The certainty of uncertainty
In my ongoing quest to get to the bottom of my annoyingly reduced sleep, I received the results of a recent MRI of my brain when I visited my family…
2014
A Voice From The Past
The always mellifluous Brian Mulroney offers some less than sweet-sounding words for the Harper government. As reported in The Globe and Mail, in an interview with Don Martin on CTV’s…
Political Eh-conomy Radio: BC teachers and First Nations on the frontlines
My guests today help take a fresh look at two issues where British Columbia is on the front lines of bigger social conflicts: that over the future of public education…
Et Tu, Brian?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ When Brian Mulroney appeared before a parliamentary committee to explain his connections to Karl Heinz Schreiber, Stephen Harper let it be known that Mulroney
The Real Intergenerational Inequity Is Not Public Debt But Lack of Public Support
Are the guys in power in Canada and the US listening to voice of economic reason? The answer is “No!” of course. As Paul Krugman charges again today, austerity measures…
Self-Employment Masks Job Loss
Statistics Canada reported today that employers cut the number of employees by 98,000 in August, which was largely masked by 87,000 more Canadians identifying themselves as self-employed. As a result,…
Atwood & the 100 Year Forest
Depending on perspective, it is an author’s dream – or nightmare: Margaret Atwood will never know what readers think of the piece of fiction she is currently working on, because…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, September 5, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 5, 2014: Atlanta father who left toddler in hot SUV charged with murder LSUC: Tips for…
Are Hong Kong activists smarter than Canadians?
Pay attention politically smart Canadians. The activists in Hong Kong are showing you up. And what makes you think Canada is more democratic than Hong Kong? All the activists in…
Best sign, ever
It also neatly summarizes my perspective on all of existence.
Stephen Harper and the Stench of Scandal
Well as you know Stephen Harper is at the NATO summit in Wales and posing as a Great Statesman Leader.Although you'd never know it from his position in this group…
The Ottawa Citizen’s massive apology to Dalton McGuinty
It’s a shit-eater, too. Wow. Some of us had been saying the Citizen had been reckless and wrong about the former Premier. Very, very happy to see this.
Scottish Independence, Canada, and the Power of a Movement
I have always believed that while a political party can change a government, only a movement can truly change a country. Or the world.I got a glimpse of the power…
They’ve got a little list #nlpoli
Justice minister Terry French announced on Thursday that he’d be resigning in a couple of weeks time to take up a job in the private sector. French’s announcement looked like…
As lacklustre PC leadership race winds down, by-elections are on the horizon
TweetWith one day left before the vote, Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Ric McIver’s campaign took to the radio airwaves, attacking frontrunner Jim Prentice for being “an insider.” It was an…
People’s Alliance New Brunswick
The People’s Alliance New Brunswick, or PANB, is the 5th party in New Brunswick. PANB was founded, partly, in response to proposals to sell NB Power, the local power system.…
The climate movement returns to the international stage
With three major international climate change-focused meetings on the horizon, the climate movement returns to the international stage, argues Jim Shultz, the founder and executive director of The Democracy Center…
Tech Crunch: Practically no-one wants Internet slow lanes
Internet users are overwhelmingly against allowing Big Telecom to create slow lanes online. Get ready for a huge battle to save net neutrality, and stay tuned to this page to…
Aargh! What do you want already?
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Post-graduate paper
This morning, #TheTeen and I got into a bit of a tiff. Mornings are chaotic, and as much as I have really enjoyed #TheTeen’s company this summer, when school starts…