Hubris Is Alive And Well
Some economists saw the Great Recession coming. Certainly Robert Reich did. But, as Paul Krugman writes in this morning’s New York Times, an army of economists missed the boat. They…
2014
Who convinced Trudeau to look democratic?
Wow. When you read the Liberal.ca website now it looks like Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau invented party democracy. It not only says he believes in party democracy but he is…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Dan Lett discusses Stephen Harper’s callous disregard for missing and murdered aboriginal women – and how it should serve as a call to…
Now THIS is writing
I don’t agree with Strobel on politics, pretty much ever, but this column had Kirbie and I laughing our keesters off on the way back from Stiff Little Fingers last…
LPCO / OWLC Stuff
So the LPCO had their AGM over the weekend, and I just wanted to say a couple of things about it briefly. Unfortunately, my friend and fellow blogger Jeff Jedras…
Is That The Pitter Patter Of Little Feet I Hear?
Sorry. False alarm. Turns out it was the sound of Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath doing a fancy dance as she practices her routine for the November leadership review she…
Indiana Harper and the Doomed Return To Parliament
Twas the night before Parliament, and at 24 Sussex Drive not a creature or a mouse rat was stirring.Except in the dark basement where Stephen Harper was planning his triumphal…
400 Canadian Academics Demand CRA Stop Auditing Progressive Think-Tank
More than 420 Canadian academics have written to the Minister of National Revenue demanding an immediate stop to the CRA’s audit of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The post…
From The Farmers Forum Survey: Wind Farms On Wolfe Island
I don’t think the survey is on-line yet–at least I couldn’t find it here–but WCO hasposted some of the highlights: Farmers Forum surveyed a big chunk of Wolfe Island residents…
Toronto Graphics
I decided to up my game and present far better graphics on the Toronto election. That sad doughnut will never be seen again. This is a poll average combining my…
Insider baseball, again #nlpoli
Paul Davis delivered one of the shortest victory speeches Saturday night of any person elected to lead a party in power. Davis said very little but what he said might…
Denier Lord Lawson’s Fight Against Wind Farms Proves Quixotic
Lord Lawson and the Global Warming Policy Foundation have blasted foreign owned wind farms but there is one Polish company supported by a Tory lord which is doing very well…
So You Want Me To Get Screened?
I had the privilege of talking about cancer screening with a dozen women who have a history of child abuse. This is what I learned: Filed under: Concerning, Uplifting Tagged:…
Outgoing Premier pro tempore Dave Hancock: 17 years of going along to get along
Another fine mess? No, no, it was a Bitumen Bubble that caused it! Really! Dave Hancock, left, shown explaining cuts to post-secondary education, imposed by Alison Redford, right, back when…
Harper quitting?
Some folks telling me they think it may be announced here. . But why there and not on the Hill or at 24?
Jim Prentice Names his Cabinet: New Brooms Sweep Clean or Do They?
By this time tomorrow it will all be over, Jim Prentice, the premier-designate, will have unveiled his new cabinet. Mr Prentice, the proverbial “new broom”, promised to sweep clean a…
late on a Sunday night – and not the usual blog
I guess it all started when Obama gave his fatuous, self-serving, and lying address on the “war against terror”. Maybe it was that bit about how the world looks to…
New Blog Location
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People’s Climate March Update
“If you don’t fight for what you want, then you deserve what you get.” – Disruption The People’s Climate March is in one week. The 50-minute film, Disruption, is a…