The best case view of the NDP platform
NDP candidate Rosario Marchese cuts through a lot of spin to defend a frank and real representation of the NDP’s platform. In my previous post, I was fairly harsh towards…
2014
Musical interlude
Arcade Fire – Half Light II (No Celebration)
Poll: Albertans clearly support stronger rules for industrial greenhouse gas emissions
by: Pembina Institute | Press Release | May 23, 2014 EDMONTON — New poll results show that 76 per cent of Albertans support the Government of Alberta requiring stronger greenhouse…
Conor Has A Blast At The Leo Hayes HS Resource Centre Fun Run!
Conor had a lot of fun at the Leo Hayes HS Resource Centre Fun Run yesterday. I loved these pictures taken by Leo Hayes Resource Teacher Tanya McBride. Ms McBride…
Tom Marshall’s puppet government #nlpoli
Whatever is going on in the Premier’s Office these days, it isn’t an orderly and organized transition from one premier to another. That’s certain. Every transition from one premier to…
My view at the moment
Wish you were all here. Well, most of you, anyway. .
New EKOS Poll Shows Steady OLP Lead, NDP Sliding Off Track Into Snow Fence Of Failure, Green Party Surge!!!!!!
From here. Looking at the NDP numbers, one could make cheap jokes about “electile dysfunction”, but we are above that here at BCLSB. The Green party spike is fascinating and,…
Made In Canada Scam
The Harper Conservative party promised a Made in Canada plan to address climate change, in response to backing out of Kyoto. That plan never came, which was no surprise to…
You could be part of a global movement for rules that re-shape the Internet.
Right now, free expression online is under immense threat. Powerful interests are intensifying their efforts to ram through deeply restrictive new rules that could criminalize everyday sharing and collaboration online.…
Here’s how the rumble against the govt’s Online Spying Bill is turning into a roar
It looks like the rumble against the government’s Online Spying Bill C-13 is turning into a roar. Leading Conservative elder statesman Stockwell Day has joined the growing chorus of Canadians…
The Ontario NDP’s small plan isn’t even good strategy
Shortly after the 2014 Ontario Election was called, I said that progressives – whether nonpartisans like myself or NDP supporters like some of you – should take yes for an…
The Internet has nothing to hide — and neither does game developer superhero Nick Liow
When I first met Nick, up-and-coming game developer, he struck me as what most people would consider to be the “typical gamer”: someone slight in frame with glasses and a…
Thank you for helping to shape our Digital Future
Thousands of you have participated in our crowdsourcing project for sharing and collaborating in the 21st century – and we want to say a huge Thank You from all of…
May 23: The Irving press couldn’t find much news in the world- so let’s help them
A big problem with New Brunswick politicis, I think, is that politicians get their news from the Irving press. So just to pep up the range of topics for election…
How does the “Harper-Hudak Conservatives” sound, Timmie?
Or maybe the “Harris-Hudak Conservatives”, hmmm? In desperation, Hudak and his merry men have taken to referring to the OLP as the “McGuinty-Wynne Liberals”. I for one find this consistent…
Hospital P3 scandal gets worse, but Ontario Liberals and PCs say bring on more!
The public private partnership (“P3”) hospital scandal in Montreal is getting even worse, if that is possible. As reported earlier, a police corruption investigation showed how SNC-Lavalin officials allegedly arranged…
Introducing the Idaho stop
Aka Why cyclists should be able to roll through stop signs and ride through red lights. It’s not totally nuts you know. I like the point tht it would put…
This is why teachers are walking out next week.
Written by Robyn Ladner Robyn Ladner-Teacher BC has the worst student-educator ratio in Canada. BC has the 2nd worst per student education funding in Canada. BC’s Education funding is $1000…
The Power Plant Scandal by the Numbers
The most quoted number for the cost of the Ontario Liberals moving two natural gas power plants away from urban locations in order to win a few more seats is…