We Must Be Luddites
That can be the only possible explanation for the fact that the federal government is breaking its promise to end abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program so that Canadians…
December 2014
Questioning The Orthodoxy
http://canadabubble.com/ Joe Oliver is meeting with his provincial counterparts today. Kevin Page writes that, given Canada’s and the world’s economic outlook, it’s a time to ask some tough questions: Some…
I am writing this on a Blackberry
Why? Because iPhones don’t have physical keyboards, and they suck if you have to type more than a few words, that’s why. I had the very first Blackberry, in 2000.…
Japan, early counting
Early in the counting of ballots in Japan, results seem to indicate a few trends. First, the LDP will not, alone, take a 2/3rds majority; but will retain said majority…
what i’m reading: lost memory of skin by russell banks
Lost Memory of Skin, Russell Banks’ 2011 novel, begins with an impossible paradox. A group of men are living in an encampment under a highway. It is, in fact, the…
Defining public-private partnerships.
Before damning something, we should always be careful to say what we are talking about. The recent report of the Auditor General of Ontario has brought about a spate of…
Truth in Advertising.
As Susan Delacourt of the Star said this week if you are sick of political advertising now wait until next year and she goes on to highlight a recent blog…
Ezra On Tour
Playing the mighty Pen with Bian Lilley (who is back-ground left; looks like he’s trying to hustle coins out of a vending machine). Witnessed by crazy boy Dean. More grey…
Climate Negotiations Should Stop Focusing On “Burden Sharing” And Start Focusing On Sustainable Development: Report
While a key element of negotiations aimed at achieving an international agreement for combating climate change has understandably been fair treatment of all parties, there has been too narrow a…
Henghomeshi: the Tightest Bond
I suppose what this title, above, refers to is the bond between celebrity untouchables and the legal star system. Just as Jian Ghomeshi’s “star” has been falling, so it seems…
Henghomeshi: the Tightest Bond
I suppose what this title, above, refers to is the bond between celebrity untouchables and the legal star system. Just as Jian Ghomeshi’s “star” has been falling, so it seems…
Henghomeshi: the Tightest Bond
I suppose what this title, above, refers to is the bond between celebrity untouchables and the legal star system. Just as Jian Ghomeshi’s “star” has been falling, so it seems…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
On this third Sunday of Advent, an Apache Blessing:
Who’s the Real Immigration Minister Chris Alexander or Jason Kenney?
Ever since he was made a minister I've made it pretty clear what I think of Chris Alexander.How he reminds of the character in The Picture of Dorian Gray.Who after…
Henghomeshi: the Tightest Bond
I suppose what this title, above, refers to is the bond between celebrity untouchables and the legal star system. Just as Jian Ghomeshi’s “star” has been falling, so it seems…
Alberta Government Begins to Sunset Oil Production
Edmonton’s Eastgate: What are those cylinders in the background? This week, as an early Christmas present to the province, the world and future generations, the Alberta government has begun the…
Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley’s Disastrous Freedom Tour
Well it was always going to be a freak show. Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley, the two Con clowns from Sun TV, on a so-called Free Speech Tour.Spewing bigotry out…
Oh Buffster where art thou? Jim Prentice names nothing but bosses to his ‘blue ribbon’ panel on worker morale
Dan MacLennan – known as Buff, or the Buffster, to his friends – with Premier Ralph Klein, back in the day when Alberta’s leaders didn’t just talk to the Big…
NDP MP Libby Davies Explains Decision Not To Run In 2015
New Democrat MP Libby Davies explains her deciding not to run during the 2015 federal election after representing Vancouver East for six consecutive terms. The post NDP MP Libby Davies…
Audio: Science World helps sell LNG to BC youth
Damien Gillis and CFAX radio’s Ian Jessop discuss the recent partnership between Science World and the BC Liberal government to promote the liquefied natural gas industry to students. The post…