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2014
As NDP Old Guard Takes Over, Division Between "browns" and "greens" Starting to Show
If there’s one thing this week’s release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Report (“Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerabilities“) tells me, it’s that it’s time for the New…
More to Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations than meets the neoliberal eye
When we think of Adam Smith, the great Scottish philosopher and economist, and his seminal book The Wealth of Nations, we are inclined to think of free markets, individual self-interest,…
Five Canadian Communities Fighting Climate Change That You’ve Probably Never Heard of Before
When you think about what Canada is known for on the international stage these days, fighting climate change is not exactly near the top of the list. Without credible plans…
Ottawa Citizen: Revenue agency big source of data breaches
This government has a terrible record when it comes to protecting our privacy – and things seem to be getting worse, not better with revelations that there were over 3000…
Environment, green economy left out of Quebec election
The PQ’s Pauline Marois and Pierre Karl Péladeau (Photo: Graham Hughes/CP) It is not unusual to hear and read about Québécois saying they don’t like any of the four options…
Is the Concept of ‘Left Unity’ all we have left?
Labour is part of the problem, not the solution Its rhetoric may be softer than the Tories’, but the party still puts profit before people. Left Unity offers a new…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, April 3, 2014
Your news links for today: 700 MHZ spectrum licences paid in full, James Moore says – CBC News Ontario enacts protection for wireless customers – Toronto Star Conservatives agree to…
In Harper’s Canada … A Budget Bill Isn’t Just A Budget
Pay close attention to Harper's "omnibus" bills. Those contain the bulk of his agenda. They're so big that he's hoping you don't even look. These bills are so multi-dimensional that…
How hard would a ‘soft landing’ be in Canada’s housing market?
Some Canadian economists are saying we don’t have to worry about a housing bubble. For example, Stephen Gordon from Maclean’s blogs, “Odds are on a soft landing for the Canadian…
Pierre Poilievre -Minister for "democratic’ Reform
How to dodge a question? Pierre Poilievre will teach you how. I felt sorry for Evan Solomon. He did try but Poiliever proved that he is the champion of fudging.
A working class disarmed | LBO News from Doug Henwood
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – David Macdonald studies Canada’s massive (and growing) wealth gap, and proposes some thoughtful solutions to ensure that growth in wealth results in…
$$$ Why Is High Spender June Draude Still Sitting At Brad Wall’s Cabinet Table? $$$
REGINA — Saskatchewan Social Services Minister June Draude came under fire Wednesday after it was revealed her expenses for an overseas trip last summer included more than $3,600 for a…
New column day
Here, looking at a $396 million annual benefit in the form of lower wireless rates for Saskatchewan residents serves as a prime example of the value of public enterprise –…
NATHAN, WHERE ARE YOU?
In January, I was contacted by Ex Libris, a vanity press that uses extremely aggressive marketing techniques to bilk writers out of their hard-earned income. I have asked repeatedly to…
Quebec in the closing days
This is my current prediction, with projection elements. By that I mean I’ve added real hard math while keeping the ability to adjust for local factors and “gut” feelings. The…
CVRD Bylaw Puts Engineering Manager In Charge-Sidelines Elected Politicians
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The continuing disputes between the CVRD and Fisher Road Recycling were on display at Mondays Public Meeting at the Cobble Hill Hall. The first indication that something…
XXXXX: the identity of John Tory’s top supporter is revealed!
Spotted by Robyn Doolittle in John Tory’s release from his “ethics” announcement this morning. Among other things, it helps to explain why John Tory’s campaign started badly, and has gotten…
What in the world is Eve Adams?
When I was a kid, I was known for throwing hissy fits on just about anything that didn’t go my way. Now a lot of us adults probably were like…