A is for Activist
I found a neat book for children of activists! It is called A is for Activist and it is by Innosanto Nagara. While the book is a baby board book…
2014
Arthur Porter, the McGill University Mega Hospital and Philippe Couillard
Okay, it’s past the time to un-elect Philippe Couillard premier of Quebec, but some serious questions should be asked about his relationship with Arthur Porter, the disgraced former head of…
Making common cause with the voters.
This should be a standard lesson in Politics 101. Have we all forgotten it? Why have we stopped making common cause with voters? Looking at the municipal, provincial and federal…
They Don’t Know What They’re Talking About
Yesterday, Tasha Kheiriddin announced that she would not be voting for Tim Hudak: I have been a life-long small-c conservative. I supported the Common Sense Revolution of Mike Harris. I…
Contextless, linkless Ontario campaign 2014 observations
Haven’t seen that old graphic in a while, so I thought I’d haul it out of the cyber-closet. Had one that was cropped better, but you get you pay for.…
Why Investors Care About Sustainability
For long term investors sustainability is an obvious concern, but for some investors who look only for profits in the next quarter sustainability can be forgotten. The tide is starting…
Forget global superstar, Vancouver’s housing troubles start at home
Vancouver was the star of a recent New Yorker article that shone a light on the city’s lack of housing affordability and linked this lack to an inflow of foreign…
Doug Holyday In Trouble
Good morning, Toronto residents. From here.
Kremlinology 47: If only saying it made it so #nlpoli
According to New Democratic Party leader Lorraine Michael, the party convention this past weekend was “a room of people who are saying, ‘we’re new, we’re moving forward.’" Would that merely…
Stephen Harper and the Disgraceful Adventures of the Con Regime
As I've mentioned recently, I can't be sure whether Stephen Harper is now in a state of total denial, or totally broken by scandal, or just totally insane.But either way…
For CNN and Francesca Happé Adult Autism Is A Bouquet of Pretty Pink Flowers
CNN which loves to portray high functioning autism and Aspergers as autism has done it again with a feature called “Autism Is Growing Up” which … of course … features…
Why is the environment considered primarily a left-wing concern?
Conservative and conservation are almost the same word, both deriving from the Latin conservare, “to preserve,” and differing only by two letters. We might expect, therefore, that conservatives would be…
How to get rich
So I noticed there are now more than 13,000 books on Amazon about how to make money by investing. It made me recall the singularly priceless piece of investment advice…
Chutzpah Alert! Premier Dave Hancock explains why Sky Palaces and similar uproars are nothing but ‘distractions’
Alison Redford’s planned rooftop apartment, high atop the Federal Building in Edmonton. The Alberta Legislative Building is visible in the background. Actual secret places of the modern world may not…
An interview with Brant MPP Dave Levac (Part 2 – Issues/Campaign)
Here is Part 2 of my conversation with Brant MPP and Speaker of the House Dave Levac I had with on Victoria Day Monday, dealing with the election campaign and…
Irish Left Review | Greek Elections Update: A Small Step for SYRIZA, a Medium Step for Golden Dawn
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Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cushioned cats.
Jason Kenney, TFWs, and Canada’s Services Trade
When he announced the sudden moratorium on new Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) in the restaurant industry, Employment and Social Development Minister Jason Kenney tried to reconcile this dramatic about-face with…
Fromm Supports Gary McHale. Again.
NOTE: Thanks to our friend for sending us the link to the McHale video. Very much appreciated. Back in October when Gary McHale (he of Caledonia infamy) threatened to sue…
SHAME: Harper Government Whitewashed Colombian Human Rights Abuses
by: Obert Madondo | May 20, 2014 To quote Amnesty International Canada’s Alex Neve: Canadian mining companies lead the mining world; but none aspire to lead the world in mining-related…