Election Bill Sends ‘Very Poor Message’ To Budding Democracies
So says Andrew Reynolds, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of 18 professors from around the world who earlier this week signed an…
2014
Further Analysis On Marc Nadon’s Appointment
Marc Nadon is, for now at least, out of the picture as far as Canada’s Supreme Court is concerned. Frankly, I know very little about Justice Nadon’s beliefs and history…
It Will Take a Revolt
Yesterday, Jeffrey Simpson writes, the Harper government got what it deserved: The Harper government figured it would teach the Supreme Court justices a lesson by appointing Marc Nadon to their…
Liberals support more private clinics – even as clinics turn on them
The Ontario government has gotten into another donnybrook with private clinics for a second time in less than a year. Over the summer, they got into a messy dispute with…
City of Duncan Parking Tickets Made Easy
Don Maroc – Cowichan Conversations Contributor The tickets you receive from the City of Duncan commissionaires remain the same but, according to Karen Burley, Director of Corporate Services, it will…
You can do better Justin.
Now the kids are fighting. Ontario Liberal campaign organizer David MacNaughton is rejecting potential candidates. You get the bellicose complaints of Zach Paikin in Hamilton who is obviously trying to…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Tim Harford proposes four first steps to start combatting income inequality. And the Star’s editorial board makes clear that there’s tax room available…
Something For Stephanie
In yesterday’s post entitled The Warnings Are Everywhere, I wrote about how Canada is being critically scrutinized both domestically and internationally for the anti-democratic measures contained in the ‘Fair’ Elections…
Stephen Harper’s Supreme Day of Humiliation
It has to be the most humiliating moment of Stephen Harper's political life.He tried to appoint a judge to the Supreme Court who wasn't properly qualified, for crass political reasons.He…
Saturday At The Movies
Amazing interaction between a wild raven needing help, and a helpful human.
campaigns to support
Do you have five extra minutes? Could you help out some good causes? What about an hour? The following are a number of things people could do from their homes.…
NDP’s Jenny Kwan Has Proven Herself to Be A Woman Of Decency and Integrity
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It is quite sickening to watch the attack on the character of Jenny Kwan, the MLA who along with Joy McPhail stood up as the only opposition…
Actors on the world stage: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Watching an actor nail their performance of an interesting, well-known, real-world persona is one of those movie moments that sticks with you awhile. One of my favourites (if not one…
Oil Sands or Tar Sands? Actually, they’re neither
Naming Alberta bitumen has become a sticky topic As the publisher of an online journal focusing on Canada’s environment and resource economy, the issue of what to call Alberta’s oil…
Musical interlude
Mono – Life in Mono (Sweat Band Remix)
MK Safety Net Canada
This is excellent news. Missionary Kids Safety Net, a well known advocacy and resource organization for missionary kids and third culture kids who have been harmed by their experiences in…
Supremely Satisfying…
The Day Stephen Harper Was Pounded By the Supreme Court http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/03/the-day-stephen-harper-was-pounded-by.html Have to admit I had to read it twice..but yes, Nadon was re-jected byHarper’s own appointees! Every one of…
Reddit Firestorm: The future isn’t friendly for Canadian wireless customers
“Please stop buying your phones on contract. Rogers, Bell and Telus have got us over a barrel in this country and aside from government intervention, the only way we are…
The Day Stephen Harper Was Pounded By the Supreme Court
Well it's lucky he is in Ukraine challenging Vladimir Putin to come and fight him. Or doing whatever he can to inflame the situation and win the ethnic vote.Because if…