Sunday Stuff: A guest blog-poster from the Biennial early this week?
I took a bit of a break in blogging the past week – partially to recharge batteries from the Montreal Biennial.. partially because I’ve been doing some other political stuff…
2014
Advice To Federal Tories: Run On Income Splitting
Tax breaks for couples wealthy enough to live their lives in the Biblical manner. Forget any silly economic “principle” used to justify the move; follow the money. The same people…
Five Years of Frustration
Five years ago this week I started Democracy Under Fire due to concern of the way in which the new Conservative Government was ignoring democratic and parliamentary conventions. This was…
The Con Clowns and the Crisis in Ukraine
If the crisis in Ukraine wasn't so ominous, the sight of the Harper Cons mobilizing for war would be absolutely hilarious.Stephen Harper sucking in his gut, puffing out his chest,…
Can the Redford Government Survive Until 2016?
It’s unfortunate it’s illegal to say the word “str*ke” in Alberta, or you could write a great caption for this image. To be on the safe side, we’ll just stick…
Structure of jury charge
R. v. Feng, 2014 BCCA 71: While the structure of a jury charge is a discretionary matter for the trial judge and therefore is entitled to deference, it must give…
U.S. hypocrisy on Russian involvement in Crimea
This week US president Obama raised concerns about Russian involvement in Crimea. He said he is “deeply disturbed” by the Russian move and that “Any violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and…
Belated blues blogging
Guess I missed another Friday night. Sorry. Things have been a tad out of control the last couple of days (tho’ nothing serious). This is Steve Dawson with an instrumental…
security crackdown at city hall in Sudbury, Ontario.
My city has decided to implement new security procedures for city hall. This is probably in response to the Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty disrupting a city council meeting back in…
Excuse my dust
March is women’s history month. I’d like to talk about some of the women who have inspired me. Today’s woman is Dorothy Parker. She was a critic and satirist, a…
Privacy or national security: Have spy agencies gone too far?
We’ve learnt a great deal about how CSEC is invading our privacy, while undermining Canada’s reputation overseas. Check out some of Canada’s leading privacy experts debate where we go from…
Even Preston is Calling Bullshit on Steve
Oh, methinks the Cons are worried – very, very worried. Preston Manning, self-styled Grand Dame of movement conservatism in Canada, can see that Stephen Harper’s pseudo-democratic reform package is a…
Tighter security at Sudbury city hall: More ominous than you thought
This past week, Sudbury city hall announced new security measures. The chatter that I have seen about these changes on social media make the very reasonable points that they are…
In Sunday’s Sun: the only time Cons like StatsCan – and theyre still wrong
Following the great global recession of 2008-2009, the game plan of the Right was clear: repair the tattered flag of capitalism, fight any modest regulation of the banking system, and…
In Sunday’s Sun: The one time Conservatives like Statistics Canada
Following the great global recession of 2008-2009, the game plan of the Right was clear: repair the tattered flag of capitalism, fight any modest regulation of the banking system, and…
On inspiring action
The NDP’s first National Day of Action last weekend looks to have received virtually no media attention despite involving numbers of participants comfortably within the range of similarly-timed conventions and…
Election 2015: The Crossing of the Curves
Andre Turcotte – the Curves Tracker Sometimes a picture is really worth a thousand words, much to the consternation of the conservatives huddled in Ottawa for the annual Manning Centre…