That is the conclusion Rick Salutin recently came to in a column entitled Andrea Horwath’s right-wing populism. Describing her as a right-wing populist, full out, Salutin explored the framework within…
Frecker Drive is a well-designed residential street in the west end of St. John’s. The street is wide: you can park cars on either side and still have space left…
He has apparently retreated to his bunker, surrounded by his shrinking inner circle, in the one place where he feels he's still in TOTAL CONTROL.And his many enemies real or…
We discuss the province’s natural gas revenue, BC Ferries and log exports. Gadget Google – Lecteur multimédia de Google – http://www.liens-du-vin.ch/google-audio_player-script.htm
Following the Second World War, Western nations embarked on securing the welfare state as a balance to the capitalist market economy, the result of which was the most prosperous and…
An unidentified person, left, said to be close to undeclared Tory leadership candidate Jim Prentice, waits for the Cone of Silence to descend over his discussions with a member of…
TweetHe is a leadership candidate backed by long-governing party establishment. He has chased away his potential rivals. He has experience in both the federal cabinet and the corporate sector. He…
Are these shorts appropriate for school? Or is that just a sexist question? I’m so tired of the “boys will be boys” argument, as if it is a plausible argument.
Can’t say why quite yet. But I am betting it is. Cats are heartless, godless, flesh eating little shits. Although this is not a bad theory. Were all these shots…
…tomorrow looks like another day of more activity than I like. So I thought I’d write something general about news for the opener. Japan is building up its armed forces.…
I’ll return to my other flow of posts in a bit, but in the meantime Dron has responded to my last four, and there are some things worth addressing. In…
Speaking out against the Internet Slow Lane is having a powerful effect, as the FCC is set to reconsider rule changes that could destroy Net Neutrality. Want to take the…
Seriously. He just is. Not only does his Keystone Kops war room schedule his big announcement for today – at the precise moment Hudak is detailing his plan to have…
I still don’t believe it. But here’s Ipsos: Ontario Election Week Two: Hudak Tories (39% +2) Continue Lead Over Wynne Liberals (30% -1) and Faltering Horwath NDP (24% -4) Ballot…
The title of this post sounds implausible, but it’s true. You may already know this because it’s a dominant social media meme in Canada these days. Stephen Harper was a…
On Monday night in introducing Dr. Danielle Martin to his speaker series, Bob Ramsay suggested that Ontario’s health care system is broken. It’s a bit of a stretch to look…
A recent Ipsos poll reported that 72% of Ontarians think it is time for a change? The results of this online survey were duly reflected in blogs and the Twittersphere.…
Giant U.S. cable companies are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility that the FCC might prevent them from creating Internet Slow Lanes. Article by Brad Reed for BGR It…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jared Bernstein takes a look at after-tax inequality, and finds that it fits neatly with Thomas Piketty’s prescription to address the concentration of…
