A Different Kind of State
Photo by Olaf Kosinsky The position of Syriza is unenviable. It has taken power in a country in the grips of economic depression, riven by oligarchic networks and, for now,…
February 2015
Germany’s sickly economy | Europe’s World
Germany’s sickly economy | Europe’s World. Filed under: Austerity, Eurozone crisis Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, German Economy, Germany
John Pilger: Venezuela’s Struggle Against “a Common Enemy”
Photo by Jorge Paparoni With a “slow-motion coup” underway in Venezuela, John Pilger is interviewed for Telesur, the Latin American TV network, by Mike Albert. Mike Albert: Why would the…
Juncker urged to revive ‘Social Europe’ model
Juncker urged to revive ‘Social Europe’ model. by Benjamin Fox The ‘Social Europe’ model must be revived if the EU is to avoid lumbering itself with low social mobility and…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats on guard.
Never mind sex – what are you teaching your kid about MY kid?
(I know I haven’t blogged here in a long while, but this needed to be said long-form.) I overheard a conversation between two women today about Ontario’s new sex education…
Some figure drawing from The Arts Project
Filed under: art
Stephen Harper and the Muzzling of the Bill C-51 Debate
He didn't bother to attend the parliamentary debate on his dangerously flawed anti-terrorist bill C-51. He shut down that debate after only a few hours.And now he's making sure that…
Apparently It’s Our Fault. Sorry.
Hey, Nice Car! I won’t tell you about the lovely motorcycle ride along the coast road I enjoyed yesterday. It was great but I won’t get into that. And I’m…
Hot Room Politics
Media in Ottawa are too busy eating each other alive to focus on the main course passing authoritarian Bill C-51. Glen McGregor takes the proposed Press Gallery changes apart. @pdmcleod…
There was and still is an unnerving, hollow energy around St. Michael’s Residential School.
Georgia Collins went back to her roots for the ceremony shutting down St Michel’s (St. Mikes)Residential School. She kindly consented to sending it along to Cowichan Conversations. Georgia Collins I…
Ralph Nader’s Open Letter to Stephen Harper
February 18, 2015 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P. 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister: Many Americans love Canada and the specific benefits that have…
Humanists discuss political engagement
Last night, I attended a discussion hosted by the pan London Humanist group on what new opportunities there are for greater democratic engagement following the Scottish referendum on independence. It…
Harper’s Contempt For Thinking Canadians Is Egregious
That is the only conclusion I can draw, based on the unseemly hurry the regime is in to pass its ‘anti-terror’ bill: The Conservatives are pushing to devote just three…
The Keystone veto: You want jobs? Try this
* In the most contentious veto of his tenure, President Obama has rejected legislation that would have cleared the way for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. For now,…
Kathleen Wynne smacks down PC MPP, hard
…and he doesn’t get up off the mat, afterwards. Story here. Her words here: Don’t mess with this woman, little Con boys in short pants. She’ll make you regret it.
Obama Vetoes Congressional Go Ahead on Keystone XL
It’s said to be Barack Obama’s first veto of any significant legislation since he took office. It comes as no surprise. He said he would do it. It doesn’t decide…
Guardian: the battle for net neutrality reaches its 11th hour
Thanks to your hard work, we’re winning international media coverage for our efforts to stop the Internet Slow Lane. There’s still time to get your message on our giant Jumbotron…
Feb. 24: Gee! Would the Irving press miss a big story about climate change?
It was a story I first saw in Google News. So I immediately checked the sources it gave – the New York Times and The Guardian. They confirmed it. Funny…
Are We Supposed to Defend Democracy or Just Mourn Its Passing?
There is certainly no shortage of opinion pieces these days bemoaning the steady decline in Western or “liberal” democracy. I’ve penned a few myself. People I speak or correspond with…