The failure of the Information Age
It seems only a short while ago, as the Internet and the World Wide Web made their appearance, that prophets talked of a new enlightened age. All the world’s knowledge…
May 2015
Sunday Morning Thought
The Real World also drips. https://t.co/zBAEFSfP47 — Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) May 17, 2015 That is all.
Stuff Happens, week 18: PCs put up the ‘closed’ sign; candidate kerfuffle II; Dave departs
Election fallout continues. On Friday, the formerly unbeatable PCs essentially threw in the towel. In a stunning housecleaning, the ex-dynasty fired all staffers except one and announced plans to close…
The Mad Men FInale
I’ve seen every episode, and here is what I predict: 1. Sally finally gets laid; 2. Don kills himself, but that’s not related to Sally getting laid; 3. Roger proposes…
Would leaving euro be more of a catastrophe for Greece than staying? | Business | The Guardian
Would leaving euro be more of a catastrophe for Greece than staying? | Business | The Guardian. Larry Elliot Yanis Varoufakis rues the day when Greece joined the euro. The…
Why Would the Opposition Take Debate?
Federal election 2015: Conservative move on election debates raises questions Forget philosophical battles over free-market democracy – how, exactly, is this going to work? By Kady O’Malley, Janyce McGregor, CBC…
Alberta 2015 VS Canada 1993
During my travels on the interwebz, I’ve met a good number of people from a good share of political views. One of those people is Cory Morgan, a hard-right libertarian…
Stephen Harper and The Canada Revenue Agency: The Unholy Alliance Continues
I have written many times about the unholy partnership between Stephen Harper and the Canada Revenue Agency that takes the form of an auditing witch hunt of those charities that…
It’s hardly like winning the daily double.
Back in March Babel-on-the-Bay commented on how sad it would be if Pierre-Karl Pèladeau won the Parti Quèbècois leadership in Quebec and Patrick Brown won the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership…
A Sad State of Affairs
http://s378.photobucket.com/ Susan Delacourt writes that the Conservative proposal for leaders debates is a shining example of what she calls Harperology 101: He likes rules, as long as he’s making them,…
Harper History, Part 5B – G20, Census Axed, Contempt.
June 2010 – Mar 2011 In this the second half of part 5 of the ongoing Harper History series intended to remind our citizens exactly how little respect the Harper…
The Real Reason Stephen Harper Wants To Sabotage the Election Debates
A couple of days ago I wrote a post about Stephen Harper's plan to torpedo the party leader debates, or shrink them until he can drown them in a bath…
Vanity Videos and the Morphing of the Tories
Mister 100 Percent Satisified Move aside, YouTube: here come the new, improved Harper Tories’ Vanity Videos, made especially for every Canadian voter: Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre won’t apologize for using…
So many premiers, so little time, so little space – it’s time to end the tradition of commissioning their portraits in oils
PHOTOS: Your blogger’s proposal for a portrait of outgoing premier Jim Prentice. Below: The modest photographic gallery of premiers in the B.C. Legislature in Victoria; a detail from the same…
Economic development is an area of growing interest to local governments across Canada
This is the first of a five part series examining a different approach to beneficial economic development in the Cowichan Valley. Rob Douglas-North Cowichan Councillor Economic development is an area…
Suzuki: Canada seeing real change with energy, politics and First Nations
Tahltan First Nations and supporters peacefully occupying a Fortune Minerals drill (Beyond Boarding) Recent events in Canada have shown not only that change is possible, but that people won’t stand…
Maude Barlow: Harper won’t be PM after the next election
Photo by Caelie Frampton Winnipeg, May 12, 2015: Council of Canadians Chairperson Maude Barlow predicts that Stephen Harper will cease to be Prime Minister of Canada following the federal election…
Alberta’s Orange Crush
Image from Public Domain The New Democratic Party’s (NDP) surprise landslide victory in last week’s provincial elections in Alberta sent a shockwave through Canadian politics. With over 40 percent of…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne writes that the great Canadian revenue debate is well underway, with far more leaders willing to push for needed taxes than…