Lorrie Goldstein May Be A Kook, But
…he’s not necessarily wrong about this: Chow doesn’t want Ford out of the race because that helps John Tory: Chow stops short of calling for Ford to resign http://t.co/o6CXaAJfEL— Lorrie…
May 2014
It’s election time in Ontario
The NDP is going to vote down the budget. The details are in an email Andrea Horwath sent out: Email Friends, It is time for a change. The Liberal budget…
Fracking Data Woefully Lacking in Canada, Finds Federal Report
There is simply not enough reliable information to be confident about the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, according to a new report released by the Council of Canadian Academies. The…
Fracking Data Woefully Lacking in Canada, Finds Federal Report
There is simply not enough reliable information to be confident about the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, according to a new report released by the Council of Canadian Academies. The…
The new economy owns your soul
This column originally appeared on David McLaren’s weblog and was republished here with the author’s permission. Sally’s choice was this: either pay the heating bill or fix her car. She…
EORLA: Cornwall cuts an improvement? We want to see the evidence
Cornwall residents will not have to travel to Ottawa to have tissue samples taken in the lab. Instead just a tiny part of them will make the trip – their…
Occupy Vancouver: It Lives!
“If you build it, he will come” works out as if you put up a sign people will gather. It was warm and sunny at Grandview Park last night when…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, May 2, 2014
Your news links for today: Privacy concerns: Ron Deibert of Citizen Lab says government access to our digital data is a threat to liberal democracy – CBC Video We seriously…
In Today’s Mail
A random sampling of junk received in my mail box today.
Now the Harper PMO thinks it can get rid of McLaughlin?
You can see where this is heading.The Harper Cons have rid themselves of dozens of principled civil servants over the last eight years.Now they think they’ve found a way to…
Ranked ballot voting in a nutshell
Ranked ballot voting modifies our existing system by simply making MPs earn their seats with a majority of votes. This is the voting system parties use to elect their leaders.…
Fear vs Disgust vs Incompetence
Ontario will be going to an election. My original guess of June 5th is impossible due to a religious holiday. If the election is called today; not tomorrow but today,…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Linda McQuaig discusses how the interests of big banks ended the Cons’ willingness to consider postal banking which would produce both better service…
So much for my predicting ability
(Very happy, by the way. See ya, Ms. Wynne. Howdy, Premier Horwath. Nap time, Toronto mayoralty campaigners.) .
When is a budget not a budget in Ontario?
A budget is not a budget when it is being offered as an election program. While overly exploited and old news, Finance Minister Sousa’s budget yesterday was stolid and basically…
More than 200 girls abducted, and no one seems to give a shit
Why? And, while we’re on the subject, why hasn’t the West gone in there, to get them back? .
If you were the Ontario NDP…
… would YOU force an election with numbers like these? No. I didn’t think so. The great thing is that Timmy is gonna be soooooo pissed!!! (4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Tolerating Rot
As Rob Ford heads off to rehab in Chicago, Carol Goar writes that Canadians are besotted with shameless politicians: A casual lawlessness has crept into the high offices of the…
New Ontario Poll: Pain For NDP, Green Party Rides ROFO Coat-Tails
From here. Meanwhile our gal Kathleen is doing A-OK. And we can assume the Green Party uptick is due to Rob Ford’s recent endorsement. I mean, why not?