Take Time To March for the Climate
* Today we march. Even those who aren’t in New York City (like me). Do what you can. “To change everything, we need everybody”
2014
Wearing It Proudly
http://www.macleans.ca/ This week Stephen Harper heads to the United Nations, an organization which he has consistently snubbed. The goal is to present himself as a world statesman — not to…
will canada become a country continually at war? or, stephen harper gets his wish in iraq
I had been living in Canada but a few short months when Stephen Harper, as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, formed his first minority government. At the time,…
Star Readers Respond To Health Canada’s Fecklessness
While “Let them swallow tainted pharmaceuticals” seems to be the motto of both Health Minister Rona Ambrose and Health Canada, always-vigilant Star readers take issue with such deference to the…
MPs Obstructed, Undermined and Impeded!
Recently Green Party Leader Elizabeth May spoke to her fellow MP’s and the Speaker of The House regarding the governments ever increasing practice of limiting debate upon important legislation before…
Babel-on-the-Bay’s best bets.
Babel-on-the-Bay continues to have an almost perfect record when it comes to forecasting elections. People who used to make foolish bets with us either hold us to being within a…
The Human Rights Museum and the Aboriginal Genocide
I see that the Canadian Human Rights Museum has finally opened its doors in Winnipeg.Which as someone who has fought all his life for human rights, is something I would…
Labour Attacks Climate Denier Lawson for Gas Bills Double Standards
Shadow minister vents fury on eve of world climate summit about environment being blamed for higher gas bills by climate deniers and says privatisation and deregulation are the real culprits…
Scottish Independence: The Glorious Failure and the Glorious Revolution
It hasn't been easy being a YES supporter in the 48 hours since Scotland's latest glorious failure.First there was the pain of defeat. Then a mob of unionist bigots descended…
Alberta Activists Join Tar Sands Bloc at People’s Climate March
Activist members of Alberta First Nations to tell world leaders: “We will not stop fighting until we’ve stopped tar sands at the source.” The post Alberta Activists Join Tar Sands…
Tom Mulcair and His Centralized Control Leaves NDP Democracy Begging
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger NDP Federal nominee Ian Morrison sent out this email to many Cowichan-Malahat-Langford members as well as our MP Jean Crowder-National Vice Chair of the Federal Campaign. Ian’s…
Rob Anders, Canada’s Worst MP, has been handed his great big hat a second time
Calgary West MP Rob Anders waves farewell from the back of a pickup truck, a type of vehicle that along with firearms was numbered among his most loved things. Below:…
Saskatoon’s Press Release War has begun!
I see the first shot in the press release war between the city of Saskatoon and its bus union was fired by the city tonight when they locked out the…
Canada fails to match U.S. actions on climate change
While Canada and the U.S. have the same official carbon reduction target, the U.S. is on track to meet its target while Canada continues to slide further and further behind.…
Prominent Canadian Academics Call Out Canada’s “Sustainability Deficit” Before Climate Summit
A group of prominent Canadian academics has signed a letter that says the nation is “running a sustainability deficit” when it comes to climate change. “Unlike budgetary deficits, it does…
Tax evasion at the heart of global economy
The Globe and Mail reported September 19, 2014: “Internal Canada Revenue Agency documents confirm the agency is cutting some of its most highly-trained staff and folding international tax evasion units……
It’s time to take the hint, Rob Anders…
Rob Anders – the longtime Conservative MP, homophobe, social conservative dork, with a penchant for falling asleep in Parliament (see pic on the right) or veterans’ committee meetings, the idiot…
Gallery: Doug Ford campaign posters.
Gallery: Doug Ford campaign posters.
The Rob Anders Rejection Tour Continues
Rob Anders, hard at work I know I said I wouldn’t blog much over the next year, but if I have to come on here every time Rob Anders loses…