Omar Khadr: A Powerful Refutation Of The Harper Narrative
If you saw last night’s documentary on Omar Khadr, like me, perhaps you came away feeling some awe at the remarkable resilience of the human spirit. Unless you believe Khadr…
May 2015
Enablers of misconduct, "if it is done here"
The current FIFA scandal illustrates a human behaviour that allows criminal behaviour to succeed. By nature, people tend to ignore the misconduct of others if preventing or revealing it extracts…
Neo-Nazi rag engaged in fraud and Holocaust denial
Quote: So watch out for door to door fraud by this despicable hate group. Danforth Music Festival and Beaches Blues Festival are owned by Leroy St. Germaine, the same waste…
Premier Wynne and the teachers’ Greek chorus.
If you have this Greek tragedy at Queen’s Park figured out, you might be smarter than the rest of us. It seems to be a battle of choruses. And you…
The Wright Thing
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ The Duffy trial is about to resume. The question hanging over the proceedings is: What will Nigel Wright say when he takes the stand? Michael Harris writes: It is…
Michael Harris: The Three Ways Nigel Wright Could Hurt Stephen Harper
As you know the trial of Mike Duffy resumes on Monday, and as you imagine Stephen Harper must be shaking like a leaf, or a coward in a closet.Or tossing…
Historic Discussion of Adult Autism Care and Treatment in the New Brunswick Legislature May 28, 2015
Autism Advocacy in front of the New Brunswick Legislature, autistic persons, family and friends gather with MLA Ernie Steeves to advocate for Adult Autism Care and Treatment It was an…
More delays in taking out the trash #nlpoli
On Monday, municipal affairs minister Keith Hutchings announced that the provincial government was setting back the clock on the provincial waste management strategy. Well, they sort of announced it. You…
The Austerity Trap
Louis-Philippe Rochon is associate professor of economics at Laurentian University and co-editor of the Review of Keynesian Economics. Originally published by CBC. See here. In its April budget, the federal…
There’s no way the Broadbent Institute should have hired a high-profile strikebreaker to moderate a panel on Alberta’s election
PHOTOS: A striker, at right, confronts a security guard during one of the dark days of the 1999-2000 labour dispute at the Calgary Herald. Below: Calgary Herald political columnist Don…
Horgan speaks to the Premier
Hansard, May 28, 2015 The notion of a Debt-free British Columbia — hard to imagine when you’ve seen $135-billion increase in debt and contractual obligations under the B.C. Liberal watch.…
Harper’s new anti-Trudeau ad is hilarious and mediocre
The Harper Conservatives’ latest 2015 federal election attack ad targeting Liberal leader Justin Trudeau ignores Canadians’ appetite for regime change. The post Harper’s new anti-Trudeau ad is hilarious and mediocre…
Omar Khadr and the Monster Stephen Harper
Of all the Canadians Stephen Harper has muzzled during his reign of terror nobody was muzzled more than Omar Khadr.For years Harper prevented the media from meeting with him, hearing…
How Alberta NDP can get r done with green energy…seriously
Alberta Prermier Rachel Notley (Alberta NDP/facebook) In her speech on election night, Rachel Notley spoke of her ambition to diversify the economy of Alberta – including the energy sector –…
The Forgotten Electricity that Could Eliminate Need for Site C Dam
Attachment Size C500.T8TA to Bennett,1214.pdf 13.83 MB On January 17, 1961, Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and United States President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Columbia River Treaty. It was a…
May 28: The bottom of the pit? Probably not.
There is only one item worth noting in today’s news section A. It’s an error in the front page headline.“Involve students in dress code talks, says teachers association.” Did you…
Cellphone Freedom Day! On June 3 you’ll be able to end your 3-year-contract for free
Starting June 3, three year contracts which have run or 24 months or more can be cancelled without any penalties. Together, we helped make this code of conduct happen by…
Two New Posts on the Municipal Machiavelli
I added two posts today to my blog about Niccolo Machiavelli, the 16th century political philosopher. These are: Machiavelli: The Graphic Novel – a short piece about the recent publication…