The Ford Family Political Machine
The recent switch of Doug for Rob in the Mayor's race, and Rob for Michael in the Ward 2 race is in a sense shocking, but not surprising. Speculation about…
September 2014
The Ford Family Political Machine
The recent switch of Doug for Rob in the Mayor’s race, and Rob for Michael in the Ward 2 race is in a sense shocking, but not surprising. Speculation about…
A Welcome Visit from God
God exists. I know this because He’s on Twitter. From the “Tweet of God”: I’m restoring the world to factory settings.Life is sexually transmitted.The great thing about sarcasm is, no…
Naomi Klein’s Confession – Is It Yours, Too?
In the run-up to the release of her new book, “This Changes Everything,” Naomi Klein has come clean. For far too long she was in what she describes as a…
Obama Doesn’t Have a Clue
Barack Obama has a mess on his hands in Iraq and has no idea what to do to clean it up. And so he falls back on neo-America’s default option…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – James Meek observes that decades of privatization in the UK have eliminated public control over housing and other essential services – and…
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association is a part of the Liberal Party of Canada, however, the two do not share membership lists. Why? Well at one time, the NB Liberals…
Pick a Ford: Both Are Lemons
Pick a Lemon: They’re both Fords.
The March Of Folly Continues
http://rabble.ca/ On Friday, the Harper government announced that it had ratified the Foreign Investment and Protection Agreement with China. It has taken awhile. Apparently,
Subsidizing Carbon Craziness: How Taxpayer Dollars for Capturing Carbon Greenwash Dirty Energy
This is a guest post by Anna Simonton published with permission from Oil Change International The dirt roads of Penwell, Texas, criss cross overgrown lots littered with the detritus of…
Time for Cons to Prove Their Lies
When will Canadians stop believing the ‘mantra’ the Conservatives are better managers of the economy, crime and foreign relations? They’ve never been successful with any of the above, but why…
From the bulging Shameless Hypocrite file: John Tory on Doug Ford
There is plenty of stuff like this lying around. And it’s why I broke with the guy: he enthusiastically supported – for years, without qualification – the very thing he…
AER Strategies
Margaret Wente recently wrote about a teacher, Lynden Dorval, who was fired for giving students zeros when they didn’t complete assignments. Fellow teachers argued his case: “They told the tribunal…
Disconnection Trending #nlpoli
Tom Marshall got lots of coverage for his little ego-stroking farewell in the tradition of his ego-stroked predecessors. The media advisory billed it as a thank-you to public servants and…
Israelis Of Conscience
I reproduce the following story without comment, except to state the obvious. It is a testament to the courage and integrity of those described therein, who will likely face all…
Accused not to be disbelieved merely because they want to be acquitted
R v DeJeage: 2014 NUCJ 21 (i). The Defendant's motivation to lie In arriving at a decision on the credibility and reliability of the evidence of the Defendant, the Crown…
Stephen Harper and the Great Chinese Betrayal
He waited until late Friday afternoon to announce that the Cons had ratified their controversial trade deal with China. Hoping that most people wouldn't notice. Ottawa confirms it has ratified…
Toronto: What Model Ford do you want?
It is hard to believe all the mealy-mouthed concern about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s health. Under their breath many of these hypocrites are saying: “Look’s good on you fatso!’ But…
Government serves insiders and elites
It is clear that BC Liberal strategy is to reward insiders and elites. That’s been shown in countless ways, particularly since Christy Clark took office as Premier in 2011. Shortly…