Ontario Election 2014
I decided a few months ago that when an election was called, I would for the first time, sign up and support my local incumbent NDP member in an attempt…
2014
Oligarch Pyotr "Chocolate King" Poroshenko wins big in Ukraine’s low turn-out election: change to disbelieve in
The presidential election in Ukraine was held on the same date as elections to the European parliament that resulted in an unprecedented showing by anti-immigration Euro-skeptic parties. The Ukraine election…
Ontario Conservatives, Mathematically Irresponsible
It’s been four days since the mathematical failure of the Conservative’s Million Jobs Plan was relieved, yet strangely it isn’t the top story of the election. There have been two…
Common Sense health care would save lives, help the economy
If the definition of good governance includes the sound management of public monies and resources, then Canada has very bad governance. The manufactured health care crisis is a case in…
AN OPEN LETTER: TO THE NEXT SAD AND INSANE INDIVIDUAL WHO PURCHASES AUTOMATIC WEAPONS IN THE US
Kill Joe the Plumber, because he believes it is your right. Thank you
BC Teachers’ Wage & Class size proposals: Myths & Realities
I wrote the original version of this post in January 2012, during our last contract negotiations. Since then, teachers have had two more years of zero increases (2012, 2013). Here…
Media stenography: The CBC can’t bring itself to call Hudak’s plan what it is
If you haven’t heard, Hudak’s so called Million Jobs plan is more like a 75,000 jobs plan, based on an obvious mistake that meant most of his numbers were multiplied…
Canada-EU trade deal will hurt Canada’s auto industry: study
by: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | Press Release | May 28, 2014 OTTAWA – The proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will only exacerbate the Canadian auto industry’s…
You could win amazing prizes
Cards Against Humanity, Raspberry Pi Linux mini computers, Reddit plush dolls, oh my! These are just a sample of the awesome prizes you could win just by sharing our crowdsourced…
The Language of Newspapers
So I wrote a letter to a national newspaper noting that a group was pro-choice. I used gender neutral language. The letter was printed but the group was called, after…
Interactive Map and Report on Oil-By-Rail, "Booming Bomb Train Industry"
A new report and website released today by Oil Change International provides a comprehensive overview of the current oil-by-rail industry in North America and it isn’t a pretty picture. The…
Kathleen Wynne: finally a politician showing sense and integrity on coalition issue
I’ve written before about how Canada has the most ridiculous version of democracy in the free world: Primitive voting system awards unfettered power to minority parties excluding the actual majority…
And the Flooding Accelerates…
Originally posted on Global Climate Change : As we approach summer in the northern hemisphere, torrential rains are happening with increasing frequency. One thing we can say with confidence, the…
And the Flooding Accelerates…
Originally posted on Global Climate Change : As we approach summer in the northern hemisphere, torrential rains are happening with increasing frequency. One thing we can say with confidence, the…
Citizen’s Party Growing In Spain – Podemos (We Can)
“It’s citizens doing politics. If the citizens don’t get involved in politics, others will. And that opens the door to them robbing you of democracy, your rights and your wallet.”…
Citizen’s Party Growing In Spain – Podemos (We Can)
“It’s citizens doing politics. If the citizens don’t get involved in politics, others will. And that opens the door to them robbing you of democracy, your rights and your wallet.”…
Like an iceberg, 1999 cont., “Robins in the Arctic”
neath: Climate change begins at the Arctic Originally posted on A date with Siku girl: Like an iceberg, 1999 cont.: “Robins in the Arctic” Here’s a story that crops up…
Like an iceberg, 1999 cont., “Robins in the Arctic”
neath: Climate change begins at the Arctic Originally posted on A date with Siku girl: Like an iceberg, 1999 cont.: “Robins in the Arctic” Here’s a story that crops up…
Mythbusters: Internet Censorship edition
Back in the 1980s, there was a huge fear that video would kill the radio star – a sentiment most shockingly expressed by Jack Valenti, former President of the MPAA…
A Timely Reminder of Young Tim Hudak’s Faulty Math
While much of the media seem to give young Tim Hudak a free pass on his ludicrouse claim that he will create one million jobs in Ontario over eight years…