2014
Andrea Horwath: Her Smugness Takes A Hit
The other day, while watching some reactions to the Ontario Throne Speech, I couldn’t help but note a truculent and smug Andrea Horwath, the leader of an NDP party now…
Wynne’s Two Headed Beast
http://community.businessfightspoverty.org Kathleen Wynne’s budget is a two headed beast. One head talks about investing in infrastructure and training. The other head talks about spending restraint. As with all two headed…
Are Wynne’s Liberals in the ‘activist centre’?
A commentary in the Toronto Star on the recent Ontario election written by a member of Kathleen Wynne’s election team is puzzling. The article is by Tim Murphy, a partner…
Stephen Harper and the Fatal Momentum of Justin Trudeau
Golly. Talk about the showdown at the Calgary Corral, or the redneck Stampede.The aging gunslinger in the black hat, staring with his cold dead eyes at the young upstart in…
The CVRD Is The BC Government Authorized Body To Deal With Solid Waste. The Cowichan Tribes Must Be Included As Full Partners and Participants
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger As a CVRD Director (1993-2002 ) I recall vividly when we had to shut down the incinerators and existing landfill. We were tasked with finding and establishing…
Defining moments in Canadian history
I think this is rather neat. Its from — Defining moments in Canadian history at a corporate blog for American Appraisal: here’s a fun infographic with little-known facts about Canada,…
Government by talk show yahoos
Christie Blatchford sums it up: The government brought in a cruel and inhumane program aimed squarely at the most vulnerable people in the country, sold it in the basest way…
On writing, new phases, and being blocked
I’m not used to feeling blocked, as a writer. It’s not that I find writing always and only easy — sometimes I’m fast, sometimes I’m slow; sometimes it is joyous,…
Musical interlude
James Dymond – Siren’s Song
NYS Parole Board’s War Against Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim
New York State Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim was recently denied parole for the 8th time by the New York State Parole Board. Jalil first became eligible for parole in 2002,…
Harper’s cancellation of refugee health care “cruel and unusual” treatment: Federal Court
Harper’s cancellation of refugee health care was “cruel and unusual” treatment that “shocks the conscience and outrages Canadian standards of decency.” The post Harper’s cancellation of refugee health care “cruel…
PressProgress: 7 ways the CBC helped build the Canada we know today
The CBC is one of the only independent alternatives Canadians have to media controlled by Big Telecom. Check out these 7 ways the CBC has helped build the Canada we…
B.C. Government Calls on NEB to Compel Kinder Morgan to Answer Oil Spill Questions
The province of British Columbia has filed a motion with the National Energy Board (NEB) to compel pipeline company Kinder Morgan to answer the province’s questions on its Trans Mountain…
B.C. Government Calls on NEB to Compel Kinder Morgan to Answer Oil Spill Questions
The province of British Columbia has filed a motion with the National Energy Board (NEB) to compel pipeline company Kinder Morgan to answer the province’s questions on its Trans Mountain…
The TPP so far
This week, the latest Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) round began in Ottawa, Canada. In what is becoming a disappointingly familiar story, the talks have been shrouded in near-total secrecy. Only a…
The Real Error The Hobby Lobby Decision Exposes
I’ve been spending a bit of time going through the Burwell v Hobby Lobby decision lately. I’m no expert on US Constitutional law, but it seems to me that the…
Summer Break
We’re taking a break for summer. See you in September.
Endorsed candidates – news for a #Brant one, and a new LPCO one!
I was very pleased to receive an email from Jeff Jedras – a Liberal blogger compatriot and friend of mine who has long blogged at A BC’er in Toronto, and…