Niqab: In defence of Thomas Mulcair
Thomas Mulcair: Man of PrincipleMr. Mulcair was asked a simple question, loaded with peril, and he answered it very clearly in the last debate on foreign affairs. His answer to…
September 2015
Niqab: In defence of Thomas Mulcair
Thomas Mulcair: Man of Principle Mr. Mulcair was asked a simple question, loaded with peril, and he answered it very clearly in the last debate on foreign affairs. His answer…
Harper Hanging With Crazies (ie Andrew Lawton)
Prime Minister Harper went on Andrew Lawton’s show? To bash dark skinned foreigners and liberals? That’s a pretty low move, even for this campaign. Andrew’s history of Muzzie baiting can…
Poll Tracker: Harper 125 Mulcair + Trudeau 211 = New Government on October 19
Here’s the stark facts of the state of play from today’s CBC/308 Poll Tracker:Note that Harper’s Conservatives are still far short of a majority, the only way that Harper will…
Poll Tracker: Harper 125 Mulcair + Trudeau 211 = New Government on October 19
Here’s the stark facts of the state of play from today’s CBC/308 Poll Tracker: Note that Harper’s Conservatives are still far short of a majority, the only way that Harper…
Wow! Federal NDP Replies to My Inquiry This Morning Re Negotiations to Include ABA for Autism under Medicare
I confess I was surprised to get a same day response this evening from the federal NDP to my question this morning addressed to party leader Thomas Mulcair. The federal…
Wow! Federal NDP Replies to My Inquiry This Morning Re Negotiations to Include ABA for Autism under Medicare
I confess I was surprised to get a same day response this evening from the federal NDP to my question this morning addressed to party leader Thomas Mulcair. The federal…
Wow! Federal NDP Replies to My Inquiry This Morning Re Negotiations to Include ABA for Autism under Medicare
I confess I was surprised to get a same day response this evening from the federal NDP to my question this morning addressed to party leader Thomas Mulcair. The federal…
How the Empire Falls
You may remember Lawrence Wilkerson, former secretary of state Colin Powell’s chief of staff. A veteran of combat in Vietnam, Wilkerson went on to serve with the US Navy and…
Mark Carney, Governor of Bank of England, on climate change lawsuits
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, and formerly Governor of the Bank of Canada, does know something about financial risk. And when he was…
Sept. 30: connecting the dots.
It started with news story I read about Harper’s decision to build a multimilliondollar monument in Ottawa to victims of communism. It would be aimed, in particular, at Chinese and…
Honours from ACT
It was both an honour and a pleasure this past Monday to receive an award for 25 years of service at the AIDS Committee of Toronto’s Annual General Meeting. I…
Settlers, Oppressed Nations, Indigeneity
A friend recently wrote me, asking me “after how many years/generations do new settlers become Indigenous to a land? So, for example, are the Boers descendants today in S. Africa,…
So, Is "Strategic Voting" Still a Thing?
Back at the beginning of the federal election campaign, Tom Mulcair’s New Dems enjoyed a commanding lead and seemed poised to become our next government. Back at the beginning of…
Half of Albertans Think Oilsands are Large Enough, Majority Want Stronger Climate Policies, According to New Poll
A poll of more than 1,800 Albertans conducted by EKOS Research Associates shows more than half the population wants the province to take stronger climate action by introducing policies that…
Half of Albertans Think Oilsands are Large Enough, Majority Want Stronger Climate Policies, According to New Poll
A poll of more than 1,800 Albertans conducted by EKOS Research Associates shows more than half the population wants the province to take stronger climate action by introducing policies that…
First Nations Education is critical social infrastructure
Many Canadians know that the federal government is responsible for funding social services, health care, education and income supports on First Nations reserves. Few people realize that the escalator for…
I Feel Like I’ve Had To Say This Before
Vote for your favourite with a RT or Favourite on Twitter: I feel like Liberals have forgotten they have to defeat Harper much more urgently than they must defeat Mulcair,…
Geist: Make universal, affordable broadband an election issue.
Less than 3 weeks away from the election, and still no mention of universal, affordable broadband Internet access…Why are political parties silent on this issue? Article by Michael Geist for…
Margaret Atwood leads artists’ rebellion against Harper’s Bill C-51
Celebrated author Margaret Atwood is leading a group of 200 notable Canadian writers and artists demanding an immediate repeal of Bill C-51, Stephen Harper’s “secret police” legislation. C51, the artists…