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2014
Ontario: who is a political ad for? (updated)
Not for you, highly-informed reader of Canada’s Best-Loved Political Website™. Not for you, or people like you. Let me explain. This morning, I heard The First Ever Academic To Understand…
Hudak had the answer and blew it.
All along, we were assuming that Ontario Conservative Leader Timmy Hudak was saving his ace in the hole for late in his campaign. He would have had it as his…
Protected: Disquieting Postcards I’ve Recently Received from My Future Self
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Always read the large print #nlpoli
The Conference Board of Canada released a report last week that assessed economic performance in each of the provinces in Canada. “The resource-driven economies of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and…
Denmark and Germany Show Us How Easy It Is
Seeking some climate justice and labour justice? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s how Denmark and Germany are showing us that it isn’t brain surgery. Why re-invent the wheel;…
Stephen Harper and the Final Battle For Canada
For more than eight years he has waged war on Canada and its values.The Canada he once called a "second tier socialist country." The country whose values he hates so…
Vancouver “Foreign Buyers”- driving speculation & unaffordability?
I think I discovered the most amazing conversation on Facebook and YOU have to contribute to this debate. I have thought about this for a long time (thanks to AY
Where’s the beef? Ottawa and the fast-food lobby are serving nothing but baloney about the need for Temporary Foreign Workers
Whatever it says on the menu, fast food restaurant owners, other employers of temporary foreign workers and their pals in the Harper Government are serving baloney. Below: Dominique M. Gross…
Proud to be part of a Liberal Party that stands for choice
The drama around the revelation that only those with pro-choice views (incumbents exempted) will be allowed to run for Liberal Party of Canada nominations has been interesting to watch, with…
I painted this
Was retrieved from…a long story. Lala doesn’t like it. She never likes my stuff. .
In Tuesday’s Sun: how a loser is winning Ontario’s election
Allan Gregg tells a great anecdote, one that explains why the least popular guy is presently ahead in the Ontario provincial election campaign. It’s all about authenticity, the talented former…
The BC Liberal Government Is Foolishly Moving To Allow Fracking On Farmland-Videos
Long time Cowichan activist Bill Woollam has offered this guest post critical of fracking and David Black’s refinery proposal. Bill has his own blog that covers wide-ranging issues. It can…
Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Why are we spending billions per year subsidizing the fossil fuel industry in Canada?
Southwestern Energy Executive Mark Boling Admits Fracking Link to Climate Change
An Executive* of a major shale gas development company has conceded what scientists have been saying for years: global shale gas development has the potential to wreak serious climate change…
New Brunswick Provincial Redistribution Transposition
So, in the interest of my unusual hobby of looking at/projecting/stalking elections, I looked hard online for a full transposition of the 2013 redistribution of New Brunswick’s provincial electoral districts,…
Hmm, Parliament talks about abortion
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission The political issue of abortion may be closed in Stephen Harper’s mind, but the pro-choice side in Parliament is not co-operating,…
PCPO MPP Lisa MacLeod: An Inconvenient Clip
Its truncated, sure. But anyone’s first impression of PCPO MPP Lisa defending Tim Hudak’s jobs plan is that a Hudak gov. will somehow include women taking maternity leave in its…
Syncrude Sustainable Development Award Decried as "Misleading"
Critics cried foul last week after oilsands giant Syncrude was awarded the inaugural Towards Sustainable Mining Environmental Excellence Award at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) industry…
Years of Living Dangerously Takes On Climate Denial, Anti-Science Attacks on Climate Solutions
“Sometimes you can’t convince people, you just have to defeat them.” That was Washington state governor Jay Inslee’s message about dealing with climate deniers today at Climate Solutions‘ 6th annual…