Dean Del Mastro guilty on election charges
Del Mastro was Harper’s former Parliamentary Secretary. So much for judgement, eh? Del Mastro could possibly resign his seat, triggering a by-election in Peterborough.
October 2014
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-10-31 13:03:00
Food regimes and their transformation In her first half-hour talk, Harriet Friedmann looks at food system transformation from the perspective of food regimes. She developed this perspective with Philip McMichael…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-10-31 13:03:00
Food regimes and their transformationIn her first half-hour talk, Harriet Friedmann looks at food system transformation from the perspective of food regimes. She developed this perspective with Philip McMichael at…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-10-31 13:03:00
Food regimes and their transformation In her first half-hour talk, Harriet Friedmann looks at food system transformation from the perspective of food regimes. She developed this perspective with Philip McMichael…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-10-31 13:02:00
The End of the Long Twentieth Century? The Rise of China and the Possibilities of a New Global Fordism Nick Jepson It is now 20 years since the publication of…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-10-31 13:02:00
The End of the Long Twentieth Century? The Rise of China and the Possibilities of a New Global FordismNick JepsonIt is now 20 years since the publication of Giovanni Arrighi’s…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-10-31 13:02:00
The End of the Long Twentieth Century? The Rise of China and the Possibilities of a New Global Fordism Nick Jepson It is now 20 years since the publication of…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, October 31, 2014
Your news links for today: Federal Tories likely to vote down civilian oversight of spy, security agencies – Herald News 2 retired Supreme court judges warn against proposed anti-terrorism legislation.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Natasha Luckhardt examines what we can expect from Burger King’s takeover of Tim Hortons – and the news isn’t good for Canadian workers…
ConCalls: DDM Goes Down For #elxnfraud
The Prime Minister’s first attack dog on the RoboCon file, Dean Del Mastro, has been found guilty of election fraud in 2008. The courts haven’t really caught up fully with…
Saturday (or Friday) Photo: Smashing Pumpkins, Eh? (In the British Sense of Smashing)!
Sophie took this photo Sunday night just after Jeanne, Thomas and their mothers, plus Grandma had spent a great hour making pumpkins. The gang will be Jeanne’s house tonight. They’ll…
The baffling Beer Store battle.
Maybe Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne does not like beer. Sometimes when you get together over a bottle or so of beer, you can solve this type of problem. It simply…
I Bloom Where I am Planted: A Story of Family Caregiving
November is National Family Caregiver Month. Here in the Caregivers’ Living Room, we are celebrating by publishing your stories. If you have a story to share, please send it to…
Was Nathan Cirillo A Hero?
As I noted on this blog previously, it is always a tragedy when a young person loses his or her life, whether to accident, disease, or mayhem. The lost potential…
Good Results from Latin American Elections (Guest Post by Paul Pugh)
Paul Pugh is a long-time progressive activist, trade unionist, and city councillor from Thuunder Bay, Ont., who has guest-written previous posts for us on economic policies in Uruguay. Here is…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, October 31, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 31, 2014: Kingston lawyer John Farant first in Ontario to be disbarred over sexual harassment |…
Don’t follow the law, change the law
British Columbia’s Auditor General reported to the BC Legislature and there is interesting commentary throughout. Carol Bellringer qualified her opinion as to the fairness of the province’s financial statements and…
Stephen Harper and the Buying of the Next Election
It looked like a remake of the 1950s TV show Dialling for Dollars. Or one of those Christian TV programs where the lame are made to walk.But it was only…
wmtc movie and series season now open: your suggestions are welcome
Baseball season was painfully short for Red Sox fans this year. When your team wins a grand total of 71 games it’s a chore to watch, and I gave up…