Stephen Harper’s Advice: ‘Don’t Believe What You Sometimes Read’
That little gem was delivered by Dear Leader at a gathering of true believers outside of Hamilton the other day as he offered this confabulation: “There are more people going…
September 2014
Daisy, 50 years later
Earlier this month was the 50th anniversary of the infamous “Daisy” political ad that won incumbent president LBJ re-election. If you didn’t know, our consulting firm is named for it.…
On Naomi Klein’s Climate Change Battle
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times So far, I’ve just dipped into This Changes Everything, but the introduction alone is a compelling read. I made my way through Shock Doctrine several…
Back Door Justice on a Friday Afternoon….
NDP forces Commons debate on murdered, missing indigenous women Conservative-controlled committee didn’t recommend public inquiry but NDP seized debate opportunity By Kady O’Malley, CBC News Posted: Sep 19, 2014 2:44…
Election Issue-CVRD Senior Staff Out of Touch Pay Formula Stalled For Now
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger CVRD Chair Rob Hutchins is an old pro at dodging bullets. Sending a resolution, calling for changes in the way senior staff compensation is determined, back to…
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne examines the Cons’ economic record and finds it very much wanting: Inequality has deepened under Mr. Harper’s watch, job quality has…
The Unexamined Life
“The unexamined life,” Socrates declared in his trial, “is not worth living.” His student, Plato, wrote down those words in his account of Socrates’ trial and death, in the book,…
The Misanthropic Bird – new blog affiliate
From Hamilton Ontario, please welcome our new blog affiliate to Progressive Bloggers.
Tainted Pharmaceuticals: Health Canada’s ‘Feeble Response’
The Toronto Star has recently been conducting some fine investigative work on tainted pharmaceuticals and the fact that Health Canada has been shielding the guilty companies from public scrutiny. The…
Better Off?
http://yrfn.ca/ The latest Conservative campaign ad proclaims that we are all “better off under Harper.” But the latest EKOS poll suggests that Canadians don’t feel
The woes of the woman wannabe.
There was an interesting complaint the other day by a reporter that women cannot get elected mayor in Toronto. The complaint was that polls tend to show that while current…
Proximity To Fracking Wells Increases Incidence Of Health Problems: Study
A new study has found that people living in close proximity to a fracked natural gas well are twice as likely to suffer upper-respiratory or skin problems. The study, published…
Will Mike Duffy Force an Early Election or Harper’s Early Resignation?
A few days ago I told you that I honestly believe that Stephen Harper is preparing for an early election to try to avoid the trial of Mike Duffy.In case…
New Brunswick PC Party moving up
Not much to post right now, watching the NZ election (expect a post about this in a few days) but wanted to update my New Brunswick prediction. Polls say that…
We Need System Change to Stop Climate Change
Photo by Joisey Showaa Viking I landed on Mars, the Ramones released their first album, the Soweto Uprising began in South Africa, North and South Vietnam reunified to become the…
The NDP Forces a Debate on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
I couldn't have asked for a better sight to pick up my sagging spirits.In Stephen Harper's miserable Parliament, where democracy goes to die. Where there is all the time in…
Managers justify generous treatment of managers
In 2013, the consulting firm Ernst & Young was hired to review trends in compensation across the BC Public Sector. It is now available through the Legislature’s public documents. Reports…
We Need System Change to Stop Climate Change
Viking I landed on Mars, the Ramones released their first album, the Soweto Uprising began in South Africa, North and South Vietnam reunified to become the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,…
Better parks, together
Vancouver parks and recreation facilities have been neglected and need to be made a priority again. People and community groups have been marginalized. It’s time for change. That includes putting…