2014
Disappointment with the Ontario Liberal Party lack of social media communication
The OLP has a convention next week, if you weren’t aware. It’s their annual general meeting – the one that was originally going to be held in London, but got…
Harper’s Open, Accountable Government
Visible government = accessible government = accountable government. The Federal Identity Program (FIP) reportedly uses this as their motto. This is the gang responsible for maintaining the Government of Canada’s…
An Evening Reminder Of Just How Hostile Stephen Harper Is To Canada’s Long-Term Interests
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Review: Education as Enforcement
The different things brought together by this book feel variously useful and a little strange, but the final mixture, for all that it has moments that are less engaged
Thrifty Foods Has Established Their Central Warehouse on the Mainland
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Based on a statement at the Regional Agricultural Commission’s February meeting “it was noted that Thrifty Foods has established their central warehouse on the mainland and…
Quebec: Help the PQ set their Lobster Trap
Reaction to the PQ Lobster Strategy? Battles for votes rise or fall on framing: the ballot question, your opponent, your own side, the issues. Framing happens, with you or without…
Crimea’s legal right to a referendum
There has been a great hue and cry by the U.S., Ukraine and other countries about the supposed illegality of the proposed referendum by Crimea on its future political status.…
24 hours left to let decision-makers know where you stand
Time and time again, we’ve seen Canada’s pro-Internet community band together to demand that decision-makers move us toward open and affordable Internet access in Canada – not toward more control…
Behold the completely dependent independent Québec!
An independent Québec — according to Pauline Marois — would continue to use the Canadian dollar, seek a Bank of Canada seat, offer dual citizenship, have no borders, no customs…
Alberta’s “Traffic Court Reform”: One Step Closer to a Police State
Justice Minister Denis is touting “Traffic Court Reform” as a “citizen-friendly” dispute resolution process to “resolve” traffic tickets. It’s also the first step into a quagmire that erases our civil…
BC’s wolf management remains a poisonous secret
(Photo: Ian McAllister, Pacific Wild) Read this March 10th article from the Tyee about the BC Government’s unanswered questions on whether it plans to use poison to manage the province’s…
Banksy video asks that we stand #WithSyria on third anniversary of conflict
This week marks the third anniversary of the crisis in Syria, and a new campaign involving Banksy asks that we stand in solidarity with Syrians. #WithSyria asks the public to…
March 13: Forestry plan will spur investment: Alward
Well, that’s not entirely a truthful headline, is it? I mean, we all know that Mr. Alward has never had a thought all his own since he began politics. Having…
Canada Revenue Agency audits environmental groups
The Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada protest against Alberta oil-sands development on Parliament Hill in September of 2011. (Photo: Sean Kilpatrick, Canadian Press) Read this Feb 17th article from…
You never know who’ll meet at campaign launch: Liberals for Olivia!
(Well, except for Joe and Tom, that is.) But here’s the Grit gang that was lurking in the back with me at Olivia’s packed launch thing. And that’s Tom Simpson…
The Current State of Canadian Politics: Can the federal Liberals win a majority in 2015?
Recently NDP Leader Tom Mulcair discussed his willingness to join a coalition with the Liberals after the next election: “We’ve always said we’re ready to work with other parties. We’re…
Federal hiring and the warrior ethos
The federal government has, it seems, something of a Jekyll and Hyde attitude towards military veterans. On the one hand, its budget-cutting has resulted in the closing of Veterans Affairs…
BoingBoing: Recent Canada-South Korea trade agreement respects domestic copyright rules
We’ve all heard about how powerful U.S. lobbyists are trying to ram through extreme Internet censorship rules in the TPP. They’re piling on the pressure and holding smaller countries hostage…