Everything will be A-OK
“Well, I think we made a little history tonight!”— Rachel Notley’s victory speech Indeed we did! The 99% were jubilant. The 1% hit the panic button. And those who deflected…
May 2015
Lizzy May Drops the F-Bomb, RWNJs Run For Their Fainting Couches
Lizzy May Drops the F-Bomb, RWNJs Run For Their Fainting Couches We need 5000lbs of smelling salts and a some Fainting Couches STAT!!!! Canadian RWNJs were dropping like flies today…
Sex Ed Redux
The papers are full of stories about the fight for and against new sex education legislation. Wynne seems to be holding her ground this time, though, so I’m not sure…
Michael Harris’ Moving Mother’s Day Story
Well today is Mother's Day which is a good day for florists, and yet another good excuse to tell your Mum you love her.And I see that Stephen Harper is…
The Giant TFSA Lie From Harper and the CPC
The Giant TFSA Lie From Harper and the CPC Source : Low income people breathe more than high income people too: Budget 2015 and the TFSA Nuff said, well lets…
Patrick Brown’s Piss Poor Prospects
Kid’s already got issues. A PCPO exodus has already started: I’ve been a member of the Ontario PCs more or less continuously since about 1972 and have voted for them…
Notley’s False Majority: Why It’s Time to Fix Canada’s Electoral System
While progressives across Canada relish the NDP victory in Alberta last week, an inconvenient truth about the election results has been largely overlooked: Rachel Notley secured her majority government with…
Do conservatives believe in democracy?
Watching the Alberta election results on TV, the comments of a pundit representing the Conservative view caught my attention. The lady insisted that if the NDP won, oil companies would…
May 10: Our universities are in deep, financial trouble…
…..and that isn’t the worst of it. Almost all university teachers have no training in teaching. None whatever. That not only means they don’t know to teach a class. They…
Harvard Youth Poll Results Out – Brace Yourselves
Twice a year the Harvard Public Opinion Project surveys America’s youth on everything ranging from climate change to foreign wars. The latest numbers show American young people turning anti-science, becoming…
Omar Khadr is a rescued child soldier and should be treated as such
The release of Omar Khadr, on strict conditions, has reignited the debate over his capture and imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay. The Conservative Party, ever in campaign mode, is always looking…
May’s Breads and Pasta: 1
So far this month, I’ve made two loaves and one batch of pasta. But the month is barely started, so I have lots of time to make more. The breads…
Daveberta wins two awards at the Yeggies
I was honoured to be the recipient of the Best in Political/Current Affairs Award and a Special Lifetime Achievement Award at last night’s Yeggies celebration at La Cité Francophone. The…
But What Did They Expect?
David Cameron is wasting no time hammering rightwing nails in Britain’s coffin. He has served notice he’ll be making the most of his slim majority win last week and the…
Stuff Happens, week 17: Freedom for Omar; a Facebook face plant; pollsters get it wrong (again)
At long last, a bit of justice for Omar Khadr. The so-called war criminal was finally released on bail in Edmonton this week, despite the best efforts of the despicable…
And So It Begins
It’s an idea that’s been kicked around for quite a while – the use of military force to thwart climate change migration. To some it’s a matter of doing what’s…
Calling capital’s bluff in Alberta
The votes had barely been counted in Alberta when stories purporting to herald capital flight, particularly from the oil sands, were already appearing in venues like the Financial Post. As…
On Misinformation
What do we do when people build their beliefs on misinformation? At least some of the people protesting the new sex ed curriculum have some shocking ideas of what Wynne…