After being a vacant lot for 6 or 7 years condos are finally being built at the old CKVL location and also at the former parking lot across the street.…
Oops!
But at least young Tim manages to retain his boyish grin during yet another campaign gaffe. Recommend this Post
Confused Science
In his book, The World in Six Songs, Daniel Levitin posutlates the ability to make or participate in music may have conferred an evolutionary advantage to early humans. It’s a…
Ukraine: Kiev National Guard Open Fire On Civilians At Krasnoarmeysk Polling Station
While most Western Media outlets continue to distort the reality of the US backed fascist coup in Ukraine here is what ‘Live Leak’ has posted. Earlier on Sunday, Kiev National…
paris, day four
We had quite a big day today! Most of it was completely wonderful. I woke up kicking myself that I forgot to take pictures of R and Connie and me.…
Surely You Jest. Tim Hudak Blames Unions For His Advance Team’s Inability To File The Proper Fucking Paperwork
Tim Hudak’s PCPOs have an excuse for why Mr. Hudak got his ass tossed off the TTC this morning for attempting to film an “availability” without getting clearance from the…
Last Week was Crucial for Climate Science, Not So for Climate Politics
This past week was, in the continually escalating climate change war, one of great disconnect, confusion and uncertainty. While there is no doubt that humankind finds itself in the middle…
Messing up the Ontario election – when does it matter?
We’ve learned 3 things this week about the political parties from news coverage. Hudak bumbles everything.Horwath is more right-wing than the Liberals.And a Liberal candidate posted disparaging remarks about Women.…
Stz’uminus First Nation has vowed to ban boat traffic from a wide swath of water off the east coast of Vancouver Island.
I have posted stories from The Citizen’s Keith Neubauer and Peter Rusland from the Cowichan News Leader regarding the Stz’uminus First Nation declared ban of non native boat traffic in…