John Tory’s super-excellent idea
Good thing he’s paying Erika $200K for a few months! She’s a genius! .
2014
Informal blogger/social media event this Saturday – Toronto
For those blogger affiliates in and or near the Toronto area who are not on the Progressive Bloggers Facebook group to have seen this… there is going to be an…
Gasland II- Eye Opener Films-Duncan United Church May 8th 7PM
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Corporatism, capitalism and real alternatives: On the power to choose our destiny
Corporatism is simply a more virulent form of capitalism – or a late stage of capitalism: it is what happens when capitalism is left unchecked, to run its own course.…
The clock is ticking and the stakes couldn’t be higher to #StopTheSecrecy around the TPP
In twelve short hours, U.S. President Barack Obama will have returned home from his trip to Asia, where he spent the past week trying to strong-arm smaller nations into signing…
Only 24 hours left to Stop the Secrecy!
The clock is ticking and the stakes are high. 24 hours left to Stop the Secrecy at the TPP. If you haven’t signed up yet at http://StopTheSecrecy.net, now is your…
Without a Debate on Taxes, We Risk Sleepwalking into the Future (by Alex and Jordan Himelfarb)
“La Sonnambula”, illustration of a Bellini opera Some months ago, we published a collection of essays designed to promote a discussion of taxes in Canada. The book’s premise is that…
Without a Debate on Taxes, We Risk Sleepwalking into the Future (by Alex and Jordan Himelfarb)
Some months ago, we published a collection of essays designed to promote a discussion of taxes in Canada. The book’s premise is that the current tax conversation is distorted. While…
Response to Dron
I don’t want to restate the theses of connectivism as I understand it but it may help readers of Jon Dron’s to identify where his exegesis leads him into misunderstanding.…
PM warns employers who prefer foreigAnt workers over CanadiAnts
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-warns-employers-who-prefer-foreign-workers-over-canadians-1.2625964
36 hours to #StopTheSecrecy – we need everyone to speak up right now
It’s been a wild ride for your small OpenMedia team since the launch of our Stop the Secrecy campaign. In just seven days our campaign has grown to historic proportions,…
Fracking impact report due early May
Fracking well in USA. A panel report on the potential environmental impacts of shale gas exploration, extraction and development in Canada has been finalized but will not see the light…
TransCanada Charitable Fund Launches Keystone XL "Good Neighbor" Charm Offensive
TransCanada has taken a page out of former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s playbook and deployed a public relations “charm offensive” in Texas, home of the southern leg of its…
April 29: The TandT is a disgrace…..
…particularly on this day. We are in the midst of the severest crisis most of us have ever faced. And there’s not a word of it in the paper. The…
Review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty (Belknap Press, 2014) is the economics publishing sensation of our times, especially in the United States. Currently the number one seller on…
Please Share: Only 36 hours left to Stop the Secrecy
Only 36 hours left to Stop the Secrecy! Sign on NOW at http://StopTheSecrecy.net Tell all your friends, tell everyone you know, heck, tell random people on the street to stop…
Jim Prentice, who can thank me if he becomes the Premier of Alberta
Column I wrote for the Sun chain way back in April 2010 (have they kept me around that long?). Offered here for your amusement. He’s amiable. He’s smart. He’s reasonably…
Encouraging an inclusive cultural and artistic city
Last night Vision Vancouver sponsored a panel at the Fox Cabaret to discuss how to preserve cultural spaces in a growing city. The panel, hosted by Vision’s Heather Deal and
Abortion at sea: A review of Vessel
Vessel (Diana Whitten, USA, 2014) is fast-paced, heart-thumping adventure into reproductive rights and activism on the high seas. This was one of my favourite films at Hot Docs 2014, and…
Cat drawing fun on Saturday May 3
Cat drawing fun on Saturday May 3 I will be sitting in at Uber Cool shop drawing on my iPad with a live screen feed to an overhead monitor. Filed…