Taxes Or Integrity?
It’s beginning to look like taxes — whose tax cuts are best — will be the central theme of the next election. But, Lawrence Martin writes, if the central theme…
May 2015
Are your 15 minutes of fame finished Mr. Brown?
The new leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives must have been saving money on speech writing when he talked to the Ontario Legislature on Monday. If there was ever a…
Stephen Harper, The Duffy Trial, and the Lost Summer
It's sometimes hard to remember, and even harder to believe, that Stephen Harper came to power promising to clean up government.And a new era of accountability.But we all know how…
BGOS Greens AGM
The following is presented as a service to my local Greens The Annual General Meeting of the Bruce-Grey Owen Sound Green Party of Canada Electoral District Association will be held…
The Working Class
This is the first in a long series of posts I intend to make over this summer about the Working Class in Canada, it’s impact on how we look at…
A Memorial at Gallipoli #nlpoli
The provincial government announced four years ago that a caribou memorial at Gallipoli would be part of the Honour 100 commemorations to make the 100th anniversary of the First World…
The U.S. military’s war on the environment
One of the American institutions most alert to the threat of global warming is the military. The Pentagon has issued several reports stating that the greatest threat to U.S. national…
By ignoring Ed Stelmach, the oiligarchy and the ideological right overreached and lost plenty
PHOTOS: Ed Stelmach in the premier’s office at the Alberta Legislature. Below: Preston Manning, the Godfather of the Canadian right; Stelmach’s finance minister, Ted Morton; New Democrat political strategist Brian…
The Dirty Sexist Game and the Woman Who Fought Back
It's a dirty game, a bestial assault on women, and one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen on TV.One that began just over a year ago with…
I think the Thomsons, Westons, Pattisons and Irvings receive quite enough benefits, don’t you?
Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since my book on this income inequality thing. Maybe it’s because the Occupy kids have moved on. Maybe it’s because I’m missing something.…
Should we be taxing the rich 1% more?
Louis-Philippe Rochon Associate Professor, Laurentian Economics Founding Co-Editor, Review of Keynesian Economics Follow him on Twitter @Lprochon Originally published by CBC. Find commentary here. The federal Liberal Party’s recent election…
Rio Tinto Alcan Externalizing Air Pollution onto Kitimat Households, Says Expert Witness
Increased sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution from the expanded Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C. will result in increased health costs for local households, an expert witness told…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Packaged cats.
Is Harper spooked?
It hit the news today that Stephen Harper has decided that he will not participate in a nationally televised debate but only in a few select debates with what can…
Is Harper spooked?
It hit the news today that Stephen Harper has decided that he will not participate in a nationally televised debate but only in a few select debates with what can…
Is Harper spooked?
It hit the news today that Stephen Harper has decided that he will not participate in a nationally televised debate but only in a few select debates with what can…
Is Harper spooked?
It hit the news today that Stephen Harper has decided that he will not participate in a nationally televised debate but only in a few select debates with what can…
"Jobs, jobs, jobs" Or, maybe not
Your browser does not support this audioThe audio file above is a recording of my time with Ian Jessop May 12. We talk about jobs and natural resources but we…
BREAKING: Fast Track and the TPP have been derailed
BREAKING: Obama’s own Senators have just put the brakes on Fast Track and the TPP, potentially derailing the process for the foreseeable future. Slated for debate in the Senate this…