Write a Letter to the Editor About Secret Police Bill C-51
Want to help put a stop to the government’s secret police Bill C-51? Why not write a letter to your local newspaper with this handy online tool? Stephen Harper’s Secret…
March 2015
Sleeping Cat
Steve was right. The main problem with styluses is that you are always looking for them. This one wasn’t under the cat, however, but merely misplaced – somewhat – beside…
March 12:…It’s one pm..
and the Times and Transcript still hasn’t appeared. If it were owned by government and operated by civil servants, the editorialist and Norbert would be ranting about how inefficient civil…
Greece: Phase Two | Jacobin
Very interesting interview with Syriza MP and SOAS Professor of Political Economy Costas Lapavitsas. Greece: Phase Two | Jacobin. Much — too much — has been written in a journalistic,…
Deficit Déjà Voodoo again in New Brunswick
The Fredericton Daily Gleaner published an op-ed I wrote about how the province doesn’t have a structural deficit, despite the government claiming it does. The commentary piece is behind a…
Bombing Libya Into a Failed State. Mission Accomplished. Next?
Nobody listened to me. They didn’t listen to al Qaeda either. And now Libya is poised on the brink of collapse, a failed state. Back in February, 2011 when the…
It’s Official: Homeopathy is Bunk
“Homeopathy not effective for treating any condition, Australian report finds,” reads a headline in The Guardian this week. Well, that’s hardly news. But it repeats saying anyway. It’s a story…
Work ain’t what it was—it’s worse
Work is getting worse. In any case, that’s the tale told by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in its Employment Quality Index. The index measures three key areas of…
Why do we allow face coverings in the House of Commons?
The Prime Minister explains to the House why face coverings are unacceptable to Canadians
Anti-Abortion Group Against Trudeau
So, this happened. Campaign Life Coalition Youth (CLCY) and the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR), two anti-abortion groups, announced that they are launching a nationwide campaign against Justin Trudeau…
Letter to the editor on C51
Over at openmedia.org they have a form to write letters to the editors of your local newspapers about C51. I'd encourage everyone to do so. As readers know I have…
Letter to the editor on C51
Over at openmedia.org they have a form to write letters to the editors of your local newspapers about C51. I’d encourage everyone to do so. As readers know I have…
Shocking critique from Site C Panel Chair should have govt pulling plug
Site C Joint Review Panel, with Chair Harry Swain seated in middle (250 News) In a highly unorthodox move for a person in his position, the chair of the Joint…
Mr. Harper’s Veiled Threats
What do you call a solution without a problem? If you’re Stephen Harper, you call it an election strategy. The Conservative government has been proposing solutions in desperate need of…
Decree on religious facing coverings for women
Quote: 31. – That this be the better observed at all times and by all Sisters in every place, we decree that all the Sisters shall so adjust their kerchiefs,…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, March 12, 2015
Your news links for today: Bill C-51: Privacy watchdog Daniel Therrien blocked from committee witness list – CBC News Privacy, security and terrorism: Everything you need to know about Bill…
Derailments Raise Questions About Volatility of Oilsands Diluted Bitumen
When a CN train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire last weekend near Gogama, Ontario, it became the fifth loaded oil train to leave the tracks in North America…